Vic, I bought the Super Program/Super A new 20+ years ago and was very pleased with the flash TTL on the camera. It was way ahead of its time and other brands.
The TTL flash in the LX measures flash light bouncing off of the film. The TTL flash in the Super Program measures with a sensor in the mirror box. The effect is the same, ie. it measures the flash as actually seen by the camera at the film. The cheapest TTL flash for the Super Program is the AF200T (note the T). A bit more expensive is the AF280T with bounce and tilt. The AF400T is the top of the line and pricy if you can find one. All three produce excellent results. TTL flash will work just fine with your screwmount lenses. Your only problem will be getting a K-bayonet to screwmount adapter for the Super Program. The sensor in the mirror box controls flash duration. There is no mechanical linkage to the type of lens used. When it has enough light, it tells the flash to quench. Before the Super Program, I used an ME and a Braun flash with a quench sensor built into it. The flash exposures were hit and miss, sometimes OK and sometimes not. With the Super Program, everything was spot on. Use a 135mm and flash and it was all good. Hope this helps. Regards, Bob S. On 5/29/05, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've been reading this forum for a couple of weeks. I've come across it > because I'm using Pentax camera's as a hobby-photographer. I own a > Spotmatic F and an ES and a large number of M42 thread lenses, mostly > from the Super-Multi-Coated series. > > At this moment (but these perceptions typically evolve in time, as most > of you will recognise), the main feature I think I'm missing is proper > flash control. Appearantly none of the thread-mount Pentax camera's > offer any advanced flash control. > > Therefore, I have been watching LX's on ebay, but since my maximum > budget is ~250$, chances of winning one (in working condition) are low. > > When searching the net once again, the Super Program (Super A) came to > my attention, which seems to do a good job of flash control, very > similar to the LX, but much cheaper. > > Could any of you Pentax-users comment on the Super Program? Some questions: > > - are the flash units for the Super Program still easy to find? > - are they the same as for the LX? > - any chance of mounting a thread-mount lens on the Super Program and > still enjoying TTL flash metering??? Otherwise, I will have to start > buying K-mount lenses... > > Are there other Pentax-camera's that I should consider and that are > available on the second-hand market? > > Thanks a lot for any information you can provide me with!!! > > Groeten, > > Vic Mortelmans > > >
