New Metz units: 50 AF-1 and 58 AF-2

photogreen

Metz has introduced Mecablitz 50 AF-1 and 58 AF-2:

Metz Mecablitz 50 AF-1

Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-2

Improvements: flash tube, base/lock, wide angle coverage...

New: servo sensor (optical slave?)

Any excitement?

Art Scott

not for me................ Metz has always been too over priced for what you get............
in my opinion..................................

Mitchell

I've always been interested in these units. The small flash on the body supposedly provides some direct fill when the head is in the bounce position. Seems like a great idea, but I've never read any good personal, real world experience with this technique.

photogreen

Mitchell wrote: »

I've always been interested in these units. The small flash on the body supposedly provides some direct fill when the head is in the bounce position. Seems like a great idea, but I've never read any good personal, real world experience with this technique.

I've done a controlled test on that. The wink light seems to be too harsh, but it does give you advantages over an index card.
Metz 58 AF-1 test

Manfr3d

photogreen wrote: »

Metz has introduced Mecablitz 50 AF-1 and 58 AF-2:

Metz Mecablitz 50 AF-1

Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-2

Improvements: flash tube, base/lock, wide angle coverage...

New: servo sensor (optical slave?)

Any excitement?

I almost bought a 58AF Metz a couple of years ago because it was quite a
bit cheaper than the Canon 580EX II and had the same output power. But
after reading about the fiddlesome menusystem where you have to click
yourself through 3 submenus in order to change a simple thing like flash
compensation I went with the Canon. If Metz had changed that their units
would be a real alternative - at least in my eyes.