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05/29/2012 03:17:13 PM · #1 |
| I purchased a Cowboy Studio umbrella strobe set with a receiver and trigger. The flashes work when I push the test button on the trigger when it isn't connected to my camera. However, when I connect it to my camera, then it stops working. What am I doing wrong? |
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05/29/2012 03:20:34 PM · #2 |
This is a really stupid question, but do you have it mounted backwards in the hotshoe on the camera? When I tried triggers for the first time, I put it backwards in the hot shoe.
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05/29/2012 03:25:31 PM · #3 |
| I don't have a studio umbrella strobes |
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05/29/2012 04:31:58 PM · #4 |
| Are you saying that the flash does not trigger when you trip the shutter or that the test button does not work when mounted, either? I think Wendy's suggestion might be your answer, it sounds like your trigger isn't getting the signal to trip. This may be due to improper mounting or due to a faulty product. Evaluate your shoes and ensure they line up. |
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05/29/2012 05:40:41 PM · #5 |
| Put the camera in manual mode and try it. |
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05/29/2012 07:50:44 PM · #6 |
What is your shutter speed when you try?
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05/29/2012 08:31:23 PM · #7 |
i remember having the same issue. i think the wireless remote i have (cowboy studio) only works on the hot shoe in Manual and possibly in Av. set your camera to manual mode, set the shutter to 1/200 or 1/250 and try that.
granted i'm triggering a flash not an umbrella strobe but if it fires from the top button on the receiver then the camera isn't sending the signal.
Message edited by author 2012-05-29 20:31:43. |
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