Adapting dedicated flash

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I have a Godox flash for my Panasonic M43 camera, and I'm wondering if it'll fit the Canon and Fuji in manual mode? I intend to try but I'd like assurance it won't fry a circuit before going ahead.
 

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You need to be careful with the pins on the bottom of the flash and top of the flash shoe.
A remote trigger of some kind would be a good idea.
 

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Put a piece of thin tape on the bottom of the hot shoe to insulate all the pins. Cut a hole for the center pin. That would work. However the other pins may not in the same places and you don't need to do this.
 
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Well, I've tried it on the X-Pro1 and the Canon 5D and both work with the Godox in manual mode. Physically, the pins aren't an issue, the flash lock requires a number of turns to engage shoe contacts. The question is whether the flash is sending duff info to the camera's central processor which may confuse it. I assume only the central pin is doing the hard work, so I can cut out a simple blanking sheet for the rest.
 
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