Thanks to all who replied. No - the Af500FTZ does not have an auto function (the old-fashioned sensor in flash auto function.)
I have the AF 360FGT but it's been my main macro fash and has endured a good degree of knocking around, and does not have a tilt and swivel head (only a tilt head.) An upgrade may be in order.. thanks - MCC Paul Stenquist wrote: > Does the AF-500 have an autoflash function? If so, it should work > relatively well. Of course you can use the guide number as well, but > full power isn't nice if you don't bounce it off of something. > Paul > On Dec 2, 2006, at 1:24 PM, David Savage wrote: > >> On 12/3/06, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I looked in the manual and it seems to only reference the newer FGZ >>> flashes. Is the K10D compatible with the older TTL flashes, the like >>> AF500 FTZ? Has anyone tried out this combo? >>> >>> Thanks - >>> >>> MCC >> I did just now. >> >> Pentax K10D, FA 50mm f1.4, f5.6 @ 1/60, ISO 100, AF-540 FGZ (~111 kb) >> <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/_IGP0196.jpg> >> >> Pentax K10D, FA 50mm f1.4, f5.6 @ 1/60, ISO 100, AF-500 FTZ (~160 kb) >> <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/_IGP0195.jpg> >> >> Both shots the flash was pointing straight at the subject. No >> compensation of any kind & no post processing other than convert to >> sRGB & downsize (EXIF data included). >> >> The K10D doesn't do TTL flash metering. This samples proves that the >> 500 fires at full power. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave (Please excuse the crap pictures) >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
