Yes, I've already thought of this. SInce it's not my 67 I not going to try it, though! Just wondering if anyone else has actually done it.
"Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm not a 67 user but I am into electronics (yes doing it for a living >not just playing with it). Taking the trigger from the LS lens instead >of from the camera MAY work. It really depends on the how Pentax do >things inside the camera. > >It certainly won't break anything if you try. I would do it this way: > >1. Get hold of a Hotshoe adaptor F > >2. Remove the 4 screws from the bottom of the adaptor and carefully >separate the 2 halves. > >3. Remove the centre pin and the spring that holds it. Put them in a >zip lock plastic bag so you don't loose them and can put them back if >you ever want to. > >4. Get an old PC flash sync cord that is long enough to go from the pc >socket on the lens to the hotshoe of the 67. Cut off the end you don't >need and strip off about 1 cm (a bit under half an inch) of the >insulation. Solder the centre wire to the contact where you removed >the centre pin, then insulate the braided outer wire of the pc cable >and solder the end to the hot shoe ground. > >5. Make a small hollow in one half of the adaptor case (I'd probably do >it to the top half) to allow the PC cable to exit and then put it >together. > >The result should look quite professional and MIGHT even work. It will >even allow you to use the 5P cables to give you TTL using multiple off >camera flashes with the LS lens. If it doesn't work you can remove the >modification and you end up with a hotshoe adaptor with a hole in it. > >If you do give this a go please let me and the rest of the group know >how it goes. > > > Leon > >http://www.bluering.org.au >http://www.bluering.org.au/leon >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
