I've answered my own question. This rather amazing development only
leads further into Sony's penchant for proprietary technology. See:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Interface_Shoe> This new interface
shoe design is really only intended to bring together Sony's own
incompatible flash units. It will also fire other flash units that fit
into a standard ISO hot shoe (most of them) in non-TTL mode. Big deal.
The pro in the video doesn't really know what he's talking about with
flash.
Dr. Flash
On 12/28/2014 6:08 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
I ran across this YouTube link on the Kiron Klub's email today
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM_5nROeaw> which features a pro
photographer who has abandoned Nikon for a Sony 6000 and A7s.
But that's not the point that I'm really interested in here. He lays
out 10 reasons why he's chosen Sony. At 18:21 he notes that reason #9
is "Cross Brand Compatibility". Rather amazing to me, he says that,
despite Sony's penchant for proprietary technology in the past, these
Sony mirrorless cameras (presumably the 6000 and A7s at least) can use
any brand of flash and "it just works" without any special settings or
configuration required.
I've never heard anything about that before. Anyone able to comment?
Dr. Flash
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