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[Jim_TX]

Cutting my teeth in the film era, I'm as conversational with the 285 HP as I am a Shutter Speed Dial.

 

But, even though not TTL, and etc.  Will all my Legacy Knowlege on running the 285 give me good results with the Df, as it did the F2a?

 

Enquiring Minds wanna know!

[Merco_61]

Some versions of the 285 have trigger voltages in the region of 250-300V. This is enough to fry a digital camera.

Either check the voltage, there are lots of instructions on the net on how to do this, or ger a Wein Safe-Sync, just to be safe

[Jim_TX]

I'll check with Houston Camera Exchange, and see if they can test the voltage, or have the specs on hand.

 

Thanks for that Heads Up on the voltage thing though.  I won't try it on the camera until I have that sorted out.  You might've just saved the life of a certain Nikon Df !

[Spirit Vision Photogra]

Definitely take a voltage reading off of your 285 before slapping it onto a digital body. Some of them are high voltage, others are not. The 283 is more prone to be high voltage than the 285's.