Originally posted by aurele the body flash need to be small and it's only a "just in case" flash.
With the K-x i can do between 200 - 600 with flash depending on the +/- EV.
With a GN 22, i could do maybe 100 - 300 wich will be not much att all !
My idea was to have something more then as you say very good and to the point looking at all current onboard flashes "just in case".
Well as stated this is meant for K-5 successor and they run on a good battery that run's in jpg easily 2000 and in RAW like 1500 pictures. The camera is more expensive and thus giving room for a more expensive flash (as now is with K-r running a GN 11 and the K-5 a GN 13 flash).
Originally posted by Ash It just cannot have the power, recycle time or the versatility of a dedicated external flash.
Well that is a concern of me too. Just looked at my K-5 and it takes just over 3,5 seconds to reload after a full power flash. So with a GN of say 22 that would take much longer (when running full power flashes). Hence my number 10 to make more out off the grip and give it a faster powercharge to the flash. This will deplete still the battery's, but then again, just put a spare in your pocket.
A new generation battery probably can take more power then the current one (developed in 2008 or so) and thus maybe making the problem smaller.
Also possible to this is like putting a different charger in the box and two, instead of just one battery. It's not rocket science to charge two battery's.
Originally posted by Digitalis I would prefer a flash with weather-sealing, Faster recycle times, and manual settings that go as low as 1/128th and of course zoom,swivel & tilt functionality would be fantastic.
Well this should be wheaterseald as the body is, unless your talking about a separate new flash. I just looked at my Metz 58 AF-1 flash and that goes up to 1/256th, but has much more power. So 1/128th would be great to have, but the amount off light it gives is very small I think.
Originally posted by pop4 I personally wouldn't miss it if the new dSLR got rid of the on-board flash altogether, though not at the expense of build quality, features or just to purely market a cheaper body (i.e. think EOS 1Ds or D3 series).
To be honest I wouldn't miss the current onboard flash either, since it is almost useless to get good pictures. That's why I was thinking of turning it into something usefull.
Originally posted by MrPetkus I don't like the position of the on-board flash for anything other than light fill outdoors.
Well that's why the tilt and swiffel head, so you can direct it to more positions.