I just purchased a one light strobist kit from MPX to use with my K100D and K200D. To get my Vivitar 285 to work off camera (till I get the remotes) I'm connecting the cord via the Nisha hot shoe deluxe on the camera body to the Wein HSH hot shoe connected to the Vivitar
The first time I mistakingly attempted to use the Wein on the camera hot shoe and it didn't work. That's when I discovered the Nisha needed to be connected to the camera.
The Nisha hot shoe is a metal bottom hot shoe. I'd read somewhere that these type of metal hot shoes could fry your camera? I think I may have read this in relation to the Vivitar replacement hot shoes which are metal and supposedly aren't suppose to be used "on" camera? The following video notes that the Vivitar metal hot shoe will/can? short out a camera hot shoe contact.
Vivitar 285HV Shoe Replacement Video | General Photo Techniques Videos | Howcast.com
Would this also apply to something like the Nisha hot shoe deluxe - which I'm using for its PC connection.
I've tested the Nisha hot shoe out on my K100D w/no problems so far, but before I go any further with the K200D I wanted to get some more info.
If it's dangerous to use the metal hot shoe have I already potentially damaged the camera? Or would it be an immediate unpredictable short kind of thing that I'd know?
And would it fry the entire camera? or just do damage to the flash contacts?
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