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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Will this work?
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Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 14:52:12 EST
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> I have a few venerable Kodaks (can I mention that brand here?) from the
> late 40's and early 50's. Some of them, such as the old Pony 135 have a
> strange twist-lock connector for the flash.
> 
> Is there any reason why I can't take a suitable connector and graft it onto
> a standard pc cord? If so, does anyone have a suggestion for what shutter
> speed I should use with a normal electronic flash.
> 
Well, seeing the age of the camera, the flash sync is probably not for
electronic strobe (X as we call it) but for triggering flash bulbs.
Flash bulbs are triggered before the shutter, and stay on for a long time
compared to strobes.

-Ron