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NX100 and Vivitar 550FD Flashgun

Started Feb 17, 2012 | Discussions thread
sherwoodpete
sherwoodpete Veteran Member • Posts: 7,767
Re: NX100 and Vivitar 550FD Flashgun

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
According to this page, the trigger voltage is reasonably low, should be ok.

I used to have an old Vivitar 283, it had a trigger voltage of around 200 volts. More recently I bought a newer version of the same flash, and it measures about 8.5 volts.

Mostly it is the very old (made for film) flashes which are likely to be dangerous, those made recently are generally more moderate.

Regards,
Peter

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