Fuji X100 and Canolite D?

[bosco]

Would this work? Obviously not TTL but will it fry my hotshoe? I would test it myself with a volt meter but there is no test button on the flash...seems like it was pushed into the body of it.

 

[MiniMoke]

Canolite D can be testfired by connecting the main contact (i think) with the small spring-like contacts gripping the hotshoe - or so I think I remember

 

[bosco]

okay i will try that, thank you.

but i am still wondering if anyone have used one on an x100...

 

[taemo]

not directly in the hotshoe as I didn't want to take any chances but I used my vivitar 2800 with the X100s using a yongnuo flash trigger


DSCF7345 by earl.dieta, on Flickr

 

[Dante_Stella]

A Canolite D is a bad choice for the X100. High sync voltage will eventually (if not instantly) fry the camera. It also has no autoexposure circuitry (all it does is trigger flashmatic aperture operation in the camera).

An isolator with a Vivitar 2800? Mine shows 36V sync voltage. Probably not a good long-term choice but not the 100-300V Vivitar 283s of yore.

I would highly, highly recommend a Nikon SB-30, not in the least because it has a 4.4v synch voltage and can actually be used off camera using its built-in slave function (the X100 main flash can trigger it).

Dante

 

[Stuart John]

High sync voltage with a modern digital camera is one bad idea. Don't do it.

 

[bosco]

yeah i know that is, thats why i didnt try it and asked first. but thanks dane...i wont do it

 

[koven]

not directly in the hotshoe as I didn't want to take any chances but I used my vivitar 2800 with the X100s using a yongnuo flash trigger


DSCF7345 by earl.dieta, on Flickr

Do you think that is better than the stock flash?