Can you use a Minolta flash on a Nikon?

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lois@verizons.net - 06 Mar 2006 00:37 GMT

I have old minolta stuff I wont use anymore, and want to use nikon. Can I use
the old flash unit?

thankyou.

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Sheldon - 06 Mar 2006 00:55 GMT

> I have old minolta stuff I wont use anymore, and want to use nikon. Can I
> use
> the old flash unit?
>
> thankyou.

You have to be careful. The trigger voltage on some older flashes is on the
high side and could possibly damage your Nikon DSLR.

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Alan Browne - 07 Mar 2006 00:34 GMT

> I have old minolta stuff I wont use anymore, and want to use nikon. Can I use
> the old flash unit?

Possibly a pre-AF era flash. The Maxxum/Dynax camera flash shoe is very
different than the de-facto standard. There are adaptors to use a
Maxxum on a "standard" shoe but you'll limited to manual flash power
settings.

Better to get the OEM flash in any case, esp. for digital cameras.

Cheers,
Alan

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