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Feb 09, 2009 14:33 |  #1

I've just bought an old Pentax ME Super SLR for a bit of fun shooting b&w film. I was going to buy a cheap flash unit off ebay but I was wondering if my 430EX II would work with the Pentax? I don't think there is much risk of the Pentax getting fried but I'm more worried about the 430EX II getting damaged.

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Feb 09, 2009 17:16 |  #2

It would only work in manual mode.

You're better off with an old automatic flash such as one of the vintage Vivitar models.

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Feb 10, 2009 00:03 as a reply to  @ Curtis N's post |  #3

Thanks for that :cool:

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