flash for mamiya pro sd

[arthur_bunda1]

what kind of flas i can use for my rb? right now i only have canon

550ex and 420. do i need special cord to attach to my rb or slave

unit? can i use canon triggering device or can you recomend me a

trigerring device and flash for my rb? thanks

[jim_seaman]

Arthur,

 

Pretty much any flash that can be triggered using a flash sync cord will work. Its a cold shoe design and there is no interface built in between the camera and the flash save for the triggering itself.

 

I've used a sunpak 383, an old, low-powered vivitar (to trigger the slave on my external flash unit) and a nikon dedicated 3rd party flash with a cold shoe adapter. Off camera I use a Balcar 1200a with 3 a maximum of flash heads.

 

Before or during the flash purchase, buy a flash meter. I've not taken a poorly exposed flash photo since I got my gossen luna pro f (unless you count the times that I forget to connect the sync cord... :) )

 

Regards,

 

Jim Seaman