Originally posted by hll ok, i gave up buying metz-54 and changed my flash choice radically, i will buy an af-360. Any one selling it???
The AF-360 doesn't have swivel, only tilt.
If you can't afford the bigger AF-540, or the newer Metz 58 AF-1, the Metz 48 AF-1 has swivel, but it doesn't feature an A (auto) setting as it relies on the cameras metering to control it as do the Sigma 500 and newer 530 flashes. My son uses a 48 AF-1 with his istD and it works very well, it also supports P-TTL and wireless with no issues, it's also fine on my K10D.
I actually use my old Metz 54 MZ3 with my K10D in A (auto) mode and find that quite satisfactory, I must admit it would be nice to have Pentax wireless capability.
The AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-1 are the most comprehensively specified guns. If I were buying today, I would probably go for the 58 AF-1 as I like Metz guns and like the extra power that a bigger gun gives me.