Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
Matthias,
According Canon, their cameras support a hotshoe maximum voltage of 6 volt. If the hotshoe is tyristhor controlled, may or maynot fulfill this requirement, so the best way to be sure is measuring it with a Voltmeter.
Once sure the voltage is okay, most flashes work with the Canons, but do not expect eTTL II or similar. They work in manual mode or in beam cutoff mode in the best cases. I use a Vivitar FD550 flash with my 350D. To avoid interferences, I put a small square piece of film in the hotshoe, with a small hole in the middle (to allow connect the middle contact).
This blocks the data/control signals on the other pins.
Then you have to set the shutter speed and aperture based on distance, according the table that almost all the flash units carry in the backside.
Jes.
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dakoo
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Posts: 603
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dakoo wrote:
i can suggest u an alternative,
buy v3 remote wireless flash triggers,
u can use upto 4/16 flashes.. off the camera.
And be sure that any flash works no need to worry about damage to body.. 
And they are very cheap from china 
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