Panasonic FZ5

Since the camera has no hot shoe, has anyone found a slave unit that
will work with it? Can a flash unit with a PC cord work on the PC
conection on the camera? The manual only gives instructions for
connecting to a printer or pc. No mention of connecting to a flash and
I don't want to blow anything out in the camera.

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Since the camera has no hot shoe, has anyone found a slave unit that
will work with it? Can a flash unit with a PC cord work on the PC
conection on the camera? The manual only gives instructions for
connecting to a printer or pc. No mention of connecting to a flash and
I don't want to blow anything out in the camera.


The PC connection for a flash is a dedicated conector for an external flsh
unit.

It has NOTHING to do with any connector that connects to a computer (also
sometimes called a pc).

Look at the specifications for the camera (or look at the camera if you have
it) the "PC" connector for a flash is a small round hole with (usually) a
small "lightning bolt" insignia or icon on or near it.'


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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

Mine just says "D.C. in 8.4 volts" so I guess I am limited to finding a
slave unit that will work with the camera.

It's unfortunate that Panasonic doesn't have any sort of on line
support.

Thanks for the help.

In article . com,
says...
Mine just says "D.C. in 8.4 volts" so I guess I am limited to finding a
slave unit that will work with the camera.

It's unfortunate that Panasonic doesn't have any sort of on line
support.

Thanks for the help.



That means it doesnt have a PC connector for flash.. your only option is to
use a slave working off the built in flash.


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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

"Larry" wrote in message
.net...
In article . com,
says...
Mine just says "D.C. in 8.4 volts" so I guess I am limited to finding a
slave unit that will work with the camera.

It's unfortunate that Panasonic doesn't have any sort of on line
support.

Thanks for the help.



That means it doesnt have a PC connector for flash.. your only option is
to
use a slave working off the built in flash.


--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

You should take a look at Metz slave systems, I use one and am totally happy
with it.

http://www.metz.de/en/photo_electronics/

Robert

I appreciate your recommendation on the Metz. I bought a 28 CS-2, and
it is a beautiful piece of equipment. Compact, light-weight, and even
has a built in swivel base (folds up when not in use) to attach to the
camera. It also has settings for preflash (focus) and red eye
preflash. Unfortunately I can't see any difference between the
exposure with or without the Metz unit, which would seem to indicate
that the slave is going off either before the shutter opens or after it
closes. Do you know if the FZ5 uses a focus preflash? I am reasonably
certain that it does, but the manual doesn't address this.

(My thanks also to Larry on the P.C question.)