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what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

Started Jun 3, 2019 | Questions
AndrewIsUsingTheNX1000 Forum Member • Posts: 60
what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

so,i have a nx1000 and planning to operate a studio with it. im looking for some big-ass flash that is cheap,also operational on my samsung nx1000. the thing is,metz and samsung flashes are so rare and expensive,so i would not buy those when theres a hole in my wallet...

and im also looking for triggers that might work on samsung nx,too.

are all flashes with single pin work on my camera?will it fry my camera if the flash is too powerful?

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

Any modern single pin manual flash will work. Other brands' TTL flashes might in fully manual mode, but no guarantees.

If you want a TTL flash it's only Samsung and Metz.

Edit - regarding frying - this happens when you use old film camera flashes that expose camera to 300V and similar voltages.

Regarding triggers - Yongnuo 603 triggers work, so do JJC ones and so do, I assume, many others just as long as they are "dumb" enough.

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OP AndrewIsUsingTheNX1000 Forum Member • Posts: 60
Re: what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

sorry i don't know that much...

anyway,thanks a lot for your answer,i appreciate that. i'll try to find some dumb trigger like you said

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

Works for sure
1. Yongnuo RF 603C II (pay attention that it's II)
2. JJC JF G2P

The main difference is that for YN both transmitter and receiver are the same while for JJC they are different. Not sure how much difference does it make in real life aside from using the different batteries.

Also, if buying from scratch - YN 560 IV and newer flashes already have inbuilt receiver so you only need the transmiter. You also buy more expensive YN 560 TX transmitter that enables you to configure the flash from it (nice when the flash is in a remote place or in a softbox).

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OP AndrewIsUsingTheNX1000 Forum Member • Posts: 60
Re: what third party canon hotshoe flash can i use on my samsung nx1000?

wow thank you that's really useful,i just bought 2 of them and they work just great tho!

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