From gnu.mat.uc.pt!matuc2.mat.uc.pt!daemon Fri Mar 8 13:01:38 1996 Newsgroups: uc.pentax-discuss Path: gnu.mat.uc.pt!matuc2.mat.uc.pt!daemon From: katchlyt@portal.ca (Sutherland) Subject: NEW PENTAX TTL CORD & SHOES! Message-ID: <1996Mar8.111256.16211@mat.uc.pt> Sender: daemon@mat.uc.pt (Mr Background) Organization: none Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:30:43 GMT Lines: 56 From owner-pentax-discuss@KnightWeb.com Fri Mar 8 12:12:47 1996 Received: by matuc2.mat.uc.pt (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA16170; Fri, 8 Mar 96 12:12:47 +0100 Received: from kw1.knightweb.com by mercurio.uc.pt (4.1/SMI-4.2) id AA11280; Fri, 8 Mar 96 12:11:47 +0100 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by kw1.knightweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) id CAA00796 for pentax-discuss-outgoing; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 02:27:22 -0700 Received: from kefron.portal.ca (root@kefron.portal.ca [205.206.104.3]) by kw1.knightweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) with ESMTP id CAA00792 for ; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 02:27:12 -0700 Received: from d146.portal.ca (d146.portal.ca [205.206.104.146]) by kefron.portal.ca (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA23730 for ; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:30:43 -0800 Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:30:43 -0800 Message-Id: <199603080930.BAA23730@kefron.portal.ca> X-Sender: katchlyt@pop3.portal.ca X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: pentax-discuss@knightweb.com From: katchlyt@portal.ca (Sutherland) Subject: NEW PENTAX TTL CORD & SHOES! Sender: owner-pentax-discuss@KnightWeb.com Precedence: bulk Greetings from the Great White North! This is for all out there who have tried to use the Pentax Ext. Cord 5P 1.5m and found that it is still too short for off camera flash work! I was reading the manual to the MZ-5 and saw listings for new accesories. Besides the MZ-5's AA grip, there were two NEW hot shoe adapters and one cord. They are listed as such; (1)Hot Shoe Adapter Fg (notice the "g"), (2)Off Camera Shoe Adapter Fg, and (3)Ext. Cord 5P (L). #1 is the same idea as the origional Hot Shoe Adapter F but the cord socket run out of the top for use on the new MZ-5/ZX-5 (this is because the flash shoe is BACK on the top of the pentaprism and when the "Pop-Up" flash is used you can still run an external flash at the same time using the cord). #2 is a little bit more fascinating. It's identical to Hot Shoe Adapter F, however, it has a 1/4" tripod socket in the bottom so you can mount that end on a lightstand or tripod!. #3 is my favorite! This is a new cord that is a total 2.9 meters in length and it's NOT coiled so you can utilized the entire length! My information is acurate to the point where I have seen all three first hand and have already purchased #2 & #3. All three are available in Canada as my camera store now has them as regular stock. As for the origional pieces, everything is interchangable so that you don't have to buy all new cords. You can just add to your existing accesories. D. Sutherland PS. The Ext. Cord 5P 1.5m mentioned at the begining is now DISCONTINUED! The new cord replaces it. ... Disclaimer: You received this message because you have subscribed to the PENTAX discussion mailing list. Please note that this is an unmoderated mailing list and the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Pentax Corporation. You may remove yourself from this list at any time by following the instructions or filling out the interactive form on the mailing list web page: http://www.pentax.com/mlist.htm ...