Strobonar use: I have a Honeywell Strobonar that I purchased many years ago. Does anyone know if there would be a problem using it with my Canon 5D my ll as far as the pc connection is...

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

I have a Honeywell Strobonar that I purchased many years ago. Does anyone know if there would be a problem using it with my Canon 5D my ll as far as the pc connection is concerned? Thank you.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

aggiedad wrote:

I have a Honeywell Strobonar that I purchased many years ago. Does anyone know if there would be a problem using it with my Canon 5D my ll as far as the pc connection is concerned? Thank you.

Which model? Again, from Botzilla:

Auto Strobolite 52 No 115V as measured and reported by Karl Haug
Strobonar 892S Yes A tiny 1.25V (!?), measured by Neil (who had to reverse the shoe polarity)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

aggiedad wrote:

I have a Honeywell Strobonar that I purchased many years ago. Does anyone know if there would be a problem using it with my Canon 5D my ll as far as the pc connection is concerned? Thank you.

Some links - old flash/new camera. Use a trigger to fire it would always work.

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
http://www.shutterbug.com/content/using-older-electronic-flash-digital-cameras-what-works%E2%80%94what-doesn%E2%80%99t#e0r5XD1ycZcdFdfF.97
http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-old-flashes-on-new-DSLR-cameras./

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

The flash is a Strobonar pessmaster 800.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

aggiedad wrote:

The flash is a Strobonar pessmaster 800.

Yours still works?
From AC?
I only ran mine from a 510 volt dry cell. Mallory PF497 if I remember correctly.

BebuLamar

There are some problem with that flash.
1. I think the sync voltage is around 500V. You have to measure to verify that.
2. You may have problem buying the 510V battery needed to power the flash unless you have the AC adapter and run it only on AC.
3. It's a manual only flash.

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

I do have the AC adapter. I just want to be sure that I don't hurt my 5D mk ll by using the pc port on the camera. This will be a poor man's studio flash together with my Canon 580 mk ll and a Canon 430.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

BebuLamar wrote:

There are some problem with that flash.
1. I think the sync voltage is around 500V. You have to measure to verify that.

aggiedad wrote:

I do have the AC adapter. I just want to be sure that I don't hurt my 5D mk ll by using the pc port on the camera. This will be a poor man's studio flash together with my Canon 580 mk ll and a Canon 430.

If the sync voltage is around 500v, then you have big trouble. You would have to purchase isolation, such as provided by Wein, to prevent your camera from literally going up in smoke.

BebuLamar

aggiedad wrote:

I do have the AC adapter. I just want to be sure that I don't hurt my 5D mk ll by using the pc port on the camera. This will be a poor man's studio flash together with my Canon 580 mk ll and a Canon 430.

If so you need to check the sync voltage yourself which I am quite sure too high for your 5D. You need to buy or devise something to sync the flash. Since you only use it tied up to an outlet it's easy to fabricate something to safely sync the flash.

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Yours still works?
From AC?
I only ran mine from a 510 volt dry cell. Mallory PF497 if I remember correctly.

And those batteries failed so often. Never had one that made it to the end of its life.

As for the question at hand, I would not plug the strobe into the camera even if you could find a way to do so. Unless you know what you are doing, you may fry the camera's circuitry. I suggest that you put a remote trigger on the strobe and fire it from the camera's flash. You will probably need manual exposure but all this gives you a chance to be creative.

texasdigital Loc: Conroe, Texas

I have two of them and used them for a poor man's studio set up. I did have to purchase an adapter to use on camera, as the voltage would have damage my Nikon.

I purchase an inexpensive remote trigger system that allows manual exposure. I bought a used DigiPro exposure meter to get it right, but a bit of experimenting would suffice as well. Also, I do believe there is an Automatic setting, but it is not TTL. Mounted to shoot into an umbrella and you have a very nice flash setup that will put out sufficient light for a small portrait setup.

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

Thank you everyone

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Yours still works?
From AC?
I only ran mine from a 510 volt dry cell. Mallory PF497 if I remember correctly.

Yep! I had a 65D, 700, 770, and 800. The 700 and 770 used NiCd batteries. The 65D and 800 used the 510v PF497. Only the 770 was automatic. I still have my 65D.

497 Batteries are $150 now, and alkaline instead of carbon-zinc MnO2.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

burkphoto wrote:

Yep! I had a 65D, 700, 770, and 800. The 700 and 770 used NiCd batteries. The 65D and 800 used the 510v PF497. Only the 770 was automatic. I still have my 65D.

497 Batteries are $150 now, and alkaline instead of carbon-zinc MnO2.

Jeepeers! I remember a price of about $42 at the store in OKC.
One of the other news photogs had an 800 (?) with a barebulb on top of the head. I think he could switch from one to the other. Ever remember seeing one like that, Bill?

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Jeepeers! I remember a price of about $42 at the store in OKC.
One of the other news photogs had an 800 (?) with a barebulb on top of the head. I think he could switch from one to the other. Ever remember seeing one like that, Bill?

I knew they made one. I think Graflex made one, too. I had a Norman 400B you could use as a bare bulb by removing the reflector.