Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 25 Jul 1999 LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote: > Hi Walt, > > I agree that the plastic junk won't work with Speedotrons. But how does this > explain the R8's, F5's and EOS 1n's? I use Speedos and to my dismay, fried > the circuit to my R8 twice, the second time after buying a voltage filter. > The second time I fried the circuit because I plugged the PC into the camera > with the flash power on. I find it inexcusable that "pro" cameras can't be > used on a Speedotron. Why can't the manufactures build a camera to tolerate > higher line voltages or build the line filter into the circuitry? The > solution for me was to dump the R8 and go back to the R7. > > Bill Rosauer > I remember interviewing Harry Parker, the owner of the ASCOR professional electronic flash company, in 1958 or 1959. His big point was that his flash units had a low-voltage trigger circuit to prevent "welding" synch contacts in cameras. I wrote about this new feature in Modern Photography magazine. It amazes me today that corners are still cut to save bucks. Ed