The Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital flashgun is the successor to the mecablitz 58 AF-1 which won the EISA Award for 'best flash unit in Europe 2007/2008' It has been equipped with a new metal hot shoe base & a quick lock system making camera attachment easy with one single movement. Refinements such as the revised motor zoom mode & an enhanced high performance flash tube further increase the longevity of the product. The Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital flashgun also offers a new servo flash release functionality triggered by the integrated camera flash which making off camera flash possible using cameras without a master function. The slave/servo sensor has been integrated into the front of the flash unit to increase the transmission quality of wireless flashes for both the new Servo facility & the Slave TTL wireless flash in Master or Slave mode. The wide-angle diffuser has also been adapted for illumination of wide-angle focal lengths from 12mm (135format). The Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 made in Germany & perfectly tailored to digital cameras from the leading manufacturers. Features / Tech Spec:- High max. guide number 58 for ISO 100/21 deg & 105mm (230 full flashes with 2100m Ah Ni MH rechargeable batteries)- Secondary reflector with 2 light levels- Vertical (-7/+90 deg) & horizontal (300 deg) swivel reflector- Illuminated dot matrix LCD display with Flash Range indication & Flash Ready indication on flash & in camera- Motor zoom for 24-105mm illumination, Integrated wide-angle diffuser for 12mm coverage, Flip-out reflector card- Modelling light (permanent light to check image illumination)- Integrated autofocus multi-zone flash metering- Metal base with quick lock (not Sony)- Firmware update via integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket- E-TTL / E-TTL II flash mode (Canon), i-TTL / D-TTL / 3D flash mode (Nikon), P-TTL flash mode (Pentax), Four thirds TTL flash mode (Olympus / Panasonic / Leica), ADI flash mode (Sony)- Camera-specific servo flash mode (only for Canon, Nikon, Olympus), Servo flash mode +pre-flash suppression (Canon)- Automatic flash mode with 12 automatic apertures, Manual flash mode with 25 partial lighting levels, Strobe flash mode- HSS high speed synchronisation, 1st & 2nd shutter curtain synchronisation- Power supply: 4 x AA batteries Weight without batteries: 355 g Dimensions in mm (W x H x D): 71 x 148 x 99