Hot shoe adapter ? Hi, Just wondering if such a thing exists . A Hot shoe to hot show adapter .. so one can use an old film camera flash on Digital Camera . Something that would...

Lukabulla

Hi,
Just wondering if such a thing exists .
A Hot shoe to hot show adapter .. so one can use an old
film camera flash on Digital Camera .

Something that would attenuate the flash voltage so as not to cause damage to camera .
I under stand that it would be manual only .. but thats ok ..

Have looked on Ebay .. Nothing there

Thanks

BebuLamar

Lukabulla wrote:

Hi,
Just wondering if such a thing exists .
A Hot shoe to hot show adapter .. so one can use an old
film camera flash on Digital Camera .

Something that would attenuate the flash voltage so as not to cause damage to camera .
I under stand that it would be manual only .. but thats ok ..

Have looked on Ebay .. Nothing there

Thanks

It's called the safesync.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/245292-REG/Wein_W990560_Safe_Sync_Hot_Shoe_to.html/?ap=y&gclid=CjwKCAjw5pPnBRBJEiwAULZKvsdSsRuxDvylUfJYaCjKSqtw4vmSNbzAkmOriEsyNp60jQAlfxqh1hoCK6MQAvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=Y
It's up to you to determine if the old flash is worth more or less than the $40 for the adapter.

Lukabulla

tnx .. yes the 40$ may not be worth it .
Looked in UK .. But it's only available via usa ,
So cost will be much more with postage and Tax .

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Lukabulla wrote:

Hi,
Just wondering if such a thing exists .
A Hot shoe to hot show adapter .. so one can use an old
film camera flash on Digital Camera .

Something that would attenuate the flash voltage so as not to cause damage to camera .
I under stand that it would be manual only .. but thats ok ..

Have looked on Ebay .. Nothing there

Thanks

A company called WEIN makes that adapter you are looking for. Call your favorite Dealer like B&H or Adorama and they will fix you up. I used one on my Nikon Equipment.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

I have one, never use it...

Photocraig

I used my Wein Safe Sync on my Canon EOS 50D. Used an old Canon flash and several Vivitar high voltage flashes with safety. AND it has a PC socket, too. They also have a "Peanut slave" which is an optical slave trigger for multi off camera set up.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

This link is to another model made by Paramount Cords. The Safe-Synch is well recommended as well. These adapters will protect the camera's circuitry but there is no intergration with ant TTL exposure modes. Your older flash will synchronize at within the prescribed shutter speeds and will work in manual or auto-flash modes. Which make and model flash do you have?

https://www.paramountcords.com/about/sync-voltage/

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Lukabulla wrote:

tnx .. yes the 40$ may not be worth it .
Looked in UK .. But it's only available via usa ,
So cost will be much more with postage and Tax .

Amazon?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

It's called the safesync.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/245292-REG/Wein_W990560_Safe_Sync_Hot_Shoe_to.html/?ap=y&gclid=CjwKCAjw5pPnBRBJEiwAULZKvsdSsRuxDvylUfJYaCjKSqtw4vmSNbzAkmOriEsyNp60jQAlfxqh1hoCK6MQAvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=Y
It's up to you to determine if the old flash is worth more or less than the $40 for the adapter.

That looked familiar, so I check my Quicken and found that I bought one with a sync cord in 2012 for $65.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

PixelStan77 wrote:

Amazon?

UK Distributer for Safe-Synch:

https://www.morco.uk.com/studio-accessories/safe-sync-hot-shoe-to-hot-shoe.html

Advertised at £67.

If your old strobe is an upscale powerful model it might pay off to adapt it to your present camera. Otherwise, a better investment would be in a current speedlight from Godox or Yonguno with all the dedicated features.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

My Wein Safe Sync was $45 back in 2013

Linary Loc: UK

Available in UK (Amazon for Nikon and Canon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SMDV-Hotshoe-Adapter-Cameras-Digital/dp/B004G47I7O/ref=pd_cp_421_1/258-9841661-8845648?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004G47I7O&pd_rd_r=d1e88cf5-7cc9-11e9-9ba9-efd7dbb5ae8f&pd_rd_w=aMfrA&pd_rd_wg=NvqAd&pf_rd_p=01704ebe-a86a-4b47-8c36-0f9f5bbc2882&pf_rd_r=VFAGZZQ7WHR7A8BZ2BZA&psc=1&refRID=VFAGZZQ7WHR7A8BZ2BZA

Lukabulla

tnx , though I dont understand .. The Item above mentions it is suitable for certain cameras .
But i would have thought a Hot shoe with a center spot would be ok on any camera .

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Lukabulla wrote:

tnx, though I don't understand. The Item above mentions it is suitable for certain cameras.
But i would have thought a Hot shoe with a center spot would be ok on any camera.

It should be since it only has a center pin (which is the one that triggers the unit). The additional pins on a dedicated unit transfer other information ( such as exposure) from a flash to the camera and vice versa. Thus the flash has to be used manually as in pre TTL days. I don't like the fact that this unit requires a battery, the Wein unit does not...EDIT, It may not work on Sony/Minolta units though since their hot shoe is different.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Lukabulla wrote:

Hi,
Just wondering if such a thing exists .
A Hot shoe to hot show adapter .. so one can use an old
film camera flash on Digital Camera .

Something that would attenuate the flash voltage so as not to cause damage to camera .
I under stand that it would be manual only .. but thats ok ..

Have looked on Ebay .. Nothing there

Thanks

Yeah, there are latterly hundreds of them, from all sorts of makers!