[debakarma]

Hello,
has anyone ever used a Vivitar 132AF-N Flash on a Pentax dslr?
During today's spring cleaning, I just found an old Vivitar 132AF-N flash I used to have for my old Nikon F501.
Somehow this piece survived hidden; in great condition and still works great. Its not a sophisticated gear.
I tried it on my K3, just random shots on X mode. Anyone else used this?
regards,
Deba

[sterretje]

The combination will only use the center pin for firing the flash. This implies that there will be no pTTL functionality.

So you're left with the non-dedicated modes that the flash supports; I'm not familiar with the flash (can't even find a manual on the web) but those modes can be manual and/or auto-thyristor.

[debakarma]

Sorry to hijack your thread, but I felt it necessary to chime in piece of advice for those attempting to use film-era flashes on DSLRs. Many older flashes have a very high trigger voltage that can fry electronics in DSLRs. It's a good idea to always check the DPanswers trigger voltage list before attempting to use any vintage flash on a new camera.

Thanks dcshooter: this warning certainly applies. My son, who is pretty new to flash photography, had already put the flash on the K3 and fired the shots before I had chance to intervene. It was a great relief to see all was OK. I usually check these things before I try them. I must say I was vaguely aware of this issue myself, but I am usually very cautious before I attempt this kind of thing.

I plan to use the 132AF-N occasionally, so if anyone is using it perhaps I can borrow some ideas. Thanks