Speedotron 2403CX Digital vs Non-Digital (Analog)

Darryl Roberts

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Hi,

Do you know if there is any major difference of the Speedotron 2403CX digital version and non-digital?

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IIRC, the digital version has a lower trigger voltage so as not to damage modern/electronic cameras. Non-issue if you're using a mechanical camera (or shutter), or use a safe-sync.
 

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Most people using packs and heads will have some sort of radio slave to fire the pack, it beats the heck out of a PC cord - that eliminates the issue of trigger voltage from the pack. Even a $20 Adorama job will work fine, though I've found those don't work with RB shutters for some reason.
 

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Best to be cautious with this, because the trigger voltages can "fry" the radio slave receivers too!
 

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MattKing said:
Best to be cautious with this, because the trigger voltages can "fry" the radio slave receivers too!
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Well, better that than your multi-thousand dollar digital camera (if you have such a thing). But yes, even with a wireless trigger, double-check it can handle the voltage. I've used PocketWizards with my setups to avoid cables and they're more-or-less a universal system since they aren't TTL compatible with a single brand.
 

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Just the name Speedotron 2403CX indicates some form of caution for me.
 

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Could you explain on this?

("tron" for electronics, as this flash belongs to the group of electronic flashes, and "speed" for the short period of lighting, which actually is typical for all these flashes, thus this designation is a pleonasm.)
 

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Speedotron has been making and selling flash equipment for photography for decades.
 

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momus said:
Just the name Speedotron 2403CX indicates some form of caution for me.
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2400 series means 2400 watt seconds. CX= "control", multi-stop power dial down. The "SX" models means "sports" or "speed", extremely short flash duration and very fast recycling.

Speedotron's been around for decades and still makes top-end products. Their Black Line packs and heads are extremely durable. I've got packs from the 70's that are still going strong, and later models as well. They make ecellent gear, but their non-SX lineup has fairly long flash durations, they use that trick to up the flash intensity, they won't do insane motion-freezing work but just fine for standard products/portraits/fashion.
 
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