Graflex Graflite Compact Flash?

[Scott --]

Hi, All -

I stumbled into a couple of these units. They seem not to have an optical slave, but there's a two-holed jack labeled "SLAVE". Any idea what's needed to slave these? Any other info on 'em? I'm debating on keeping them at all at this point.

Scott

[BrianShaw]

They were used back in the Graflex press camera era, for flash bulbs. The "slave" connection is to link multiple flashes... more flashes = more bulbs = more light. An example would be a studio set-up with multiple lights.

Let me know if you decide to dump them. I still use Graflexes and flash bulbs.

[Scott --]

Brian - the ones I have are like this (http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAFLITE-PHOTOGRAPHY-STROBE-UNIT-2-Aluminum-Reflectors_W0QQitemZ280298528882QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPortable_Flashes_Strobes?hash=item280298528882&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) (only they're Compact Flash 2 models). Is this what you're talking about?

Scott

[BrianShaw]

Nope... that's definitely a electronic strobe. I thought you meant the 2-cell (bulb) Graflite. Sorry. The slave connection probably does the same thing, though.