Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, you can use this and it will work just fine. - -----Original Message----- From: David Strang [mailto:dstrang@up.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 5:34 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Vivitar 283 flash with R8 question. 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. Any information here would be appreciated as I'll wait to use the V283 until I get some feedback. Dave dstrang@up.net - ----Pentium Pro/Windows NT 4-SP3/Zip100/Zip250/Jaz2GB/Astra 600S scanner/ RedHat Linux 5.0/MSVC++ 5.0/MSVC++ 6.0/PoweStation Fortran 4.0/Photoshop 4.01/Photoshop 5.0/Illustrator 7.01/KPT 3.0/KPT 5.0/PhotoTools 3.0/Portfolio 4.0/Total XAOS/Matlab 5.0/Maple V/ Office 97 Pro+SR2/MacOpener 4.0/AMIGA 1000/AMIGA 2000-GVP030 Combo/AMIGA 3000(2)/ Indigo 2 XZ/IRIX 5.3/IRIX 6.2/ and member of UP.NET!