Sunpak 4000AF Flash

[holycow57]

A friend of mine has offered me a Sunpak Power Zoom 4000AF flash for my Digital Rebel. I have heard there are only certain flashes that work with DR.

Is this one of them?

Thanks for the help.

Randy :lol:

[bluebomberx]

No. Canon DSLRs require E-TTL flashes for automatic exposure. You can, however, use the flash in auto-thyristor mode. In this mode, the flash calculates the exposure. It may cause lock-ups as well.

[blackviolet]

it won't work 'automatically', as in it won't give you the proper exposure with the camera. for this, you need a lens which is canon ettl compatible.

it will, however, work fine in manual mode and not *too* bad in 'P' mode. i have the pz5000af as a slave on my bracket to my sigma. i've tested it by itself and you can get some decent results if you're patient and understand exposures pretty well.

[wbk666]

so i can safely use the sunpack 4000AF on my canon eos 350d but only in manual? well its better than nothing until i can afford a e-ttl supporting flash
ive read conflicting reports about trigger voltages
it says its fine here http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
but i read elsewhere it fries someones nikon

[SGS]

Sorry to disappoint you. I have an EOS 350D and a Sunpak PZ4000AF (from my EOS 50E days). This flash is incompatible with the Digital EOS cameras and it simply won't work at all. I'm saving up for a Speedlite 420 or 430EX now.

[ecub]

I found this thread searching about my old Sunpak 4000AF. I know it's an old thread, but I thought I would comment for future reference. I tried using the Sunpak 400af on my 7D and it would only fire on the 2nd curtain. I just received a Yongnuo RF-602 wireless transmitter/receiver and used it on the flash and found it to work perfectly. So instead of selling my old flash, I now can add it to my other flashes, but only using the wireless trigger.