At 08:19 AM 10/27/2005, Mark Roberts wrote:
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: "Glen"
>>
>> So, I still don't know the true voltage and current specs for the
hotshoe,
>> but at least I know it works with my old higher-voltage Sunpak flash. I'm
>> both surprised and delighted.
>
>The entire flash voltage issue is an invented one.
Possibly invented by lawyers with liability concerns.
No, I think there were some cameras made with limited hotshoe ratings.
Perhaps those were Canon or some other brand? Apparently, many people
assumed that all the new cameras had this limitation.
It's also a good way for camera store sales people to sell you completely
new flash equipment, when you might not really need it. I suspect that some
shops intentionally don't want to know which cameras are safe with higher
voltages, because they want to sell more of their new lower-trigger-voltage
flash units. I know that my local Pentax dealer claimed the *istDS needed a
low trigger voltage.
In fact, the first person I reached at Pentax didn't know the answer, but
even he seemed to think that perhaps the *istDS might need a low trigger
voltage. It was only when he transferred me to Mark (a higher level of
support), that I got an accurate description of the truth.
take care,
Glen
