Gorge:
Thanks so much for the update! I just received my spanking new Metz 58 last night btw! and my initial impressions are that I like it VERY much. I don't find the buttons nor the menu difficult at all to navigate as I had read some people complaining.
Of course, I couldn't wait to fire it up and therefore did not read the manual first but, on my K10 and PTTL - it worked great (auto - not so well, but it could have been me). I do find that I might have to dial it down a bit as someone mentioned but, now that I have read this thread, I will try to figure out how to download the firmware - I have Windows XP - but, I will write if I can't figure it out (I also brought the manual to work today to read through it at break times).
The only thing I found very odd and unusual, almost to the point that I was going to return it was the cable to connect it to the Quantum turbo battery. I tested the flash first with batteries and it was solid and fast. Then I took out my quantum battery and plugged that into the flash - guess what, it wouldn't work. First, the cable doesn't plug snuggly into the flash all the way in. Next observation was that I was getting an error message on the display that was flashing all the time. I tried plugging and unplugging it and different combinations of things but, nothing worked - and everything would come up and work fine without being plugged into the battery. I double checked the box and description and saw that it indeed was the right cable. Called B&H but, they were closed. Just when I was about to give up - it came to life but, you will never guess how!
The flash will work with the Quantum Turbo battery and cable ONLY if you remove the AA batteries from inside the flash and DON'T turn the power switch on. In other words, removed any batteries from inside the flash unit and leave the power switch OFF (error message when turned on). I came by this combination only by accident and found the whole thing rather bizaar but, I can say that it not only works but, works flawlessly - like very well.
Just wanted to write about this to see if it helps someone else or maybe someone has some thoughts on it. I have never seen this combination in a flash with the quantum battery but, that is how it wants to work.
Thanks for the heads-up on the update, I am not to technically inclined so I may have to write back and ask for help on how to do this but, I will read the manual today and try to figure this out for tonight.
See ya,
Suse
