Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
Are there any Pentax brand flashes that can be used with the PC terminal? Or do they all require the 5P and other Pentax sync cords? Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm leaning towards a Vivitar 285HV. TIA! __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
Re: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
- Original Message - From: "Steve Pearson" Subject: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal? Are there any Pentax brand flashes that can be used with the PC terminal? Or do they all require the 5P and other Pentax sync cords? Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm leaning towards a Vivitar 285HV. I'm a big fan of the 283, which is the same as the 285 without the zoom head. Don't know if it is still available. I had a 285 for many years, I don't know what became of it. I recall it was a battery hog, but that as long as it was kept fed, it was a strong workhorse. The hot shoe on them is a bit frail, so be careful not to bump it hard. William Robb
Re: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
283's are still available new, and they are PLENTIFUL on the used market. Be careful though, since there are three distinct generations of 283's and the two earlier generations have 80-90 volts on the PC terminal (later version is 5-6 volts). I've got 4 working 283's, and one for parts, at home, covering all three generations. And as a side note, the hot shoe is fairly easy to replace should you break it. -Mat On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:16:48 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Pearson" > Subject: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal? > > > Are there any Pentax brand flashes that can be used > > with the PC terminal? Or do they all require the 5P > > and other Pentax sync cords? > > > > Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm leaning > > towards a Vivitar 285HV. > > I'm a big fan of the 283, which is the same as the 285 without the > zoom head. Don't know if it is still available. I had a 285 for many > years, I don't know what became of it. I recall it was a battery hog, > but that as long as it was kept fed, it was a strong workhorse. > The hot shoe on them is a bit frail, so be careful not to bump it > hard. > > William Robb > >
Re: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
Thanks Mat for the reply. Do you (or anyone else) know if there are any voltage issues with the 285 versions? Thanks again! --- Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 283's are still available new, and they are > PLENTIFUL on the used market. > Be careful though, since there are three distinct > generations of 283's > and the two earlier generations have 80-90 volts on > the PC terminal > (later version is 5-6 volts). > > I've got 4 working 283's, and one for parts, at > home, covering all > three generations. And as a side note, the hot shoe > is fairly easy to > replace should you break it. > > -Mat > > > On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:16:48 -0600, William Robb > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Steve Pearson" > > Subject: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal? > > > > > Are there any Pentax brand flashes that can be > used > > > with the PC terminal? Or do they all require > the 5P > > > and other Pentax sync cords? > > > > > > Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm > leaning > > > towards a Vivitar 285HV. > > > > I'm a big fan of the 283, which is the same as the > 285 without the > > zoom head. Don't know if it is still available. I > had a 285 for many > > years, I don't know what became of it. I recall it > was a battery hog, > > but that as long as it was kept fed, it was a > strong workhorse. > > The hot shoe on them is a bit frail, so be careful > not to bump it > > hard. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
Re: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
Steve... Funny you should ask this. I have a 285 (non-HV) that measures 8.36v at the foot. I've used this with my ZX-M and MZ-S without ill effects, but I couldn't find any reliable information on what either of these bodies can handle without getting fried. At any rate, I'm selling my 285 kit and switching to the AF360FGZ so I can take advantage of TTL flash and the other stuff the 360 offers. <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3850647756> t On 11/7/04 11:25, Steve Pearson wrote: > Thanks Mat for the reply. Do you (or anyone else) > know if there are any voltage issues with the 285 > versions? > > Thanks again! > > > --- Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 283's are still available new, and they are >> PLENTIFUL on the used market. >> Be careful though, since there are three distinct >> generations of 283's >> and the two earlier generations have 80-90 volts on >> the PC terminal >> (later version is 5-6 volts). >> >> I've got 4 working 283's, and one for parts, at >> home, covering all >> three generations. And as a side note, the hot shoe >> is fairly easy to >> replace should you break it. >> >> -Mat >> >> >> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:16:48 -0600, William Robb >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Steve Pearson" >>> Subject: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal? >>> >>>> Are there any Pentax brand flashes that can be >> used >>>> with the PC terminal? Or do they all require >> the 5P >>>> and other Pentax sync cords? >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm >> leaning >>>> towards a Vivitar 285HV. >>> >>> I'm a big fan of the 283, which is the same as the >> 285 without the >>> zoom head. Don't know if it is still available. I >> had a 285 for many >>> years, I don't know what became of it. I recall it >> was a battery hog, >>> but that as long as it was kept fed, it was a >> strong workhorse. >>> The hot shoe on them is a bit frail, so be careful >> not to bump it >>> hard. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > > >
Re: Pentax brand flashes with PC Terminal?
A few years back, one of the pop mags did a body roundup that listed permissible flash voltage. All the Z bodies at the time were 300V. This is before the -L, -ist bodies came to market. Tim Sherburne wrote: Steve... Funny you should ask this. I have a 285 (non-HV) that measures 8.36v at the foot. I've used this with my ZX-M and MZ-S without ill effects, but I couldn't find any reliable information on what either of these bodies can handle without getting fried.
