Release Issued by Pentax:
PENTAX AF160FC — New auto macro flash designed for use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras
PENTAX U.K. is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX AF160FC dedicated auto macro flash. This new accessory flash unit utilises the automatic exposure-control system of PENTAX digital SLR cameras and has been specifically designed for advanced close-up shots.
Main Features
- Uniform lighting on the subject to minimise unwanted shadows, making it ideal for close-up shots;
- P-TTL auto flash system to consistently ensure correct exposure levels, by measuring the flash’s pre-discharge with the camera’s image sensors and assessing the subject’s lighting condition with the camera’s multi-pattern metering system;
- Maximum guide number of 16 (at ISO 100/m);
- User-friendly operation with a single control dial on the back panel to simplify flash-mode changes and discharge-level adjustments;
- Advanced flash applications, including contrast-control auto flash and independent switching between two flash bulbs.
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Specifications
| Guide Number (G.N.): | 16 max. (at ISO 100/m)
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| Manual settings: | Full, 1/4, 1/16
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| Discharge Angles: | 60 degrees horizontally/vertically
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| Flash Modes: | (1) P-TTL (TTL corrective auto flash)
(2) TTL (TTL auto flash)
(3) M (Manual flash at full, 1/4 and 1/16 discharge
Levels)
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| Flash Range: | (1) Film-speed coupling range:ISO 100 to ISO 6400
(in P-TTL and TTL modes)
(Illumination range:approx. 0.18m to 2.0m (at G.N.
16, ISO 100, F8)
Flash exposure compensation: +0.5 EV, -0.5 EV, -1EV (via control-dial operation)
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| Power sources: | (1) 4 AA-size alkaline batteries
(2) 4 AA-size lithium batteries
(3) 4 AA-size Ni-MH batteries
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| Dimensions: | (1) Flash unit: 113 mm (diameter) x 29.5 mm (depth)
(2) Controller unit: 68 mm (W) x 83 mm (H) x 115 mm (D)
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| Weight: | Approx. 405g (without batteries) |
