LumiQuest® flash accessories fit and function properly on a wide variety of flash units.
Here are some generalities:
- Virtually any rectangular flash head which can be rotated 90° to point at the ceiling will work with LumiQuest® accessories.
- Flash units in the direct flash position can be used with the LumiQuest® SoftBoxes or Snoot XTR but not the bounce devices.
- Automatic operation will not be affected and no compensation is necessary when using LumiQuest® accessories* as long as the sensor on the flash is not blocked.
- All LumiQuest® devices* can be used with TTL automatic modes since the light reading is taking place at the film plane.
- LumiQuest® accessories can be used in manual modes with exposure
compensation as recommended in literature on that accessory.
- Please note that in some instances, LumiQuest® SoftBoxes do not interfere with
exposure sensors but MAY interfere with the auto focus assist beam under low light
conditions.
* The Snoot XTR's narrow angle of coverage (7° - 10°) does not allow for automatic exposure systems to operate properly. The photographer must test, bracket and/or meter to assure proper exposure.
| The following flash units work on TTL automatic or manual with all LumiQuest® accessories. However, when not using TTL, care must be taken that the LumiQuest® SoftBoxes do not block the sensor or auto focus assist. | The following flash units can be used with some LumiQuest® accessories. However, some installation modification may be required. | The following flash units CANNOT be used with LumiQuest® accessories. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon | 299T, 300EZ, 300TL; 380, 420, 430, 540, 550, 580 EX | 220 EX | 480EG, MACRO Ringlight ML-3, 200E |
| Metz | MZ - 36, 44, 45, 48, 54, 58, 60, 76 | MZ - 20, 32, 34, 40 | MZ - 28 |
| Minolta | 2800 and 4000 AF; 5400 and 5600 HS, Maxxum 3500XI, 3600 | Maxxum 2000XI | |
| Nikon | SB - 16, 24, 25, 26, 28, 50, 80, 600, 700, 800, 900 | SB 22, 400 | SB - 15, 20, 23, 27, 30 |
| Pentax | AF - 220T, 280T, 330FTZ, 360FGZ, 400T, 400FTZ, 500FTZ, 540 | AF - 080C, 140C, 160SA, 200T, 200SA, 240FT, 260SA, | |
| Sigma | EF - 430, 500, 530 | 140DG | |
| Olympus | FL40, 50, 36; T32 | T20 | |
| Leica | SF20 | ||
| The following flash units work on TTL automatic or manual with all LumiQuest® accessories. However, when not using TTL, care must be taken that the LumiQuest® SoftBoxes do not block the sensor or auto focus assist. | The following flash units CANNOT be used with LumiQuest® accessories. | The following flash units work on automatic or manual with the SoftBox II. | |
| Sony | HVL 32, 42, 56, 58, 1000, FLV-1000 | ||
| SunPak | 30, 42, 40, 144, 200, 240, 244, 260, 266, 355, 383, 422, 433, 444, 544, 555, 622, 1600, 2000, 3600, 4000, 4500, 5000 | RINGLIGHT DX-8R, DX-12R, 1400M, 144, FB38, CyberFash, DigiFlash, Platinum, 1400M, RD 2000, PF 20 XO | 120 JTTL, AUTO PRO 120J |
| Phoenix | D92-BZS | ||
| ProMaster | DX 7500, FLD 5200, 5500, 5600, 5700 | FA 1000 | |
| Quantum | Q-FLASH (T), Q-FLASH, T 2 | ||
| Hassleblad | D-40 | ||
| Norman | 400-B | ||
| LumiPro | LP120 | ||
| The following flash units work on TTL automatic or manual with all LumiQuest® accessories. However, when not using TTL, care must be taken that the LumiQuest® SoftBoxes do not block the sensor or auto focus assist. | The following flash units work on automatic or manual with the SoftBox and Mini SoftBox. | The following flash units CANNOT be used with LumiQuest® accessories. | |
| Vivitar | 50, 200, 283, 285, 383, 550, 560, 728, 730, 850, 2700, 2800 | 272, 273, TR No Bounce, 2600 | 16, 1900, 2000, 5000 |
| Contax | TLA280, TLA360 | TLA480 |
