I should clarify that when I said "all Canon digital cameras starting
with the 20D..." I was referring to DSLRs. If you plug a T32 into a
Canon P&S I don't know what will happen. Probably OK if it's actually
got a hot shoe but... I don't know that for sure.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/28/2011 8:16 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Dr. Flash (who has neither a T28 nor a 5D Mk II) predicts no problems.
> As Moose says, the T28 is like the T32 in that the control pins are held
> up out of electrical contact with the pins of the Canon's shoe since
> there is no recess in the shoe (ala OM) to allow them to drop down. I
> don't know the trigger voltage but would guess that it's similar to the
> approx. 12 volts of the T32.
>
> Even if it didn't have retractable control pins and low voltage I still
> don't think it would matter much. I've used Sunpak and Vivitar OM
> compatible TTL flash units on the 5D with no problems and these do not
> have the retractable control pins of the T32. Furthermore, all Canon
> digital cameras starting with the 20D (released 2004) will handle a 250
> volt trigger voltage. 12 volts is peanuts.
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
>
> On 12/28/2011 3:56 PM, Moose wrote:
>> On 12/28/2011 10:01 AM, iwert bernakiewicz wrote:
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> I have a question: is there anyone on the list with experience with
>>> the T28 flashes t power control and a c@non 5dii?
>>
>> Works fine on a 5D. I don't see in what way it could cause trouble.
>> Low trigger voltage. Extra pins are held up out of the way without
>> the little pit on an OM TTL flash shoe, so they can't get crossed up
>> with the Canon control pins.
>>
>> Just make sure the two extra electrical contacts on the bottom
>> retract properly when you press on the plastic pin.
>>
>> Dr. No Flash
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