Highlights
Quality
Overall, i'm very pleased with the flash.
This flash works great with the pentax k10d.
As some others have pointed out too - it will not function as a manual optical slave with the built-in flash on a p-ttl camera.
However, build quality is very good and on par with the metz.
Packaging/appearance
The operation of the unit is actually very straight forward, which leads me to:2) there was some good thought that went into th... Read More
Competitiveness
More recently, i found a great price on the sigma 530 super and decided to buy.
The hot-shoe mounted exposure in p-ttl seems to underexpose 1-1.
It cost much less than the pentax af540 but works just as good, if not better.
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- This product had a total of 25 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 10 2020.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I feel i have to discover things on the unit for myself rather than being able to read about them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These comments could be considered a first impression
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The manual for the flash is rather poorly laid outtranslated
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once youve got the idea of how the flash functions the manual is no longer an obstacle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The operation of the unit is actually very straight forward which leads me to2 there was some good thought that went into the user interface of this flash
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The hotshoe mounted exposure in pttl seems to underexpose 11
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As some others have pointed out too it will not function as a manual optical slave with the builtin flash on a pttl camera