I have the Metz 40-MZ3i and it is somewhat of a pain to use with the
Lumiquest - I think the 54-Mz would be easier to use. I also use the
stroboframe and it is a great way to keep the flash above the camera
even when shooting vertically. BTW - the Metz flashes have a nice
feature that allows a wireless master/slave relationship which I find
very useful. I actually purchased 3 40-MZ models to take advantage of
this capability. I use them with my OM cameras as well as my E-10.
Jim Caldwell
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard F. Man
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:27 PM
To: oly
Subject: [OM] Final advice needed - Metz flash or not
OK, I need advice whether to spend the bucks or not. To recap, the
problem
to solve is that w/ the F280, I get too many flash burn pictures -
typically the face is overexposed. The F280 is set to auto and the OM-4T
aperture is usually set to F4. I recall that my attempt to put a
Lumiquest
tiny lightbox in the front of the F280 about 10 years weren't all that
successful. Also, I do have a fairly portable set of Studio flash, so
this
is for walk around shooting, mainly inside hotels and convention
centers,
of informal portraits.
The choice is either a used Metz 40-MZ3i which I can get from keh.com,
or a
new 54-MZ-5. The advantage of the new 54-MZ is that it is a "cobra"
design,
which AFAIK, put the flash higher position for less chance of red eye.
Also, it supports High Speed Sync, for OTHER cameras such as the M7. The
40-MZ3 is smaller, and costs $100 less.
On top of that, I will probably pick up the Stroboframe camera flip
bracket, the Newton Camera one seems a bit too heavy and more expensive.
This will allow vertical portraits w/o the annoying side shadows.
So... given that I will get the Stroboframe, would it make a difference
between the 54-MZ and the 40-MZ? Or should I just stay with the F280? I
guess I will sell the F280 if I get the Metz's. Hope I don't lose money
:-)
// richard <http://www.imagecraft.com>
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