WTB: Old manual flash
Posted 14/05/2012 - 22:17 - Helpful Comment
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You could try a Pentax AF240Z. There is one on E**y for £15 with free postage. I got one recently for my K-x and can vouch for this model to work (does on mine).
It has a full power manual setting, An Auto setting and a P setting. It talks to the camera on P with camera on same P setting and resets the aperture and the shutter speed to suit. Also shows charged indicator in veiwfinder.
Worth a thought. Be careful of other makes as some of the old flashes have a very high operating voltage on the hotshoe contacts and could fry the camera! Or so lots of people have said. Maybe you will use it on a slave but sometime could just want it on the hotshoe.
Pat
It has a full power manual setting, An Auto setting and a P setting. It talks to the camera on P with camera on same P setting and resets the aperture and the shutter speed to suit. Also shows charged indicator in veiwfinder.
Worth a thought. Be careful of other makes as some of the old flashes have a very high operating voltage on the hotshoe contacts and could fry the camera! Or so lots of people have said. Maybe you will use it on a slave but sometime could just want it on the hotshoe.
Pat
Posted 14/05/2012 - 22:48
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Patty wrote:
Be careful of other makes as some of the old flashes have a very high operating voltage on the hotshoe contacts and could fry the camera! Or so lots of people have said.Pat
I measured one of my Vivitar 283's at over 270v, no way that's going near a DSLR or even an AF film SLR. I've got red insulation tape on it so I don't mix it up with the other 12v one (externally they're identical).
Be careful of other makes as some of the old flashes have a very high operating voltage on the hotshoe contacts and could fry the camera! Or so lots of people have said.Pat
Posted 14/05/2012 - 23:03
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I bought 2 283's to use as portable studio lighting and they both have 270V trigger voltage. I'm going to use them with Radio Control, but I hope they don't fry the triggers !!!!! Haven't had the nerve to try them yet.
Posted 15/05/2012 - 07:58
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You would have been better with a wireless trigger. The on camera
flash will reflect off anything shiny in the picture. The easiest
solution is to make a reflector from heavy foil, a used pie foil
will do to direct the light away to the side. Cut it it and attach
with tape.
flash will reflect off anything shiny in the picture. The easiest
solution is to make a reflector from heavy foil, a used pie foil
will do to direct the light away to the side. Cut it it and attach
with tape.
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
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Or a more powerful flash of dubious trigger voltage which I will use as a slave.
I wonder if someone has something suitable lurking unused in their drawer. By cheap I am thinking of less than a fiver (not inc. P&P)!