Pentax 67 question

Re: Pentax 67 question

In article <47a7f18a$0$6473$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >, rwalker
<rwalker@despammed,com > wrote:

> However, I am running into trouble with trying to use a flash with it. I
> have an electronic flash. Following what I do with my other medium format
> camera, a Yashica D, I put the flash in manual mode, and set the shutter
> speed at 1/30 or less, or on X, but I get no flash. I've looked around for
> information about what the problem may be, but I haven't been able to figure
> it out. I know the flash works. It works perfectly well with my Yashica D
> and with my digital SLR.

I used mine with flash on a pretty regular basis. Could be a bad cord
or something messed up inside the camera.

Re: Pentax 67 question


"Mr. Strat" <rag@nospam.techline,com > wrote in message
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> In article <47a7f18a$0$6473$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >, rwalker
> <rwalker@despammed,com > wrote:
>
>> However, I am running into trouble with trying to use a flash with it. I
>> have an electronic flash. Following what I do with my other medium
>> format
>> camera, a Yashica D, I put the flash in manual mode, and set the shutter
>> speed at 1/30 or less, or on X, but I get no flash. I've looked around
>> for
>> information about what the problem may be, but I haven't been able to
>> figure
>> it out. I know the flash works. It works perfectly well with my Yashica
>> D
>> and with my digital SLR.
>
> I used mine with flash on a pretty regular basis. Could be a bad cord
> or something messed up inside the camera.

It's either the flash, the cord, or the camera. The standard PC socket can
be tempermental, and a cord that works on one camera might not make good
contact on another. Try another cord. Try squeezing the outer barrel of the
cord connector very careflully. Get hold of an Ohmeter (electrical
continuity test meter), and see if there is continuity at the time that the
camera fires.

Did the camera previously work with flash? If so, perhaps the flash you were
using has a higher trigger voltage. There may be some corrosion on the sync
circuit in the camera that the higher sync voltage didn't care about. Or the
higher synce voltage may have caused some pitting in the contact surfaces
and now your flash with lower sync voltage can't get good closure.

Re: Pentax 67 question


"Ken Hart" <kwhart1@verizon,net > wrote in message
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>
snip


> It's either the flash, the cord, or the camera. The standard PC socket can
> be tempermental, and a cord that works on one camera might not make good
> contact on another. Try another cord. Try squeezing the outer barrel of
> the cord connector very careflully.

Many thanks! One slight squeeze of the outer barrel of the cord connector
and it works like a charm!

Re: Pentax 67 question


"rwalker" <rwalker@despammed,com > wrote in message
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>
> "Ken Hart" <kwhart1@verizon,net > wrote in message
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>>
> snip
>
>
>> It's either the flash, the cord, or the camera. The standard PC socket
>> can be tempermental, and a cord that works on one camera might not make
>> good contact on another. Try another cord. Try squeezing the outer barrel
>> of the cord connector very careflully.
>
> Many thanks! One slight squeeze of the outer barrel of the cord connector
> and it works like a charm!
>
Well, it worked once anyway. On to work on other possible fixes.

Re: Pentax 67 question


"Ken Hart" <kwhart1@verizon,net > wrote in message
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snip

>
> It's either the flash, the cord, or the camera.

Turned out to be the cord. The cord I had worked fine with my Yashica D,
but just wouldn't work with the Pentax 67. Got another cord, and it works
like a charm.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

Re: Pentax 67 question

In article <47aca03f$0$1123$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >, rwalker
<rwalker@despammed,com > wrote:

> Turned out to be the cord. The cord I had worked fine with my Yashica D,
> but just wouldn't work with the Pentax 67. Got another cord, and it works
> like a charm.

I've been doing photography in one form or another since 1966, and
we've had the same crappy PC connector for all that time (and I don't
know how long before).

With my Hasselblads, I had to keep my finger on top of the connector
most of the time to make sure that it flashed. In the studio, a rubber
band made sure that there was good contact.

It's just a crappy connector. You'd think after all this time that
someone could have come up with a better idea.

Re: Pentax 67 question

Mr. Strat wrote:


> It's just a crappy connector. You'd think after all this time that
> someone could have come up with a better idea.

There are hundreds of connector designs - its annoying as its not even
something regular electronic component suppliers stock.

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Re: Pentax 67 question


"Peter Chant" <REMpeteOVE@CAPpetezilla,it ALSco.uk> wrote in message
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> Mr. Strat wrote:
>
>
>> It's just a crappy connector. You'd think after all this time that
>> someone could have come up with a better idea.
>
> There are hundreds of connector designs - its annoying as its not even
> something regular electronic component suppliers stock.
>

It certainly is annoying as hell.