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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