For Metz, SCA adapters for OM are no longer listed as available on Metz website
,although my guess
is you can still get them in retail channels.
The Metz CT60 units are no longer listed as available, although many accesories
are and the CT45
series has all but dissapeared, except for one model. Essentially these units
have been replaced
by lower power units with zoom heads and digital dedication capability. The
GN's of the new units
compete because of the zoom capability versus the fixed coverage angle of older
units. For wide
angle use of course the older units still have better GN's and with larger
reflectors they are a
little less harsh at closer distance.
For people buying used Metz equipment , I think it is pretty confusing because
they made so many
models and accesories with confusing names and numbers and incompatible cables!
I have owned
quite a few different Metz high power units and have modified them for various
projects of my own,
so can likely answer many questions about those units. Same applies to Sunpak.
The Metz are pretty sturdy and last and last. You can often get the high power
units used
very,very cheaply in cosmetically poor condition, previously used by pros or
from rentals.
I currently have a project I am working on making some very major modifications
to some CT60
(200J) flash units. These are nice to modify because they are large and easy to
open and work on
and I have schematics.
Tim Hughes
--- David Bell <david.w.bell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Metz have lots of detailed info here
>
> http://www.metz.de/en/photo-electronics/mecablitz-models.html
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leandro DUTRA" <leandro.gfc.dutra@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 3:38 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Flash references
>
>
> >
> > 2008/3/16, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> I have softcopy manuals or datasheets on about 14 Vivitar flash units
> >> and 4 Sunpak units. I've never paid much attention to Metz flash units
> >> but I would not be surprised to discover that their web site has a
> >> product history file somewhere.
> >
> > That would be nice.
> >
> > BTW, which would be the more robust flash units around?
> >
> >
> >> I think the eSIF is something that's totally unique. Would that that
> >> quality of data were available for many more things.
> >
> > Camerapedia is very uneven, with some great articles, but nothing on
> > flashes. On Olympus, there is also some Malaysian site which keeps
> > popping up on Google searches that enlightened me a lot too, not to
> > mention the Maitani fan site on a different note. Also, some
> > Wikipedia articles start to surpass Camerapedia. I love wikis, but I
> > don't know much yet and I have burned out on editing them.
> >
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