Re: Canon T90

"Fred Anonymous" <anon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Garry Douglas" <garry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Fred Anonymous" <anon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>
>>> The A1 had a standard hot shoe and just needed an off-shoe cord in
order 
>>> to use a flash off the body.
>>
>>> The F1 needed an adaptor to accept a hot shoe flash or hot shoe cord,
if 
>>> I remember. Its standard flash connector was a PC socket (once again,
if 
>>> I remember correctly).
>>
>> Just had a look at my old  A1 and F1n. The A1 indeed has a standard hot

>> shoe and a PC socket. I never had a Canon flash (used Vivitar instead) 
>> but can't for the life of me remember how I handled off camera flash.
I'm 
>> fairly sure my 5600 had a removable dedicated Canon module so there may

>> have been a module extension lead that fitted in the hot shoe..
>>
>> The F1n also has a standard hot shoe and a PC socket but I have the AE 
>> head on it and am not sure about the standard head.
>>
>>> I had an A1 and changed to a T90 (20 years old and still working)
which 
>>> gave me the following advantages:
>>>
>>> - vertical metal shutter rather than a fabric horizontal one gave me a

>>> higher flash sync speed and hand-holding at a lower shutter speed;
>>>
>>> - spot metering;
>>>
>>> - TTL flash;
>>>
>>> - motor drive;
>>
>> The A1 had a moror drive. You just had to screw it on the bottom of the

>> body :-)
>>
>> Garry
>>
>>
>
> Hi Garry.
>
> I think (please don't make me try to find the leaflets and books about
the 
> A1) that the A1 had a choice of autowinder or motor drive.

I have the 5fps motor drive with the detachable battery pack but I can't 
remember an auto winder. I think the MD takes 12 or 16 AA batteries and 
weighed a ton but I could be wrong!  Seem to recall there was also a
Ni-Cad 
battery pack which cost a small fortune However I do have the A1 manual 
reasonably handy so will check what was available.

The F1n on the other hand did have both power winder and motor drive 
options. I only had the pwer winder but sold it years ago.