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Panasonic G7 and Mecablitz 30BTC4 (150Volts :O)

Started Sep 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: Panasonic G7 and Mecablitz 30BTC4 (150Volts :O)

AlesCZX wrote:

Hello folks,
I got the old flash. Mecablitz 30 BCT 4. I tried it on the Panasonic G7 but I did not know there was any safe electrical voltage. On the Internet, I read that the trigger voltage of this flash is more than 150V Damn it!

https://adapting-camera.blogspot.com/2013/04/beware-of-flash-trigger-voltage.html

Did I damage my camera?

Very likely - what are you noticing?

There are safe ways to use old flashes with modern cameras, and slave adapters are only a couple of dollars. That allows you to use old flashes off camera.

When you think about it, it was crazy to keep the same connector when the voltage spec changed so much. Imagine of USB worked at 5v and 150v.

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