I've heard that ALL Pentax flashes are made by Sunpak Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 6:14 PM Subject: Re: 400FTZ > tom, > > I'm curious about reliability of Pentax flash units. I have 3 > AF360FGZ's and one is in the shop waiting parts - electronic problems. > Previously, my wife had broken the foot off a AF330FTZ. My old > AF500FTZ never seemed to have any problems at all. > > I had heard that the new units (AF360FGZ) were made by Sunpak. They > don't feel particularly sturdy - not as sturdy as the 500FTZ. Tom, > what kind of failures are you experiencing? Physical breakdown, > electronic, etc? Are you happy with the sturdiness and reliability of > the 500FTZ? > > I've been eyeing the Quantum unit but is is very heavy to use on a > bracket (44 oz). > > Bruce > > > Saturday, July 06, 2002, 12:28:01 PM, you wrote: > > t> It seems 4 AF500FTZ's isn't enough...2 are in the shop and I broke #3 > t> last night. I had to find a 2nd unit for my job today and found a used > t> 400FTZ. > > t> Are there anything differences between the 400 and 500 I need to know > t> about, or can I just mount this thing and go? > > t> Thanks. > > t> tv > t> - > t> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > t> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > t> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > Unlimited Long Distance only $29.95/ month! > Sign Up Today! www.netzerolongdistance.com > - > 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 . - 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 .
