[LargeFormat] to ringlash or not to ringflash

Robert Lawrence largeformat@f32.net
Tue Mar 26 03:44:00 2002


"philip.lambert" wrote:

> I am currently worrying
> whether a bulb flash will damage a modern SLR when the shutter triggers the
> flash.   All comments welcome on this. Philip

There are some delicate electronics in this path on a modern SLR, certainly not
designed to sink/source the current for a flash bulb, the sync socket is NOT
mechanical as on LF shutters and you will almost certainly fry your camera
unless you isolate the two circuits.

Robert Lawrence