Timeline for Can I use a high-voltage flash with the Cactus v5 trigger that is mounted on the camera?
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| Dec 7, 2018 at 15:01 | vote | accept | Saaru Lindestøkke | ||
| Dec 9, 2015 at 16:37 | history | edited | mattdm |
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| Apr 15, 2014 at 20:06 | answer | added | inkista | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 23, 2014 at 23:08 | comment | added | BrianH | First off why would you want direct lighting on your subject? good for forensics and macro work and thats about it LOL I have an old strobeframe that I attach to the camera base and the flash on the other side so I have it all in one unit still use the V5's wirelessly. I use old Sunpak 611's. There are also many aftermarket TTL flashes out there now under 75.00 for your camera. | |
| Jul 24, 2013 at 12:19 | comment | added | Zach | You could probably hook up a voltmeter to the hotshoe on your Cactus v5 while you fire the flash (from the camera, not the test button on the flash as they might work differently) to see if any dangerous voltage is there. That's still no guarantee, but it's a start. | |
| Jul 15, 2013 at 2:03 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackPhotos/status/356594835743981568 | ||
| Jul 15, 2013 at 1:56 | comment | added | user2719 | Well, the top hot-shoe is not a simple pass-through, and I can't see an electrical path back to the base shoe from the switched shoe (or mini plug) except for the ground, so it should be safe in theory. Am I going to tell you to test it on your camera for giggles? Nope. | |
| Jul 13, 2013 at 16:44 | history | asked | Saaru Lindestøkke | CC BY-SA 3.0 |