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May 13, 2008 12:27 |  #1

Last December I bought a 285hv and thought manual was all I'd need, but turns out I sort of need ttl because I feel the manual one isn't practical for anything moving or with changing conditions.
So, I was going to buy the Nikon SB-800 which has a great reputation, has CLS, built in slave unit, well built. But for a bit more there's the Metz AF-58, a new ttl flash that as far as I can tell has a second light built in and a bit more power. Is anyone familiar with this flash ? Should I consider it ? Has anyone tried any of it's versions vs the brand ones ? Nikon or Canon.


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May 13, 2008 19:21 |  #2

What camera are you buying the flash for? I've used and been very happy with several metz flashes including the 54mz4 for on camera TTL usbve, but not the newer 58. If you do a search in this forum (and the web at large) overall the flash has reviewed well, along with some gotchas.




  
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