Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I was wondering if anyone knows if I can safely use my Vivitar 283 flash >with the R8? I have the hotshoe replaced by a dead, reinforced shoe and use >a PC cord to trigger the usit. Kind of handy, since I can hand-hold the >flash for bounce flash work. I would expect the trigger voltage would be >too high for the camera's hot shoe synch trigger, but what about the PC >socket? I thought I read somewhere in this group that the R8 had trouble >with studio flash syncs destroying the electronics. If it is an older 283 be very careful as its trigger voltage is to high. The R8 has a limit of 24 volts (does not matter if it is in the hot shoe or PC outlet.). The original 283 kicks off at over 120 volts if I remember right, the newer ones are ok for modern cameras as Vivitar has updated the things. Most modern electronic cameras have this same 24-26 volt limit. When using my strobes with my R8, and EOS 1 I use a sync filter from Lumedyne. I fried the pc outlet on my EOS 1 twice before finding out about the voltage thing, and if using my old 283 I use my radio slave or optical slave to trip it. Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto Preview my book: http://www.volmania.com mail: mcclary@iname.com