Slave flash trigger for FZ-7

[amd6547]

I would like to use a slave flash with my FZ-7, which, as you know, has no shoe or synch cord.

I have a perfectly good Vivitar SMS 40D flash from my film camera days, and was thinking of using a slave flash trigger with a bracket I already have. Would the Vivitar SL-2 triggerbe an appropriate choice? Or, can anyone suggest another alternative?

I was going to just buy a slave flash, but the old vivitar I already have works great.

If a new slave flash is the only choice, What is a good, reasonably priced alternative?

[seemolf]

These FZs have a measuring preflash even in manual mode!

(this should be called "cheap slave reduction")

So we (FZ5, FZ7 ...) need a clever slave, triggering on the second flash.

This is discussed in many places (even the FZ1 FAQ!)-example:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...228&page=1

Look for linuxworks in this thread - he uses a part from sunpak.

There are also some DIY tricks, as you can see here:

http://people.freenet.de/seemolf/light.html

....after all, it is a shame, that these expensive cameras do not have a flash connector.

Sven

[amd6547]

Thanks for the response, Sven, very helpful.

The sunpak unit shown looks like a good bet.

Jeff