The AF500 will only work in all manual mode ie, full blast or what ever you set it to. Look at a vivitar 500fd ( or something called that) it does set the aperture in auto flash, it's weak tho only like 72 gn.
--- Andy Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I bought a second-hand Pentax MZ-M with 35-80 zoom > as a birthday present for > my son. He has a small manual flash (I forget the > make, but that's not > important right now) from a previous camera, which > has a contact voltage of > ~200v (I mesaured it). I suspect that this would > destroy the MZ-M if he used > them together, so he's in the market for a newer > dedicated flash. > > The MZ-M manual gives a long list of compatible > Pentax flash guns, but gives > no details on the specifications - the Pentax web > site is no more helpful, > especially as several of these flashes now seem to > be no longer made. Also, > as Mike is on a small budget (about �50/$30 he would > prefer something > second-hand. > > What would be a suitable flash for this camera? The > Pentax web site suggests > the AF201SA, but gives no details about this flash's > capabilities. I think > what Mike needs is a small flash with auto (ie > aperture-set thyristor) and > manual modes. As far as I can tell from the manual, > the MZ-M does not do TTL > or communicate with zoom flash. > > As an aside, I have an AF500FTZ flash that I use > with my MZ-5n and pZ-1p. > Can this flash be used on the MZ-M? I guess only in > manual mode? > > Thanks, > > Andy Phillips > - > 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 . > ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - 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 .
