Nikon Flash Interface - Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

Nikon Flash Interface. Пипл реверсит протокол общения никоновских камер с внешними вспышками. Глядишь, скоро китайцы намастырятся делать нормальные TTL-радио-пускатели. А то сейчас как-то все совсем грустно (и жабно) в этом плане.

It is difficult to determine when the accessory shoe first appeared on Nikon SLR cameras. The very early ones might be a simple “cold shoe”, which could hold a flash but the triggering signal was sent via additional cable between flash and camera. You could fine one like that on a Nikkorex F (1962). Later, the electrical connections were made within the shoe. That’s when it became “hot” and was called “hot shoe”.