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PEDRO TRONCOSO
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 19:56
I NEED A SIMPLE CIRCUIT TO REDUCE VOLTAGE OF SINCHRO CABLES OF MY OLD AND RELIABLE STUDIO FLASHES. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN BRAZILIAN PHOTO MAGAZINE THAT TERRIFIED ME . ACORDING TO THE ARTICLE, I CANT USE MY DIGITAL CANONS WITH A SYNCHRO VOLTAGE HIGHER THAN 6 VOLTS. I SENT A E-MAIL TO CANON, AND THEY CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION FOR THE REBEL 300D. I OWN SEVERAL DIFERENT BRAND STUDIO FLASHES WITH A VARIETY OF SYNCHRO VOLTAGES AND THIS INFORMATION IS TERRORIFIC FOR ME. HERE IN BRAZIL, PHOTO GEAR IS REALLY EXPENSIVE AND I CAN'T TAKE ANY RISK, BESIDES, I DON'T WANT TO USE RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES, COULD ANYBODY HELP ME? I WANT A VOLTAGE REDUCER, VARIABLE IF POSSIBLE, TO ATACH BETWEEN DE SYNC. CABLE AND THE FLASH UNIT.
THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Headcase650
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 20:01
You need a wein safe sync. It fits on your 300D's hot shoe and has a pc port on the side. It will reduce any flash units sync voltage to 6 volts and is less than $50 US dollars.

PEDRO TRONCOSO
10th of July 2005 (Sun), 20:24
THANKS, I'LL TRY TO FIND THIS IN BRAZIL.You need a wein safe sync. It fits on your 300D's hot shoe and has a pc port on the side. It will reduce any flash units sync voltage to 6 volts and is less than $50 US dollars.