DEBORAH A : Will this work on a Sony a77m2?WILLIAM S : Yes the A77ii has the standard shoe not the old Minolta style shoe.DEBORAH A : Nevermind...a77m2 has one built in...
Shopper : can this item be used on a nikon d7000? I have an old Metz 45CT-1 flash with lots of voltage.WILLIAM S : Yes. Sorry for the delay.ADRIAN W : Dear "A Shopper",
I do not have any background in 'Electronics', as such I cannot answer any technical questions about voltages, etc. Having said that....
I have an old "Norman 202" (2) light system that my Grandfather gave me in 1970'ish. Just last year, My Wood Carving group was having a Wood Carving Show and wanted me to Photograph all of the pieces entered and the winners of the awards as well. I was concerned that I would have Voltage surge problems that would "Burn out" my camera.
I called "Nikon" to ask if my "Nikon 5100" would be safe if I used the that old but well kept lighting system along with the "Flashpoint Safe-Sync Hot Shoe". No one at Nikon could give me a direct answer.
Then I called the "Norman" lighting company and put the same question to them. They did not even have a record of my "Norman 202 lighting system" in their computer and could not tell me anything either.
I called "Adorama" and asked if the "Flashpoint Safe-Sync Hot Shoe with PC Socket" would work with my "Nikon 5100". I was assured that it would work just fine but could not tell me if it would stop any potential problems with my "Norman" lights. It would just depend on how much voltage might be involved.
In the end, I just "bit the bullet" and bought the "Flashpoint Safe-Sync Hot Shoe with PC Socket", being the only way to sync my lights/umbrellas to the camera. It worked very well and my Nikon 5100 camera did not suffer any damage from the Norman lights, (I could not tell you if there was even a surge problem with the system and sync cords, not knowing how to check for one).
I am quite satisfied with this "Flashpoint" product and would recommend it to others in my predicament. It attaches very securely and gave me the much needed PC Socket that Nikon somehow failed to put on my D5100 camera.
Happy shooting!
AdrianMARLON MCNEILL S : This will work all hot shoe mount flashes… may they be dedicator or not. I've used my vivtar 283 and it worked fine. It is my understanding, if it fits a hot shoe it will work.KARL S : In my experience, yes, you should be able to. I use this product on the D800 at the moment, and have used it with the D300 and D7000. According to Nikon's literature, even their new cameras are supposed to be able to handle the voltage of older strobes, but I (like you apparently) don't want to take any chances. I have a dozen (literally) older strobes that I still use, thanks to this product.BILL B : I use mine on a canon 5d mark ii with an older sunpak 3200 which also has a high voltage No issues yetEUGENE R : Works great I use it with old Sunpak 522 and 544. Also use it with 400 watt second system.SAM H : not sure about your paticular model, but, I use a Metz 60CT-4 with a D80, a D3300, a N80 and do use the Safe Sync with no problems. Have been informed that Nikon's are good up to a max voltage of 250 and also that the trigger voltage on the Metz flashes are low enough to be in the "SAFE" zone, but research everything to be on the safe side. Metz and Nikon botth answer equipment technical questions completly and quickly.CAREY C : Sorry I don't know, I use canon
Shopper : 1) Will this safe-sync hot shoe enable an older Vivitar 283 flash usable on a Fujifilm XE-1 camera either directly on the hotshoe or with the PC sync?
2) How does this Safe-Sync adapter compare to the Wein Safe-Sync in terms of quality and reliabity?EUGENE R : I bought to of them because I was concerned that my Sunpak 522's woyuld cook my camera's which are Canon 60D and 70 D's. This workds fine and doesn't allow the older higher voltage overload to hit the camera!MARLON MCNEILL S : I purchased this sync shoe for my Canon 6D which does not come with PC sync terminal… the only model I have used by Canon that don't. Instantly, I was able to use my off camera lighting and Qflash once attached to the camera. As to what other equipment it works with, I can not comment. It has been my experience, most of Flashpoint accessories work find with professional level equipment… it's the low level equipment you may experience an issue with… such as a missing PC sync terminal. With that being said, I see no reason why the world know Vivitar 283 should not work with the PC sync or hot shoe.YUSUF I : I do not know how it would work with the cameras you named.
I use it on a Nikon 70 & Nikon 200 on the camera hot Shoe with no problems.KARL S : Yes. I have seven 283s and I use these to safe sync with modern gear.
