Do I need a special flash for my Nikon Digital Camera?

guru2u

I need a larger flash for my Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital Camera with a hot shoe, and would love to be able to use the trusty Vivitar Thrysistor 283 that worked so well with my old SLR, but the Nikon manual warns that flashes not specifically made for Nikon Digital Cameras may damage the camera through some kind of electronic feedback. Are they just trying to sell me a $300 flash unit, or is this a valid concern?

Answer
Yup, it is possible for an old flash to fry a camera due to the trigger voltages. You can check this site for more info on that http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html. Cross reference your flash against the table there.

In any case, using an older flash would probably mean a loss of i-ttl (for nikon) or e-ttl (for canon). You would need to use auto/manual flash then. In addition, the camera may also act funny (e.g. my old metz on my canon 20D will always give me a 1/200 f5.6 on program mode. I have to use it in manual mode instead.

Canon V Nikon?

youngman54

Having come from a Minolta 9000 35mm film Camera to a Nikon 4500 which I use for Digiscoping. I am about to enter the Digital SLR world. a Nikon D200 or a Canon EOS5D I do a lot of Makro photography but also require the sub 1/4000sec speed for moving subjects

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CANON

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