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Old 04-09-2008, 11:12 PM   #28
HGMonaro
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Originally Posted by StarDust View Post
And here's my question. I've used it for a while now but reading about short circuiting cameras with the flash has made me worried. I only thought that there was a very low current between the flash and the camera, I see no reason for the camera nor the flash to send a high current to each other since both have their own power supply.
Am I wrong or should I stop using it right away?
if it hasn't fried it by now, it won't.

Some older flashguns did have high trigger voltages and could fry a cameras electronics. I think old Vivitar 283's were candidates, but someone will know for sure.

Nige.
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