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Why doesn't my speedlite 177A fit my Rollei 35?
I can't physically slide the flash into the shoe, it's too thick or something. Also, if i would be able to slide it in, I can see that the pins aren't going to line up, they're at different widths - see pic.
So, wtf is this? I'm very new to photography and gear etc, but I thought this was pretty much a universal system. Can I only use the speedlite on Canons, or is it Rollei that has made their own system?
I can't really find much info about this online, if anyone could shed some light on this i would appreciate it.
Also, how do flashes work in general? What exactly triggers it? Does the shutter release short the circuit basically, or is there some kind of message-passing between the flash and the camera? Come to think of it, there must be, because the flash automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture on my canon, but i don't really understand how.. what kind of communication protocol is used here? Anyone know?
