question on hot shoe to pc synch adapter

[paraau]

do i need to be concerned about voltages when using/shopping for hot shoe to pc adapters? as long as they work they are fine or are there any concerns like with the voltages when it comes to off camera flashes?

sorry for the dumb question... but i'll probably be asking more later :-(

[PacAce]

If the flash is off-camera and not connected to the camera via a long sync cable, then there's no concern about voltage as far as the camera is concerned. However, if you are using an RF remote unit to trigger the flash, then, yes, you will still need to check the voltage to make sure it is within the tolerance of the remote unit.

The hotshoe adapter itself is nothing more than a port converter of sort and does not have any electronics built into it so you need not be concerned about high voltages there.

[paraau]

If the flash is off-camera and not connected to the camera via a long sync cable, then there's no concern about voltage as far as the camera is concerned. However, if you are using an RF remote unit to trigger the flash, then, yes, you will still need to check the voltage to make sure it is within the tolerance of the remote unit.

so it's ok to use a high voltage flash if it is off-camera and i'm using an optical slave sensor to trigger the off-camera flash?

what is an 'rf remote unit'?

The hotshoe adapter itself is nothing more than a port converter of sort and does not have any electronics built into it so you need not be concerned about high voltages there.

thank you!

[PacAce]

so it's ok to use a high voltage flash if it is off-camera and i'm using an optical slave sensor to trigger the off-camera flash?

what is an 'rf remote unit'?



thank you!

If the optical slave can handle the high voltage, then you're good to go. You'll need to check if the slave can handle the high voltage, though, to make sure but most of them can without a problem.

An RF remote unit is any radio remote triggering device such as the Pocket Wizard Plus II, Elinchrom Skyport, Alien Bees Cybersync, etc.

[40Dude6aedyk]

RF = radio frequency

[paraau]

However, if you are using an RF remote unit to trigger the flash, then, yes, you will still need to check the voltage to make sure it is within the tolerance of the remote unit.

To confirm that I understand, I only need to make sure that the RF remote unit can handle the voltage of the flash unit. The camera itself should be fine?

[PacAce]

To confirm that I understand, I only need to make sure that the RF remote unit can handle the voltage of the flash unit. The camera itself should be fine?

Yes, that is correct because the flash is not connected directly to the camera.

[paraau]

THANKS!