50d-boy Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Just a bit of information. I measured the voltage of my Speedlite 199A andfound that it hovers at 3.99V. This is lower than the 4.99v stated on:http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html and is also well below the 6Vmaximum. It's not E-TTL 1 or 2, but the manual settings along with the diffuser producesome decent results, and the exposure is certainly adjustable. It's old schoolbut it works. I'll post a few pictures when I get a chance. Vindication for those of us who took a bath on the switch from the T-series/FDsystems to EOS/EF. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_fox Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 20d can trigger a flash with a voltage of up to 250V, so almost anything works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 ... so long as it isn't a TTL flash, since there is no in camera metering of flash during exposure. TTL flashes won't even fire - the camera detects TTL operation is required and ignores the flash. Autoflashes (self metering) and manual flashes work fine, as do E-TTL compatible ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emwalker Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 That's my setup... still in the bath from the switch, but I'm not ready to ditch my FD gear yet. It's gonna be a stretch before I'm ready to invest $350 in a new 'modern' flash! I've had pretty good results with the combo using the 199a for fill in sunlight, but good luck getting good results balancing in low light- same as the old school. I have two 199a units, and I'm itching to get a wireless synch system so I can use them as mini strobes off camera, since the on-camera flash still looks like on-camera flash. Good luck, and I'll be interested to see your results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50d-boy Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 here's a sample<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_b__south_africa_ Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I've had excellent results with a 199A on a 300D, a 350D and a 30D. Sometimes I even think that the old thyristor auto flash exposes just as well as the fancy E-TTL II system. I've got several vintage flashguns, and I've equipped them with optical slave triggers. Since some of the flashes have manual power adjustment, it makes for quite a flexible portable lighting setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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