I don't think you want to short any of the pins together, especially the
main pair that trigger the flash. I would think a direct short between
those two would result in a constant flow of current through the system
until something heats up enough to burn out.
There are non-conductive (plastic) adapters available that will fit
between the metal hot shoe adapter and the AF540.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109453-REG/Kaiser_201300_Hot_Shoe_to_PC.html
http://tinyurl.com/5scvhn
-p
Bruce Walker wrote:
I just picked up a little Opus umbrella swivel mount gadget. It has a
hot shoe (I suppose a cold shoe really as it's not wired) on one end of
it. Curiously though, it's entirely made of metal and if I attach my
540FGZ to it it will short all of the flash's pins together.
I'd be inclined to insulate it with some electrical tape and possibly
some thin plastic just for good measure, but here's my question: am I
being unnecessarily paranoid? Is it perfectly safe to short all the
flash hotshoe pins together?
Thanks!
-bmw
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