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09-20-2017, 11:10 AM   #1
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centon f.h.6.5

can the centon f.h.6.5 work safely on dslr

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QuoteOriginally posted by I robert Quote
can the centon f.h.6.5 work safely on dslr
Potentially unsafe.

Some Centon models have unhealthy trigger voltages.

I wouldn't use the flash unless you have the means to measure the trigger voltage (all you need is a digital voltmeter).

Alternatively, you can use a hot-shoe device that insulates the camera from the flash's trigger voltage (typically quite expensive) or a radio trigger that can take the "heat". The latter option would allow you to take the flash off-camera.

Another caveat, though: My Centon FG105D was one of the very few flashes that wouldn't work with a basic radio trigger. It insisted on digital communication with the camera. I had to modify it, to make it work with a radio trigger.
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