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11/17/2011 05:07:09 AM · #1 |
ok i need a little help....
i have a cheap set of flash heads the ebay 2x250 watt ones with umbrellas and softboxes etc my sister got me them for a xmas present they came with cheapo radio transmitters that sits on hot shoes and plugs into the pc syn cord on camera, then 1 reciever into a 3.5 mini jack which fires the other one on a flash via the flash.
so amazon uk have these //www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000GHXMO8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=paulrodrphotb-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B000GHXMO8
so questions..... i take it i need two? and do i need a cable from my 5d/20d to the pocket wizard on the camera, then a cable from the other pocket wiazard to the cheapo 3.5mm mini jack?
what about the pocket wizards that have hot shoe for my 550ex?
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11/17/2011 05:57:15 AM · #2 |
You need one to trigger (you place this on your hot shoe) and one for each flash you are aiming to trigger via radio signal. You can decrease the number of PW's you need if your flashes have a good integrated slave, then you may get by by triggering one via radio and the other flashes using their slave.
You will need a cord to sync your PW with the flash. To know what you'll need for this, we'd have to know a bit more about your flashes and what connections they have. Do they have a mono jack? Or a PC Sync port? Both of these will work. Barring that, you'll need a hotshoe to miniphone. For the cords, I recommend and use Flash Zebra because of their very reasonable rates. They do offer international, though you may have a better supplier for this sort of thing over there. Some of those cords are really hard to find elsewhere though.
Also be aware that there are many other options than PW's. Though PW's are sorta the standard name, there are other very reliable and more reasonably priced products on the market, including RadioPoppers and CyberSyncs. Many use the Cactus and Yongnuo models with good luck, but the older set I picked up is mostly a waste of time and effort, so I personally stay away from them.
Message edited by author 2011-11-17 05:59:36. |
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11/17/2011 06:57:29 AM · #3 |
flashes have 3.5mm mini jacks
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11/17/2011 07:14:18 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
flashes have 3.5mm mini jacks |
Okay. Pocket Wizards work on 3.5 jacks, so you should just need a 3.5 to 3.5 cord for each PW to mount to a flash. As I said, the trigger on camera transceiver will not need a cord to trigger a flash, it just mounts to your hotshoe. If you want to trigger your camera remotely using a Pocket Wizard, you will need to get a 3.5 to N3 remote terminal.
ETA: They do come with a PC sync cord to 3.5, so you can fire it via PC Sync on your camera as well, but the HotShoe works fine too.
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11/18/2011 10:45:31 AM · #5 |
ordered two of them :) and a caddy to mount of light stands
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