Read this:
http://www.paramountcords.com/vp.htm
Kind of makes sense from an engineering standpoint, but then they are
selling a $70 sync cord.
Mike
on 9/4/01 1:54 AM, Malcolm Clay at zuiko@xxxxxxx wrote:
> One of the local photo clubs I belong to is going to be hosting a studio
> lighting night with several pros and semi-pros bringing in studio flash
> units. Each is going to be giving a short talk about their setup then
> letting us hook our cameras up and burn some film. I thought it was a great
> idea until one of them said they were bringing a Novatron (sp?) setup and
> that there were some rumors of these rigs frying cameras in the past. (Not
> that it ever happened to her Nik*n she assured us.)
>
> What?!?! I am guessing that it has something to do with the polarity of the
> flash unit and the pc connector setup on the cameras. Anybody with any
> knowledge of this? Urban ledged or fact? I don't want to miss an
> opportunity, but don't want to fry my camera. I guess if I don't get solid
> conformation one way or another, I'll take a user-grade OM10 (poor thing)
> and put it to the test rather than risking one of my babies. (Sounds like a
> low-grade college ethics question doesn't it?)
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