I've had the 58AF-1 for quite a few years (which is very similar), and have
never had a problem with it. Been 100% reliable.
Interface isn't great (the 54MZ metz flashes I have are much better), but
it's usable.
Yes, it stays on manual mode. 540FGZ is so frustrating for off camera work.
It wouldn't bother me if it switched to PTTL when on camera; but doing it on
power on even when not connected is ridiculous.
USB is handy, Firmware updates have kept it working with newer Pentax
cameras.
All in all I'll reach for this ahead of my 540FGZ. Been very happy with all
my Metz flashes.
One thing to be aware of... full power has something like a 1/120 flash
duration, so you won't see full GN at 1/180 sync.
- Peter
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From: Larry Colen
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:33 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Enablement
My metz 58 af-2 arrived in the mail today.
I haven't had a chance to do any "real photography" with it yet, but my
first impressions are:
It's a bit smaller than the AF540 in just about every dimension.
It has several features that the Pentax doesn't:
The second flash on the front
A stroboscopic mode (can set power, number of flashes and frequency)
flash bracketing
USB update for firmware
Manual power control in 1/3 stop intervals to 1/256 power
I am not entirely thrilled with the user interface. I don't have specific
suggestions for how to make it better,
but it isn't really trivial, or intuitive, to adjust anything on it.
It was a bit of a pain finding an English only, PDF of the manual for the
pentax version to download to my tablet.
It will be interesting to see whether it stays in manual mode when set there
(unlike the pentax), or how long it will work between needing to be sent in
for repair.
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