Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in reply (to my question):
<< Are you certain the unit was forward firing? The T-8 actually fires
outwards
(ie. out the sides) and not really backwards. I compared my T-10 and T-8
and I suppose it would be possible to put the T-10 front housing on the T-8
(the tubes are the same size), but that would be an odd thing to do. >>
<< The screw mount and flash tube are common between the two units. If the
unit
is forward firing, then someone has done something to it. I'd pass on it
unless it's very inexpensive.
-mark >>
Thanks Mark.
Yes I am certain that this flash unit fired forwards. In fact it looked
really like a T-10, except fot the label on the back which read "T-8 Ring
Flash 2"!. All the fittings were black and the 49/55mm filter threads were
there too. Infact, it looked nothing like a T-8 at all really!
I did have a look at the brochures and saw that the real T-8 is a 'side
firing' unit (firing radially outwards, yes?) to bounce off one of two
'brushed' silver reflectors.
One thing the brochures don't really show is what the T-8 unit looks like
from the rear, whether it is black when viewed from the back, like the T-10,
or whether it has that silvery grey finish on the rear as it does at the
front.
My suspicion is that it could be T-10 mounted into/onto the 49/55mm filter
thread adaptor for a T-8 if that is possible! But I didn't want to try to
take it apart in the shop, break it, then hand it back to the manager and
say, "No thanks; I dont want it!"
I might try to get a photo of this mystery unit, but that may be a little
tricky.
Kind regards,
Dave Bellamy.
http://members.aol.com/synthchap/
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