sunpack flash - can i use on my canon rebel?

Hey everyone

A friend gave me a Sunpack Auto 355AF hot shoe external flash but am having
trouble getting it to sync up with my Canon Rebel XT. Can they work together?
Is there some secret? I know the flash works, just can't quite get it to
work correctly.

Thanks.

Grace

"graceface" u27627@uwe writes:
A friend gave me a Sunpack Auto 355AF hot shoe external flash but am
having trouble getting it to sync up with my Canon Rebel XT. Can
they work together? Is there some secret? I know the flash works,
just can't quite get it to work correctly.

Don't know about that specific model, but i think it is a dedicated
TTL flash (like Canon's EZ series). In that case it is not compatible
with the E-TTL control system of your Rebel.

It may still work in manual mode, but only at full blast, and
you may have to use a pc-adapter to connect it (or tape over
the non-compatible contacts in the shoe).

More about using oddball flashes on Canon's he
http://hannemyr.com/photo/flash.html
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graceface wrote:
A friend gave me a Sunpack Auto 355AF hot shoe external flash but am having
trouble getting it to sync up with my Canon Rebel XT. Can they work together?
Is there some secret? I know the flash works, just can't quite get it to
work correctly.

You can try Sigma EF 500 DG for E-TTL, or Sunpak 383 for non-TTL auto.

http://digitcamera.tripod.com/#flash