I have been experimenting with trying old electronic flashes on my Digital SLRs.
I have read there are some very cheap new speedlights on the market that while not TTL, still have full bounce ,tilt and swivel and can be used on a hotshoe mount.
These are probably a good buy for someone starting out but if you are an old school film shooter like me it is interesting what you might have lying around or can pick up at garage sales or flea markets.
Back some years ago, probably the 1980's ,I bought an achiever 632 LCD Thyristor flash to us with my Pentax Super A(Super Program).
Well this flash does not give me TTL flash(it did originally on my Pentax) but it has enough adjustments on it for me decide how much flash I want whether on manual settings or "P".
Here are some samples I got in my "studio" using the Camera mounted on the hotshoe of a Canon 600d.
I have found that most of these older flashes I have tried so far will work on different camera makes as long as they can be mounted on a hot shoe.
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| Bounce flash, Achiever 632 LCD on Canon 600D |
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| Bounce flash, Achiever 632 LCD on Canon 600D(vertical tilt) |
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| Bounce flash, Achiever 632 LCD on Canon 600D |
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| Flash mounted on Canon 600d |
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| Flash mounted on Canon 600d |
