On 18 Jun 2002 at 11:27, Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > Hi, > I am considering dumping my Metzes as they are getting older and > older, and getting that AF280T. But I am concerned about the lower > power it has... > > 1) Does it accept NiCds? I was told that the orig.manual stated to > NOT use NiCds... Any danger in using them? I never use alkalines as > the recycle times are just 3x as slow then... What about NiMH too?
Hi Frantisek, I have been using NiMH in my flashes (Pentax and Metz) since they became widely available and none have suffered any I'lls even when used near continuously. > 3) What's the recycle time with fresh rechargable batteries, at > FULL power burst? I bounce flash always (either with a card or from > a ceiling/wall) so I need fastest recycling as bouncing eats lot of > light, especially with my digicam which is best at iso 100 (iso 400 > is grainy/noisy on it). Recycle times after a full power flash using freshly re-charged Varta VH1600AA NiMH cells were as follows: P AF200T 4.2S P AF280T 3.55S M 32CT3 3.97S M 36CT2 6.8S > Anything else I should know about the flash? It's no longer > serviced by Pentax, right? Any problems that show with age? > 4) Please, if anybody's got a flashmeter, would you be so kind as > to measure it at 1m or 2m from the flash (better 2m and double the > reading f/stop as that's more accurate), in reasonably large room > so I could compare it with the reading I get from my Metzes? I know > Pentax chose "marketing speech" for their later flashes inflating > their GN by stating it at long zoom range (like 85mm or 105mm) > which drives me nuts... Even Metz now inflates it (but least of all > manufacturers, e.g. GN at coverage not of 35mm but 50mm, which is > about 10% diff., unlike 50% diff. with Pentax, Canon, Nikon...) Using a Gossen flash meter in incident mode at very close to 2m in each case at full power the meter read as follows: P AF200T f8 6/10 P AF280T f5.6 4/10 M 32CT3 f8 3/10 M 36CT2 f11 2/10 I hope this helps. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
