Metz insolvency

[retrosi]

Metz have filed for insolvency with a view to restructure the company.

I have had for over 9 years a CL-45 & for the past year a MZ-76 both have been without issue.
The CL-45 was not used for 7 years due to illness & my being unable to use/hold a camera, it fired up first time after a single recharge after all that time.

The Metz guns have a very low voltage output on some of their models ie the non digital CL-45 is, (there is a digital CL-45 version, it says 'CL-45 Digital')
These can be used directly via the pc sync connection on your camera without issue leaving the hot shoe free for??? Something...

The MZ-76 I now use has ETTL II & works fine, I hope they get back on their corporate feet.

 

[Garry Edwards]

That's sad news. Unfortunately though, they are not the only long-established Company that's struggling in the face of Chinese competition in this field.

 

[HarveyM]

I purchased 4 Metz AF flashguns secondhand, 2 Canon fit and 2 M4/3 fit as they were the most reasonably priced third party flashes and I could upgrade the firmware, this was required on 2 of the guns. Anybody who has not upgraded the firmware might want to do so before the Metz support site potentially disappears.

http://www.metz.de/en/flash-units/firmware-download-flash-units.html