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POLAROID Question: Converting OneStep (SX-70) flash contacts to PC sync
Does anyone know of a commercially available converter from the
flashbar contacts to a standard PC cord, so the camera could be used with studio lighting? I am talking about the OneStep model that takes SX70 and is white with the green and red stripes in the middle. Thanks in advance. |
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hassy_user wrote:
Does anyone know of a commercially available converter from the flashbar contacts to a standard PC cord, so the camera could be used with studio lighting? I am talking about the OneStep model that takes SX70 and is white with the green and red stripes in the middle. Thanks in advance. Paramount is likely you're best bet. They'll make almost anything. http://www.paramountcords.com/Custom.asp Nick |
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hassy_user wrote:
Does anyone know of a commercially available converter from the flashbar contacts to a standard PC cord, so the camera could be used with studio lighting? I am talking about the OneStep model that takes SX70 and is white with the green and red stripes in the middle. Thanks in advance. Paramount is likely you're best bet. They'll make almost anything. http://www.paramountcords.com/Custom.asp Nick |
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Thanks Nick. That was a good idea, but unfortunately they don't have
Polaroid tips listed as a custom option. I will email them anyway to see if they can put something together. |
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In article . com,
hassy_user wrote: Thanks Nick. That was a good idea, but unfortunately they don't have Polaroid tips listed as a custom option. I will email them anyway to see if they can put something together. did they make an electronic flash for that camera or was it just flashbulbs? if they didn't you will need to deal with the flash sync difference between a flash bulb and electronic flash. that is going to be a little trickier than finding just a cable... |
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In article . com,
hassy_user wrote: Thanks Nick. That was a good idea, but unfortunately they don't have Polaroid tips listed as a custom option. I will email them anyway to see if they can put something together. did they make an electronic flash for that camera or was it just flashbulbs? if they didn't you will need to deal with the flash sync difference between a flash bulb and electronic flash. that is going to be a little trickier than finding just a cable... |
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I think that's why it's so hard to find. I've seen pics of the adapter
online, but no one has any for sale. The SX-70/OneStep/Pronto cameras use either flash bars or a Polatronic flash (aftermarket electronic flashes also available). I just bought a Polatronic on ebay, and can use that to slave my Lumedynes, but the adapter would be simpler. |
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I think you'll need more that just a flash cord. Since you are going from a
flash bulb to an electronic flash you'll need a delay, else the electronic flash will fire while the shutter is still opening and get underexposure. Google it someone has made something similar, maybe even Polaroid. http://www.chemie.unibas.ch/~holder/SX_adapter.html not very informative but a start try this: http://www.chemie.unibas.ch/~holder/flashbar.html same guy but more general http://www.chemie.unibas.ch/~holder/SX70.html -- darkroommike ---------- "hassy_user" wrote in message ups.com... Does anyone know of a commercially available converter from the flashbar contacts to a standard PC cord, so the camera could be used with studio lighting? I am talking about the OneStep model that takes SX70 and is white with the green and red stripes in the middle. Thanks in advance. |
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