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I have a Sunpack 433AF for Canon flash that I have been using for some
years with a Rebel XS film camera. I recently bought a Rebel XT D
digital (which, incidentally, I like very much). The XT does not
recognize that the flash is attached when I insert it into the hot
shoe. I checked that (a) the flash still works perfectly on the film
camera and (b) a Canon flash marketed specifically as an accessory to
its digital line works perfectly on the XT, so it is not a defective
part causing the XT problem.
A camera store salesman told me that it is a design problem. The film
and digital Rebels have different voltages on the main hot shoe pin.
Can anyone verify this?
Can you suggest a way, short of buying a new flash (I can think of
that myself), of mating the 433AF and the XT D?
Thanks, Bob
I have a Sunpack 433AF for Canon flash that I have been using for some
years with a Rebel XS film camera. I recently bought a Rebel XT D
digital (which, incidentally, I like very much). The XT does not
recognize that the flash is attached when I insert it into the hot
shoe. I checked that (a) the flash still works perfectly on the film
camera and (b) a Canon flash marketed specifically as an accessory to
its digital line works perfectly on the XT, so it is not a defective
part causing the XT problem.
A camera store salesman told me that it is a design problem. The film
and digital Rebels have different voltages on the main hot shoe pin.
Can anyone verify this?
Can you suggest a way, short of buying a new flash (I can think of
that myself), of mating the 433AF and the XT D?
Thanks, Bob