You might want to look into a Wein Safe Sync http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/245292-REG/Wein_W990560_Safe_Sync_Hot_Shoe_to.html
It seems a bit pricy, but a lot less expensive than repairing or replacing your DSLR after frying the electronics.
On 9/12/2013 3:25 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
My friend that sold me the AF28T Flash that died three weeks later felt bad and brought me down a Vivitar 272. It takes 2 9v batteries. =) It looks like trigger voltage is somewhere between 150v and 290v according to various sources. Therefore it is certainly not safe for the hotshoe. Reading some more, the pc sync port seems capable of 300v(!). So I'm thinking about pulling the center pin from it and just using the sync cable. Has anyone used these old flashes with a digital body? It might be even better to get a bracket for it and use the sync cable, hammer flash style.
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