Old Flash - HANIMEX TZ/1
Sep 24, 2016 02:35:34 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
dandi wrote:
Just got this flash for a few dollars at second hand store.
Question: is it safe to use it on todays DSLR? Could not find information about the voltage.
It works fine with my old fully mechanical film camera.
Anybody had experience with this flash? Thank you.
Question: is it safe to use it on todays DSLR? Could not find information about the voltage.
It works fine with my old fully mechanical film camera.
Anybody had experience with this flash? Thank you.
Depends upon the DSLR... Current Nikon and Canon can tolerate trigger voltage up to 250v... but two or three generations ago they could only handle something like 25v. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s some Canon were only rated for 6v! (I don't know about other manufacturers, but they were probably similar).
Old flash might safely be used by using a Wein SafeSync or wirelessly with a remote optical trigger such as a Peanut. Or, get a simple wireless/radio trigger and receiver (check that the receiver can handle the voltage, though).
Sep 24, 2016 06:42:04 #
dandi wrote:
Just got this flash for a few dollars at second hand store.
Question: is it safe to use it on todays DSLR? Could not find information about the voltage.
It works fine with my old fully mechanical film camera.
Anybody had experience with this flash? Thank you.
Question: is it safe to use it on todays DSLR? Could not find information about the voltage.
It works fine with my old fully mechanical film camera.
Anybody had experience with this flash? Thank you.
It seems like this flash is one of the most destructive ones for modern cameras. I found some info online saying it has 400 volt to kill your camera with. So I would not use this if I were you.
http://forums.steves-digicams.com/flash-external/36040-recovered-thread-37207-a.html#b
Sep 24, 2016 09:28:35 #
dandi
Loc: near Seattle, WA
400v-!?, I don't know where he got this number from. I measured the flash with miltimeter several times and it showed 60-65v. I already tried it with my Nikons, it worked fine.
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