Metz MZ 54247P 54MZ-4 Flash for Pentax Cameras

by Metz

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00026K7C8
• Item model number: MZ 54247P
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 2, 2007

Product Description

This Flash Kit is designed for Pentax s PTTL metering system, and comes with the SCA 3702 module for Pentax cameras. The 54MZ-4 is user-friendly with only two buttons, and a single thumb wheel controls the logically arranged menu system. The illuminated LCD panel is large and easy-to-read and only displays the pertinent mode information. Kit Includes: 54MZ-4 flash unit Light reduction filter Carrying case Pentax SCA 3702 Adapter Features: Cordless TTL Control Modelling Lamp Auto Verification AF Assist Beam Programmable Mode LCD Display Stroboscopic Mode Control Lock Open Flash Twelve Auto Aperture Settings: 12 Zoom Range The 54MZ-4 has a built-in secondary flash that can be used as fill to produce wraparound lighting when the main flash, with its built-in tilt/swivel function, is bounced off a wall or ceiling. The main flash s Auto Zoom feature works with lenses in the 24-105mm range, producing a Guide Number of 177 at ISO 100 at maximum zoom setting and a Guide Number of 131 at ISO 100 at 50mm. Special features of the 54MZ-4 includes the display of focal length for the lens in use in the LCD screen. This display can be adjusted from feet to meters, or to various film/digital formats for standard 35mm, APS digital , 645, or 6x6. Other features are auto flash bracketing, auto shut-off, and lockable keypad eliminating accidental setting changes. With the appropriate adapter, the 54MZ-4 flash is compatible with other camera brands.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding flash gun, February 23, 2006

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Chris (Alameda, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Metz MZ 54247P 54MZ-4 Flash for Pentax Cameras (Electronics)

Perhaps I'm no expert on flash photography, and I'd prefer not to have to be one, so my ideal flash would do the right thing without any interferance from me. Just like this one does.

I have an EOS-20D and the dedicated version of this flash with the M3 adapter. I'm not particularly fond of the standard hot shoe method of attaching a flash, but it seems secure enough. Once you work out how to get the flash into E-TTL mode (mode then selector wheel) everything just works. Set P or full auto mode and away you go. Direct or bounce flash is all handled automagically by the E-TTL system. Basically the camera monitors exposure and when it has had enough light it tells the flash to switch off.

I haven't used manual or strobe modes, except when messing with the controls to see what they do. Charge and recharge are fast, I'm using 2500mAh NiMH batteries, it takes four. I can't say how long they last because I've always recharged them before they were flat.

The flash is well constructed, no rough edges, no cheap parts, no loose bits. The carrying case is just enough protection for a device that spends its life being humped around in a camera bag.