Metz Flash

[faisal]

Will a Metz mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital mounted on a Pentax K10D trigger a Canon 430EX through any mode???

[Rhys]

Nope... Not unless you use an optical trigger on the 430EX. Even then the optical trigger has to be chosen wisely as many won't work with the Canon kit purely because the shoe voltage is so low. I measured mine at less than 1v.

[cdifoto]

Silly question:

Why in sam hill would you mount the Metz to a Pentax K10D, or any other body, when you're just optically firing it with another flash on the body in-hand? Are the K10Ds cheaper than light stands these days?

[faisal]

Not really a silly question....just something I'm looking into for helping a friend and myself. I own a 430EX...so if my friend was to buy a Metz mecablitz 58 AF-1 and wanted to run a two light setup with only one being off camera, I was wondering if my 430EX could be used...this way I could use the Metz when I wanted and my friend could use the 430EX whenever required saving money for both us for some time....

[Elisha]

get something cheap like the YN-460. the optical trigger although mounted on the flash head is ultra sensitive even with a diffuser on it.

[faisal]

Elisha...do you mean this http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/22..._YN460.html???

[cdifoto]

You could definitely use either one with wireless triggers and in Manual mode. I'm not sure how easy or reliable or even possible the optical versions of that would be and I KNOW the E-TTL method would be a no-go since they'd be separate systems (Pentax P-TTL isn't the same as Canon E-TTL).

[faisal]

I was not thinking about E-ttl....I was indeed thinking more in the line of optical triggering in manual mode...the reason I asked this question cause a single unit of Metz can be used on any brand of camera from what I think I know....so was wondering if that combo was possible!! No harm trying to save money

Triggers I have, that's not the problem....thanks!!!

[cdifoto]

Any unit of Metz can be used on any brand of camera providing you have the Metz designed for that brand of camera. In other words---it's like how Sigma makes the same models of flashes and lenses for every major manufacturer's cameras, but you need the right mount. So if your friend got the Metz 58 for his Pentax, you couldn't stick it on your 400D and have E-TTL.

Or you can get the old school auto type flashes but that tech is available on Vivitar 283s, 285s, Sunpak 383s, and a billion other cheap flashes out there. You can get optical triggering on a cheap flash with a cheap optical trigger add-on.

[faisal]

Oh that way!!! and that stupid sales guy said it's compatible with all cameras...I should stop listening to salespersons!!!

We get the Nissin range here....still need to find Vivitar or Sunpak flashes.....I tried a cheap optical trigger that looked like this and worked like crap