Cobra 700AF – is it safe?

I have a Cobra 700AF dedicated autofocus flash unit originally bought for the Z10 and I am wondering if it is safe to use on my K20 & K-7 also will it work in conjunction with the AF 360.

Please forgive if I am talking nonsense I am new to flash but want to spend the darker months coming to terms with them.

A search on Google for "Cobra 700AF trigger voltage" revealed that the voltage is 4.7v.

It is therefore safe to use, but if it was contemporaneous with the Z1, which is a TTL body, it won't work except in manual mode with the K7, and nor will it talk to the 360.

G

Thanks George. Back to the drawing board and unfortunately the bank account. Shame really as it has a fully rotating head and a thing for firing it remotely, still no good wishing I think it will have to go.

Don't discount using it in manual mode. Mounted on the camera, it could trigger the remote 360. I can't recall if the 360's slave sensor works in manual mode, but a cheapo trigger from Ebay will soon cure that. Or perhaps the Cobra has a slave built-in.

Using manual flash will teach you far more than automated flash will. Although I have just acquired an AF-540FGZ, I expect to continue to use manual flash mainly.

G

I am a total novice at 'flashing' so have a lot to learn, just ordered MattMatic's e-book so I hope to know more shortly. Will not do anything final until I understand what I am doing which may take most of the winter but it will keep me out of trouble.

Matt's ebook is very useful.

I can only afford older stuff too, so I'm having to learn to use fully manual flashes....adds to the fun really