I agree 100% with William from Utah. Don't throw away your flash though, because it is fine with older cameras with a mechanical trigger switch. Donate it to someone with a camera like that and you made two persons happy:-)
Frits Wüthrich Timothy Sherburne wrote: > Thanks, all. Since that's the second email basically stating the > same thing, > I will now relegate the old flash to the junk box. Not that I > really needed > it anyway... > > t > > On 12/15/01 6:20 PM, William Johnson wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I've had the same problems with an old Vivitar 2800. On some older > > flashes, the trigger voltage is quite high, and newer cameras with their > > electronic sync switching are not designed to handle this. You could > > very possibly fry your camera. > > > > If I were you, I would discontinue the use of that flash with your ZX-M. > > > > Thanks, > > > > William in Utah. - 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 .
