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Flash for Fuji S9500

  • 14-12-2006 6:33pm
    #1
    nutzboutstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭


    Apologies for the newbie question!
    I have a Fujifilm S9500 at the moment, and unfortunately it does not support i-ttl from the hotshoe. I am looking for a good flash, canon or nikon, as I'm thinking of upgrading in the new year. I've been looking online at Nikon SB-24's and the like just as an entry point. But with prices similar to what you could pay for a new speedlite, I thought I could do with some advise. Any recommendations?

    If anyone out there has some experience with pc-sync'ing, is it possible to use a pc-sync connection to another flash (such as nikon) to take advantage of more advanced features?


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  • #2
    digitalbeginner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭digitalbeginner


    nutzboutstuff wrote:
    is it possible to use a pc-sync connection to another flash (such as nikon) to take advantage of more advanced features?
    As far as I'm aware the answer is no. Dedicated flashguns need a dedicated hotshoe so the camera can talk to it. The 9500 doesn't have this. A dedicated hotshoe and the foot of a dedicated flash gun have up to 5 separate contacts, your Fuji just has the middle round contact which only fires the flash while the missing ones are the key communications channels for dedicated flash. My understanding is that a PC-Sync socket is just the middle round contact extended on to a cable that helps fire the flash off camera.

    This is a long way to say that dedication is controlled by the camera while a pc-sync connection just fires the flash, leaving it up to the flash to measure the exposure. Be careful with flash guns though, the wrong ones could fry your camera by putting too much voltage through the hot shoe! Have a look at this link to see if it's a problem with any particular flash you're thinking of for your Fuji: http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html


  • #3
    nutzboutstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭nutzboutstuff


    Well I was thinking along the lines of a sigma flash. To be honest, I think i might just wait until I get a new camera, I have used a canon 420ex on there, and in manual mode it seems to work fine. Triggers alright. The S9500 seems to be happy taking up to 400V trigger, so something like the sigma above triggers at about 6V so I'm sure that wouldn't pose a problem.

    Operating your flash in manual mode would be an absolute pain in the ass normally, but until I get a better camera, it'll be a learning experience.


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