"PC sync socket" for flash
Just bought a Voigtlander (Voigtländer) Vitomatic I rangefinder,
originally sold in the very late 1950s and very early 1960s. Several websites say it has a pc sync socket for flash. A Google search on "pc sync socket" did not readily reveal whether that term is a universal standard, permitting me to use any flash described as such on the camera. Nor did I find any information about whether any and all inexpensive electronic flashes existed that had such a sync and/or might work on the camera. (By the way, I have a flash from the period that was apparently used with the camera, an Agfalux, but while the 22.5V battery is still sold by Radio Shack, the #5 flash bulbs are expensive enough to warrant a CALL! in the price column of the internet's premier flash bulb supplier. While I might like to try old flash bulbs under limited circumstances, I'd like to make this a working indoor, as well as outdoor, camera, at minimum expense. Which rules out flash bulbs.) Can anyone explain whether I can use any flash unit described as having a "pc sync socket" on this camera? Jeff Edwards (Please do not reply directly to my email address). |
Jeff Edwards wrote:
Just bought a Voigtlander (Voigtl=C3=A4nder) Vitomatic I rangefinder, originally sold in the very late 1950s and very early 1960s. Several websites say it has a pc sync socket for flash. A Google search on "pc sync socket" did not readily reveal whether that term is a universal standard, permitting me to use any flash described as such on the camera. Nor did I find any information about whether any and all inexpensive electronic flashes existed that had such a sync and/or might work on the camera. =20 =20 Can anyone explain whether I can use any flash unit described as having a "pc sync socket" on this camera? =20 You need a flash that provides a pc sync cable connection. One problem = is which connector.=20 http://www.paramountcords.com/ Look at pictures.=20 You should be able to connect any flash. Modern cameras have issues with high voltage but you won't have to worry about that. Does the camer= a have a cold shoe? Or some other way of mounting the flash? Or do you need something with a bracket?=20 You mentioned bulbs I think. Does the camera have both a X and a M connection? You need to use X. M is for bulbs. Nick |
Jeff Edwards wrote:
Just bought a Voigtlander (Voigtl=C3=A4nder) Vitomatic I rangefinder, originally sold in the very late 1950s and very early 1960s. Several websites say it has a pc sync socket for flash. A Google search on "pc sync socket" did not readily reveal whether that term is a universal standard, permitting me to use any flash described as such on the camera. Nor did I find any information about whether any and all inexpensive electronic flashes existed that had such a sync and/or might work on the camera. =20 =20 Can anyone explain whether I can use any flash unit described as having a "pc sync socket" on this camera? =20 You need a flash that provides a pc sync cable connection. One problem = is which connector.=20 http://www.paramountcords.com/ Look at pictures.=20 You should be able to connect any flash. Modern cameras have issues with high voltage but you won't have to worry about that. Does the camer= a have a cold shoe? Or some other way of mounting the flash? Or do you need something with a bracket?=20 You mentioned bulbs I think. Does the camera have both a X and a M connection? You need to use X. M is for bulbs. Nick |
Jeff Edwards wrote:
Just bought a Voigtlander (Voigtl?nder) Vitomatic I rangefinder, originally sold in the very late 1950s and very early 1960s. Several websites say it has a pc sync socket for flash. A Google search on "pc sync socket" did not readily reveal whether that term is a universal standard, permitting me to use any flash described as such on the camera. Nor did I find any information about whether any and all inexpensive electronic flashes existed that had such a sync and/or might work on the camera. The pc (Prontor-Compur) flash connector is a universal standard. There were a couple of competing standards in the 1950s, but every camera nowadays uses either a pc socket or a hot shoe connection or both. Most flashes should have a cable socket on them to which you can connect a cord with a pc connector. The connector at the flash end can vary with the flash manufacturer, but the connector at the camera end is always the same. You can also get an adaptor with a hot shoe on top which fits into your camera's "cold" accessory shoe and has a short wire which you can plug into the pc socket on your shutter. Any large camera store (and some small ones) should be able to get what you need. You can enter item #s KAPCHSAQ and HAPCHSA on the B&H photo website www.bhphotovideo.com if you want to know what they look like or to order one. Your camera has a leaf shutter and will sync properly at all shutter speeds. Best of luck Peter. -- |
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