300D and Nissin Flashgun

Hi guys, I'm new here and would be grateful for a little advice if it's ok.

I have just bought a Canon 300D (I'm British) and I was wondering if it's safe to use my old Nissin 360TW Flash (Ancient I know!) with my camera.

I've read that the strobe voltage is about 10.5v and it doesnt seem to damage the camera but what about in the long run?

Thanks in advance

Welcome to the forum.

As a general rule, third party flashes can only be used in manual mode. It will not work with the E-TTL metering in your camera.

Someone else will have to comment on the voltage issue.

Here is something about the trigger voltage.

Canon EOS cameras are made for 6 volt. Using a flash with a higher voltage may damage the camera. It can destroy the camera immediately or slowly. I wouldn't use that funky Nissin flash if I were you.

" Note that the damage to the camera can be subtle and cumulative - simply hooking up the flash and seeing if it works is no guarantee that the high voltage isn’t slowly damaging your camera’s flash circuit - arcing and pitting connectors and breaking down internal components. (of course, Canon is probably being a bit conservative with its 6 volt limit, so you might not be taking a huge risk if the voltage of your flash unit is a tiny bit over) Note also that the power supply used by the flash is irrelevant - it has no bearing on the trigger voltage. Many Canon Speedlite flash units, for example, can use high voltage battery packs but they still have low trigger voltages. And portable battery-powered flash units may require 6 volts in battery power but nonetheless may step up the trigger voltage considerably."

Wow, thanks gents for the rapid response, it's as though i dialled 999, hehe..

Well ok, looks like i had better put the Nissin into the junk museum i have in the loft

Take care..