Old style X-sync flashlights?

IanBIanB Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
edited May 26, 2009 in Accessories
I have a couple of classic Pentax and Canon SLR's which I occasionally use. I'm quite interested in getting a flash for them, one with the "X-sync" function, ie shoots at 1/60 sec. Would any people know which brands still supply these flashes?
I had a neat little Rollei flash for a long time, but unfortunalely seem to have lost it.:rolleyes
- IanB.

'The important thing is not the camera, but the eye.'
-- Alfred Eisenstaedt, (1898-1995).

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,134 moderator
    edited May 26, 2009
    IanB wrote:
    I have a couple of classic Pentax and Canon SLR's which I occasionally use. I'm quite interested in getting a flash for them, one with the "X-sync" function, ie shoots at 1/60 sec. Would any people know which brands still supply these flashes?
    I had a neat little Rollei flash for a long time, but unfortunalely seem to have lost it.rolleyes1.gif

    "X-Sync" is simply "instantaneous" or electronic flash. Any electronic flash that is electronically compatible should work fine. On an older SLR that would be mostly "auto" and manual flashes, like the venerable Vivitar 285HV.

    If you want to purchase a flash to be used later on digital cameras also watch the "trigger voltage" specification of the flash to make sure it is safe for the host camera.Typically any flash with a 6v trigger voltage will be safe for any shutter contacts, mechanical or digital. The Vivitar I mentioned is around 12v so may not be appropriate for some modern dSLRs without protection/isolation.
    ziggy53
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  • IanBIanB Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Old style X-sync flashlights?
    ziggy53 wrote:
    "X-Sync" is simply "instantaneous" or electronic flash. Any electronic flash that is electronically compatible should work fine. On an older SLR that would be mostly "auto" and manual flashes, like the venerable Vivitar 285HV.

    If you want to purchase a flash to be used later on digital cameras also watch the "trigger voltage" specification of the flash to make sure it is safe for the host camera.Typically any flash with a 6v trigger voltage will be safe for any shutter contacts, mechanical or digital. The Vivitar I mentioned is around 12v so may not be appropriate for some modern dSLRs without protection/isolation.

    Thanks very much for thatmwink.gif, I'll need to do some shop-browsing now! Ciao, IanB
    - IanB.

    'The important thing is not the camera, but the eye.'
    -- Alfred Eisenstaedt, (1898-1995).
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