"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
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belto wrote:
I am now the proud owner of the Canon EOS350D.
I also have my old Pentax AF200S Dedicated Flash used on film
photography. I would like to use this until I can upgrade
Specifications state that it will operate on any Hot Shoe Camera.
I have also read that I should be careful with the flash in case the
voltage is too high and may damage my DSLR.
I would appreciate any comments on my particular dilemma

If you check out the following website you will see that your Pentax gun
has
a trigger voltage of only 7.65 volts and can therefore do no harm to your
new camera.

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

Dennis.




But according to that website, Canon states their cameras are only safe up
to 6V. I definitely wouldn't chance it. Besides, unless it's an
independent Auto flash, it won't work properly anyway unless it has a full
manual mode. Personally though, I'd check the voltage myself before even
trying it.

Mark