[font color=\'#000000\']Question: can the A2 be used with an old style manual flash?
I am "dum as dirt" when it comes to digital photography. I still use my K-1000 (25 years old now) or a "one step". It has come down to the F828 or the A2. From the reviews, the A2 seems to be the better choice.
I don't want to make a huge investment (at least not yet). Both the A2 and the F828 have dropped to around $550. Add a few hundred for memory cards and I should be in business. Is there anything else I would need? I will most likely use the internal flash most of the time but it would be nice to use my old style manual flash if I can.
Also what memory cards to buy? I see there is CF type I and Type II, 40 X and now even 80 X! I assume the camera has some limitation and at some point a faster card will be pointless. Am I correct?
Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated (I think I have now read everthing on the web).
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[font color=\'#000000\']Yes it can be used with a manual flash:
1) Use the PC cord socket (the shoe is a wierd Minolta-specific non-standard concoction).
3) Mount the flash off camera to a bracket.
2) Set the camera to manual. Set the shutter to an apprpriate sync speed. Adjust the aperture to suit the guide number of the flash (or the automatic aperture selected.
I think the camera sells for $999. If what you say is true, it dropped to nearly 1/2 price only two months after it was release. Everyone that bought it for a grand would be royally pissed.
I use name brand memory cards but don't go for the highest speed unless they are super discounted. I am not sure the speed makes that much of a difference. Mine are Sandisk and Lexar, middle of the pack.[/font]
