Flash Synchronization - Honeywell ESII User Manual

FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION

The Pentax ES II has FP and X terminals at the front of the
camera body, and an additional X contact in the hot shoe atop the
pentaprism housing. As indicated in the table, set the shutter dial
at 1/60 X for electronic flash, with the flash cord plugged into the
X terminal. Set the shutter dial at 1/60 or faster for FP class flash
bulbs, with the cord plugged into the FP terminal.
Use the hot shoe flash contact when using a shoe-mount
electronic flash like a Honeywell Auto Strobonar with a flash
contact on the foot. In this case, there is no need to plug the flash
cord into the X terminal on the body front.
The hot shoe flash contact turns to "hot" (switched on) only
when you insert a shoe-mount electronic flash. It remains "cold"
(disconnected) even when using an electronic flash with its cord
plugged into the X terminal on the body front. This eliminates the
danger of electric shocks.
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