Vivitar 252 flash Compatible ? -- Flash and Studio Lighting in photography-on-the.net forums

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Feb 20, 2006 11:00 | #1

Found old Vivitar 252 flash in closet. Will this work on 350D? Sorry if this is a silly question. Antique roadshow material ?

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Feb 20, 2006 13:36 | #2

In manual mode. IIRC, that may be an auto-thyristor one, which has its own sensor to cut off the flash when it's reached the proper exposure. So you'd set shutter and aperture on the camera.

The 350D can handle virtually all trigger voltage levels, so a Safe Sync isn't needed, although earlier Canon digital SLRs did need this.

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Feb 20, 2006 15:12 as a reply to @ Jon's post | #3

Thanks... I'll give it a try for fun... I did manage to find manual in net.

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