HiIs it safe to use my Canon flash on the A7rII2? Does it work?Cheers -- http://kari.smugmug.com

Kari Rannisto wrote:Is it safe to use my Canon flash on the A7rII2? Does it work?Which Canon flash?I've asked the same question regarding an older film era EZ420 and more recent Yongnou EX420 clone. So far, I've decided to err of the side of caution. My less-than-informed impression is that it is possible to damage the body and/or flash with an incompatible combination, due to a mis-match of trigger voltages.You might ask the question on the DPR sub-forum for lighting, or the Stobist forum.

Kari Rannisto wrote:Is it safe to use my Canon flash on the A7rII2? Does it work?Here's a helpful link in another thread:21tones wrote:Don'tconnect old flashes directly to your hot shoe. You can check flash trigger voltagesHEREDirect link: http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

I can report that a Speedlite 299T works well directly connected. You'll need to turn the display effect off, though, so you don't have to compose with a dark screen.There are also high voltage trigger adapters that allow use of the older, higher voltage flashes on modern cameras:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1119628-REG/vello_hsa_pvu_hot_shoe_adapter.html

I use my Canon 600 flash on my a7r2 routinely...anyways on manual mode...works great, haven't seen any problems..I also use the nissin i40...No ill effects noticed...

I can report that a Speedlite 299T works well directly connected. You'll need to turn the display effect off, though, so you don't have to compose with a dark screen.There are also high voltage trigger adapters that allow use of the older, higher voltage flashes on modern cameras:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1119628-REG/vello_hsa_pvu_hot_shoe_adapter.htmlThanks a lot, will look into this before trying -- http://kari.smugmug.com