Quantaray 383 flash

sassykitty

I have this flash now and use it with a Panasonic FZ30. I am considering a DSLR (Canon or Nikon) will this flash fit these cameras?

Bob Bell

sassykitty wrote:

I have this flash now and use it with a Panasonic FZ30. I am considering a DSLR (Canon or Nikon) will this flash fit these cameras?

Is that a rebadged Sunpak 383 Super? if it is, I have used it on a D60 and 20D without problems. The Sunpak only has the center pin trigger.

I think the majority of hot shoes have the same physical dimensions.

ziggy53

Bob Bell wrote:

... I think the majority of hot shoes have the same physical dimensions.

Correct, Minolta is the company that chose a different design. All the other manufacturers, that I am aware of, use the same hotshoe configuration.

The following page lists measured trigger voltages for many e-flash units. While the Quantaray Q383/QB 383 (Super) was measured as safe, by one tester, if it is a re-labelled Sunpak 383 Super, they have tested from a low of 3.74V to a high of 10.29V, which might cause damage over time (or might not).

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

To be absolutely certain, you can check your flash yourself, or you can buy a Wein Safe Sync voltage regulator, which provides 6V voltage isolation and protection for your camera from any hotshoe flash.

Best,

ziggy53

sassykitty

thanks guys. So what's up with the relabeling?? I know when I ordered it I thought I was ordering a Sunpak.

Bob Bell

sassykitty wrote:

thanks guys. So what's up with the relabeling?? I know when I ordered it I thought I was ordering a Sunpak.

Many companies are just relabeled or rebranded. THK is Tamron Hoya Kenko. Same Parts just different labels.

Quanteray isn't a manufacturing brand that I know of, so it must be made by someone else