Hi All,

I've ordered a P67II body and want to get a flash for middle distance fill and macro work.

The Pentax AF 500 FTZ seems like the best bet but I'm not sure what other (Metz, et al) units will give full TTL functions with the 67II body. My local camera store is a little light on technical know how.

Thanks in advance,

Joe Dickerso

-- Joseph A. Dickerson (jadphoto@aol.com), April 22, 2002

Answers

Hi Joe

I use with good results, a Metz CT45-4 with the 3mm bus + dedicated (LX) contacts on the body, which gives TTL flash. so you do not need the speciale grip, and you can use the flash remote from the camera. The technology used in the P67II is the same as the LX (35 mm body from 1980). The Metz 300 system (if my memory serves me well the pentax adapter is Nr 372)already fully covers the P67II possibilities (TTL flash). The Metz 3000 also works but you pay for AF features, which is the same drawback of the Pentax AF 500 FTZ.

Hope this helps

Kind Regards Gert Jan

-- Gert Jan Bollen (Gert.Jan.Bollen@philips.com), April 23, 2002.

As Gert Jan already pointed out, you don't need all the features of the AF 500 FTZ unit for the Pentax 67II. Any SCA 300 dedicated flash with SCA adapter 372 (your memory serves you well, Gert Jan) will do the job. I use a Braun Ultrablitz 38M Logic with SCA 372. The Braun flash is more than 20 years old but in combination with a P67II it offers the same functionality as an AF 500 FTZ. Personally, I prefer these old flashes because they feel more solid than their current competitors. And they are cheap: I paid less than 50 USD on eBay for the flash + adapter combination in mint condition. Compare this with the price of an AF 500 FTZ. An alternative to the Braun 38M would be the Metz 36CT3, which is easier to find on the 2nd hand market, or the more powerful Metz 45CT4 unit, which Gert Jan already mentioned.

-- Joachim Inkmann (Joachim.Inkmann@gmx.de), April 23, 2002.