It seems that when I'm not actually breaking my equipment, it's breaking
itself.
I was using the AF200T with my digital cameras, and been pretty happy
with the results. Sure it's not P-TTL, but as far as it goes, having
it's own sensor, the fact that it actually sets the recommended f stop
and shutter speed when the camera is in program mode with an A class or
later lens, was convenient.
It also worked well with K/M lenses though it obviously loses even the
small amount of automation supported with modern digital interface cameras.
Within it's limited parameters it gave good exposures, is compact, and
now it's broken. It just stopped firing, either when mounted to the
camera or when the test button is pressed. Based on that I'm pretty
sure that I know what's wrong, it has a blown secondary capacitor.
It would probably be an easy fix, if I had a schematic, but finding the
part without one wouldn't be cost effective, let alone the effort
involved, for a flash I could probably replace for $10. Worse it would
probably cost more than that to order the capacitor.
Sometimes I miss Radio Shack.
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America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please.
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