I don't think Oly has made any statement that I'm aware of regarding
suitable voltage on the hot shoe of any E thing camera. However, I'm
sure many folks have used a T-32 in the E-500 hot shoe by now and I just
measured one of my T-32's at 11 volts, same as the Sunpak.
We also determined recently that the OM TTL control pins do not contact
anything but insulated area in the E thing hot shoe. The 422D doesn't
pull up its feet like the T-32 does but it doesn't matter since they'll
be sitting on plastic. And even if they weren't that doesn't matter
either as I proved by putting a 422D with OM TTL shoe into my Minolta
FS-1100 flash adapter which directly shorts the control pins to ground.
No harm to the flash.
I say keep the TTL foot in place and go for it.
Chuck Norcutt
Geilfuss Charles wrote:
> I'm sure this has been covered before but it has slipped my
> memory and I can't get the Archives Search to work: What is the official
> Olympus position on a safe flash shoe voltage for the E-series cameras
> ie what shoe voltage must you stay under to remain safe? I would like to
> use my Sunpak 422D on my E-500. I have measured the foot voltage
> potential at ~11 volts which seems pretty low compared to others I've
> heard. Also, when used in Normal Auto Mode, do I have to use the
> standard foot or is the dedicated OM foot OK? Thanks.
>
>
>
> Charlie
>
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