bantam rf and other cameras that have aold kodak shutter

[removed account4]

i recently acquired a bantam rf and hoped to stick a flash to work with it
BUT i realize the flash post looks different than what i am used to !

it isn't a normal PC post ( femal or male ) but something that took a
"kodak b-c flash pack" .. the sync i have seen before but never bothered to
learn anything about it .. it looks like it has a spring inside
and a little metal rod that pokes out .. the original outside might be missing.
can i just attach a normal flash sync to it and it will work ? i imagine there isn't much
to fry in a camera like this , and i might as well try ... i figure i'd ask some of
the folks who know way more than me first !

thanks
john

 

[Ian Grant]

I think you mean the bayonet type flash post, I have one on the Epsilon shutter of a British made 101mm Ektar, it was also used on the UK 203mm Ektar in an Epsilon shutter.

There was a bayonet adapter to normal PC socket I have one on a 620 Monitor I bought from the US, so you you just need to figure out a way to connect to it, apart from that the actual internal shutter sync is standard.

Ian

 

[MattKing]

I could be wrong, but I don't think the shutter is synched for electronic flash, just bulbs.

And the camera did come with a removable protective cap on the synchronization post.

In case you don't have it, here is a link to Mike Butkus' copy of the manual: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_bantam_rf/kodak_bantam_rf.htm

 

[removed account4]

thanks for the help ian and matt
it was mike's manual that showed the weird cap that is missing on mine,
silly me, i thought it was something i wouldn't need ...
i am thinking of just leaving the camera on B and manually firing the flash, too much trouble
searching for tid-bits and small parts ...

i appreciate the help !

john

 

[Hatchetman]

If you have an old Kodak synch cord, can you splice to a modern one? I don't know, but it is something I would like to do if possible.

 

[nosmok]

There's a guy on the evil auction site who sells many kinds of flash adapters ( from one socket/plug to another) but you need to know exactly what you need b/c they are all expensive. I just ponied up because I got tired of looking. I can give you his name if you like. Oh, and welcome to the wonderful world of 828!

 

[bdial]

Paramount may have a cord that would fit it. But opening the shutter and popping the flash will work without making an investment.