>I know a few Nikon shooters...when they bitch about their gear, they >bitch about the flashes. They're the weak link in any camera system. > >The shoe on the 500 *is* overly delicate. I broke mine last night with >a fairly gentle flip of the bracket. It just fell right off in the >middle of the bouquet toss.
I used to own the Nikon SB-25 which was a better designed flash than the AF500FTZ overall. The shoe of SB-25 was held by 4 screws, so if the shoe was broken, the plastic shoe could be replaced in minutes. I don't remember about the AF500FTZ as I checked it out once only. However, the reason I did not buy the AF500FTZ was that the shoe looked rather "thin" to me. If you compare the shoe sizes of Pentax and Nikon, you would notice that the Pentax one is smaller and thinner. I think this is a design flaw that was inherited from the past. regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - 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 .
