different brand of Camera/Flash

[CMoore]

I have almost no experience with flash.
Camera - Nikon F2S
Flash- Canon 155A
I have read the Canon Manual, but i am still not sure of the best procedure with the F2
If i am using a cord (is it called PC.?) .......
Would it be best to set the Flash to Manual, and set the F2 to its synch speed.? I suppose that is the Red Line on the shutter speed knob.?
Thank You

 

[AgX]

The F2 still has a non-dedicated hot-shoe, that accepts all non-dedicated flashes.

The 155A is already dedicated (to the Canon AE-1), as it got two additional contacts at its hot foot.
One sets the synchro shutter speed, the other the aperture, that has been chosen at the flash.

But as both additional contacts do not interfere with the hot shoe of your camera, you can still mount your flash on your camera.
You only have to set speed and aperture manually at your camera.

 

[CMoore]

You only have to set speed and aperture manually at your camera.

I am using a cable....so the same procedure would apply.?

 

[AgX]

Yes.

The classic synchro cable (as with that PC-connector) only transfers the synch-signal.


With your flash you can chose whether to expose manally, based on that calculator at the flash, or to expose using the auto-exposure mode of your flash.

 

[Chan Tran]

You would need to find some way to mount the flash. The F2 doesn't have the so called ISO hot shoe. You would either get a hot shoe adapter or get a flash bracket and use a PC sync cord. The best bet for such a set up is to set the camera on either of the 2 AUTO ranges. You will need to set the shutter speed to 1/80 or below. Set that aperture to match that on the flash.

 

[Ricardo Miranda]

I have almost no experience with flash.
Camera - Nikon F2S
Flash- Canon 155A
I have read the Canon Manual, but i am still not sure of the best procedure with the F2
If i am using a cord (is it called PC.?) .......
Would it be best to set the Flash to Manual, and set the F2 to its synch speed.? I suppose that is the Red Line on the shutter speed knob.?
Thank You

Perhaps it would be better for you to read this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-La...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=XDX94DA0PSZA54MSM4R0
Have a good study!

 

[Ricardo Miranda]

This one seems to be available in your country and it is a very nice book: https://www.amazon.com/Camera-Book-Michael-Langford/dp/0871650738

 

[Chan Tran]

The F2 still has a non-dedicated hot-shoe, that accepts all non-dedicated flashes.

The 155A is already dedicated (to the Canon AE-1), as it got two additional contacts at its hot foot.
One sets the synchro shutter speed, the other the aperture, that has been chosen at the flash.

But as both additional contacts do not interfere with the hot shoe of your camera, you can still mount your flash on your camera.
You only have to set speed and aperture manually at your camera.

The hot shoe on the F2 would accept very few flashes. One of them is the Nikon SB-7E. Using it with other flashes require an adapter which I think is called the AS-1.

 

[AgX]

To my understanding there are two accessory shoes: one for dedicated Nikon flashes and one plain hot-shoe (AS-1) for general flashes. I referred to the latter.

 

[Chan Tran]

I don't think there is an adapter for dedicated flash. I think only Nikon made dedicated flash for the F2 and actually not much of dedication. These flashes use the F2 hot shoe without adapter and has a contact touching the viewfinder for the ready light. The ready light isn't inside the viewfinder but a light bulb right at the eyepiece.

 

[AgX]

But that already means dedication to me. Of course in the 80s with propriatory TTL-flash coupling that become much more advanced.