Re: flash for stereo-realist

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Professor George (simple sig) Themelis instructs:

>Many flashes today are dedicated for specific camera systems.  You do not
>need this feature.

OK you dragged it out of me.  I've been suppressing this question pending
discovery of all my manuals for my SLR equipment, which were misplaced
during a rushed camera bag upgrade.

Suppose what you already have is a flash dedicated for a specific camera
system, and the users' guide has warnings to the effect that if you use
the flash on any other camera, you will trigger the apocalypse, be zapped
with 4 jillion volts, ignite a thermonuclear explosion in your equipment,
and generally expericence various and sundry other undesirable after
effects.  OK, maybe the warning wasn't quite that strong...that's why I
was trying to find the guide before posting.  But my recollection was that
the flash and/or camera could/would be damaged/ruined if not used on the
system it was designed for.

I realize the fully automatic features will be lost, but the question is:
is it safe to use a modern, computerized, system-specific flash unit on a
50s stereo camera like the Realist?  The specific flash in question is a
Nikon SB24, if that matters.

Thanks,
Paul Talbot


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