Paul C. Buff, Inc. Technical Forum

I normally use my Nikon D300 with my Einstein 640v2s, CSXCVs and CyberCommander.

My son is taking high school photography class and using my older Pentax ZX-7 and Nikon N80 film cameras.

Are the Nikon N80 and Pentax film cameras compatible with the CyberCommander/Einstein setup?

Thanks

Best way is to do a test run with a roll of film. I would definitely use a light meter so that you can first calibrate the cybercommander to match the exposure on film (since film doesn't allow you to "chimp" like on digital) and then pass the setup to your son.

CyberCommander and Einstein do not know nor do they care what triggered them. The principals of light span all cameras equally, and all of the meter readings would be applicable.

The only difference would be the subtle differences between film stocks and digital sensors (contrast, saturation, etc.).

Thanks for this response.
Apologies, I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was worried that there might be some risk of electrical incompatibility with the older cameras and cybercommander. I'd heard that older flashes used with newer dSLRs that can cause camera damage & didn't want to take any chances without checking first. It sounds like this would not be an issue though. Correct?

You have it backwards, the voltage that damaged the newer cameras had to do with the voltage the flash had in it's trip circuitry that fed back into the camera. The cybercommander is just looking for a contact to be made to trip other circuitry. I am sure it is just a couple of volts.....5 to 6 volts max.

Yes.

Thanks very much for your responses!