Trevor_1971
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Hi guys,
First, thanks for taking the time to read this post and help me out if you are able. I see this is a subforum for "Beginners" -- well, I'm not really even that.
My father is a photo enthusiast, but he's older and is unfamiliar with digital technology. He has a problem, and he's turned to me for help ("can you research it on the internet, son?").
Here is how he described it to me: He has a Nikon (35mm) pictured below. There is a port (I don't even know the name of the port but it's pictured below also, in his photo) on the camera into which he can plug a cable, which splits into two cables, each controlling what he calls a "strobe" -- I think he means a flash.
When he snaps a photo, the two lights ("strobes") flash simultaneously. This is important for what he does, since the kind of photos he takes do not work well with a single, camera-mounted front flash.
He said he got a nice digital camera -- a Nikon D80 -- but that is not capable of supporting this cable. He's very frustrated.
Now for the question: he's asked me which good digital camera can use his old cable setup. He'd like to spend under about $700 but for the right one he could go a bit higher.
Can you guys point me in the right direction? I would dearly like to help guide him but this is so far out of my area of expertise that I don't know where to begin.
My very best regards, and thanks for your help,
Trevor
First, thanks for taking the time to read this post and help me out if you are able. I see this is a subforum for "Beginners" -- well, I'm not really even that.
My father is a photo enthusiast, but he's older and is unfamiliar with digital technology. He has a problem, and he's turned to me for help ("can you research it on the internet, son?").
Here is how he described it to me: He has a Nikon (35mm) pictured below. There is a port (I don't even know the name of the port but it's pictured below also, in his photo) on the camera into which he can plug a cable, which splits into two cables, each controlling what he calls a "strobe" -- I think he means a flash.
When he snaps a photo, the two lights ("strobes") flash simultaneously. This is important for what he does, since the kind of photos he takes do not work well with a single, camera-mounted front flash.
He said he got a nice digital camera -- a Nikon D80 -- but that is not capable of supporting this cable. He's very frustrated.
Now for the question: he's asked me which good digital camera can use his old cable setup. He'd like to spend under about $700 but for the right one he could go a bit higher.
Can you guys point me in the right direction? I would dearly like to help guide him but this is so far out of my area of expertise that I don't know where to begin.
My very best regards, and thanks for your help,
Trevor