Igor, yes: the simple trigger/receivers have no proprietary smarts, like P-TTL. It's a simple fire-the-center-pin arrangement. So the upside is you can trigger most any flash, and therefore the cheap and stupid ones are all you need.
The downside is your ultra-smart P-TTL flash you paid megabucks for is reduced to the level of the cheap and stupid flash. Meh. It also suggests very strongly to get an incident flash meter to get more accurate setups faster, but you can do without using trial and error. My guess is your 500 would work fine. Quite likely your Vivitar too. Don't sue me though. :-) Can you get more info on that Vivitar? There are some high-voltage flashes out there that blow modern stuff up. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > Bruce, > > I assume that the only thing these units do to a flash is triggering, > and nothing else. I.e. any simple flash should work if the trigger > voltage is compatible. > > The webpage lists just a handfull of Pentax flashes there > (while adding "Other flash models with a trigger voltage of 12V or lower.") > Do you know if there is anything in this device that would > prevent it from working with any flash with 12V trigger voltage? > > I expect it should work with Pentax AF-500 FTZ flash. > I wonder if it would work with an older generic (non-dedicated, A-mode > capable) Vivitar flash that I purchased in 1994 and used with my > first SLR, Kiev 19. > > Igor > > > > Mon Sep 24 15:05:52 EDT 2012 > Bruce Walker wrote: > >> I'm really happy with the Cowboy Studios NPT-04 kit; I have two of >> them. One trigger, two receivers for $32: >> >> http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/npt-04+extra%20receiver.htm >> >> They work for a great distance, and work fine at 1/160th sync speed. I >> order them from Amazon. >> >> Here's a critical thing though: clean all the contacts, battery and >> hotshoe, thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner before any use. >> They are quite sensitive to dirty contacts and will misfire badly if >> you don't clean them. I keep some Q-tips with an aerosol can of Hosa >> DeoxIT. And bring spare AAA dry cells for the receivers. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
