Can consider meeting ... I am staying in the north ... wait .. You could meet Andy ... he would know knows Minolta best :bsmilie:
try this first ...
Step
1. set the flash to Manual Flash.
2. Set the Camera mode to Manual (not A or P or S)
3. Select Manual setting for the Flash.
Before the camera is set, the flash cannot go into Manual Mode.
I also just got my Flash .... still playing around with it.