Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] M8 & Large Strobes
From: lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary)
Date: Mon Apr 30 18:38:26 2007
References: <70d5554f0704300608x5768786ci951caf28455915df@mail.gmail.com> <B85F9D4FDD73EB114F443E63@Rutabook.local>

Nikon makes a thing that slides into your hotshoe, AS-15 is its name, 
and tis works for the same purpose.  I  use them on my cameras all the time.

Brian Reid wrote:
> It's usually called a "safe sync", though that term is actually a 
> trademark of Wein, who probably invented it.
>
>
>>
>> Does anyone remember the name of the gizmo that sits in between a 
>> camera and
>> strobe (perhaps sitting in the hot shoe?) to ensure that the camera's
>> circuits aren't fried by the trip voltage of the strobe? 

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