The manual states that it can be TTL-controlled. There are a number of adapters listed for cameras that yield the TTL flash control feature. Thus I assume the respective adapters enable TTL-control.
That Sunpak flash years ago with quite some accessories was on my list, but it never came to that acquisition. I never saw any Sunpak flash in a shop back then, and up to today I never came across any large Sunpak flash!
Shooting horse shows in a barn or arena? Not sure any sort of reasonable auto flash is gonna be able to bounce of the ceiling in that sort of venue, and bounce works best with a smooth white ceiling not the mess of girders, etc that makes up the ceiling at most such events.
Not so worried about the 'blad but you can fry the contacts or brains of some cameras with too much trigger voltage so check that too.
s'Funny just taught this to my intro to film photography class on Monday.
And a Metz 60 series uses a lead acid battery, you can modify one from an emergency exit light, the only thing different are the connectors.
+1 - it is the exterior dimensions that make it a challenge.The size of battery that the Metz 60 uses is quite hard to find.
The dryfit battery in the Metz 60 doesn't hold that much energy for its size. It's 4Ah at 6V. The AA has about 2Ah or more so it's only equivalent of 8AA.An external battery/generator one sees as benefit, the other as disadvantage. The same for battery capacity. One needs it, the other could run the same GN 60 flash on AA cells.
On the design stand point you don't need that dryfit battery to run the Metz 60. It's possible to switch the power unit to NiCad operation and solder 4 AA NiMH batteries to its terminal and it would actually recycle faster and gives about half the number of shots. So really there is no need for such a battery to power the Metz 60 well. It's just that Metz built it that way.You misunderstood what I meant. I was not hinting at equivalence, but the contrary. Some photographers need as much battery capacity as is offered and do not bother with capacity/ weight,volume issues. Others need highest flash output but only with two or three exposures, they would prefer to take along as little battery weight as possible.
If you really want to "gun and run" then you need to use TTL and let the flash electronics do all the calculating for you. Why are you making it hard on yourself?
If you really want to "gun and run" then you need to use TTL and let the flash electronics do all the calculating for you. Why are you making it hard on yourself?
Don't need to do any calculating with a non TTL flash.
Most flashes without TTL can do that too with their own sensors. Not TTL but no need for calculation.The TTL measures the received light and calculates when to cut off the illumination. The photographer does not need to estimate the distance the light travels and calculate the f/stop.
The preceding posts about Metz 60 and Metz 45 being truly more powerful than the inflated ratings of the zoomhead flash units of today are valid. The Metz 76 is based upon its zoom head at 105mm FL coverage, while the Metz 45 is based upon its fixed head 35mm FL coverage.
If you look at the Metz 76 user manual, you will discover that at 35mm FL coverage it has 45.5 as the GN listed...about the same as the Metz 45 !
A Quantum X5dR can, when powered with 400 w-s, output at GN70, but that rating is based upon its standard reflector which only covers a 'normal' FL!
And flash autoexposure even is possible without any sensor, as with the flash controlled Canon CAT&similar-systems and the aperture controlled systems.
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