My ZX-M behaved very strangely with a cheap Vivitar 2000 flash mounted.
I'm sure the trigger voltage was much too high for it. Since then I've
been careful not to mount high voltage flashes on newer camera bodies,
(I've since sold the ZX-M). I haven't used the Vivitar on anything
other than older mechanical bodys since.
Glen wrote:
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
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