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a20010494 · Oct 11, 2007, 9:18 PM

Hi, i bought an eos 350d and looking around my house, i found my dad's old flash, a National pe-280c, i tried it and it worked, the only thing is that photos looked really overexposed, but the thing is, is it ok to use my cam with that old flash? and if its ok, how can i get better results?
Thank you all.

geriatric · Nov 21, 2007, 6:39 AM

a20010494 wrote:

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Hi, i bought an eos 350d and looking around my house, i found my dad's old flash, a National pe-280c, i tried it and it worked, the only thing is that photos looked really overexposed, but the thing is, is it ok to use my cam with that old flash? and if its ok, how can i get better results?
Thank you all.

Me, I would bin it.

JimC · Nov 21, 2007, 8:17 AM

You need to check the trigger voltage if you don't want to damage your camera. Some of the National flash models have user reported trigger voltages as high as 270 volts.

Trigger Voltage Limits with Modern Digital Cameras

As for exposure, it's probably a manual flash. So, you'd need to shoot in manual exposure mode and adjust your ISO speed and aperture to match the distances shown on the flash scale for a given camera setting combination. But, I'd make sure it's safe by measuring it's trigger voltage first unless you want to fry your camera.

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Oct 11, 2007, 9:18 PM	#1
a20010494 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	Hi, i bought an eos 350d and looking around my house, i found my dad's old flash, a National pe-280c, i tried it and it worked, the only thing is that photos looked really overexposed, but the thing is, is it ok to use my cam with that old flash? and if its ok, how can i get better results? Thank you all.

Nov 21, 2007, 8:17 AM	#3
JimC Administrator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Savannah, GA (USA) Posts: 22,378	You need to check the trigger voltage if you don't want to damage your camera. Some of the National flash models have user reported trigger voltages as high as 270 volts. Trigger Voltage Limits with Modern Digital Cameras As for exposure, it's probably a manual flash. So, you'd need to shoot in manual exposure mode and adjust your ISO speed and aperture to match the distances shown on the flash scale for a given camera setting combination. But, I'd make sure it's safe by measuring it's trigger voltage first unless you want to fry your camera.