Hot shoe adapter? - DPChallenge Forums

02/06/2007 08:23:12 PM · #1

so, i am a little lost
i am using a second flash as a a salve
I am getting a light stand, and an umbrella, and a umbrella adapter.
it says i also need to get a hot shoe adapter
but when i look at the hot shoe adapter description it says this

"HAMAHama Bounce Hot Shoe Adapter HA-6899. Another great problem solver! Permits a flash unit with a hot shoe contact to be mounted on a camera without a hot shoe contact, or vice-versa. Features bounce ability as well. Or adds a Female or Male PC outlet to any flash or camera. Shoe is hot on both ends. Includes 1ft M-M PC cord. As seen on Strobist.com"

how come it has to be mounted on the camera? i thought this was for the lightstand

thanks all

02/06/2007 08:58:10 PM · #2

bump, maybe this is a stupid question...someon has to have an anwser?

fotomann_forever

02/06/2007 08:59:51 PM · #3

maybe it's a confusing question... :-)

OK, tell us more about the two flashes you are using... maybe that'll help a bit.

02/06/2007 09:06:33 PM · #4

Hotshoe adapter is to connect to a strobe via cord. I think you need a slave to trigger your off camera flash. I use this stuff.

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02/06/2007 09:09:17 PM · #5

alright
that could be

lets make this easy

will these four connect together?

Canon Flash (lets say the 280, as a slave)

Hot Shoe Adaprter

Light Stand

Umbrella Adapter

(it says " you will need an additional hotshoe adapter for your flash, do i have the right item?)

how about now fotomann? (you are very helpfull btw, you always help me, and for the longest time i thought your name was "footman", thanks though)

02/06/2007 09:10:45 PM · #6

Originally posted by undieyatch:

Hotshoe adapter is to connect to a strobe via cord. I think you need a slave to trigger your off camera flash. I use this stuff.

WIEN
available at:
&sb=ps&shs=wein]

so i cant just use the flash as a slave, and have it fire when my other flash is set to master?
i have to have another cable?

02/06/2007 09:32:42 PM · #7

Many ways to set up a slave flash to fire depending on equipment.
I prefer cords myself.

A minimum set up would require your primary on-camera flash - and a external flash which would be adapted with a sensor to read & also fire the moment exposure is made. No cords should be necessary.

My equipment would use one of these adapters attached to the slave flash.

02/06/2007 09:36:52 PM · #8

alright, so how do i know which one to get, does it depend on the flash

02/06/2007 09:41:43 PM · #9

yes. you might check with your flash equipment paper-work manuals to determine how to make it function as a slave. The devices I have pictured may not work at all with your equipment. There are several other versions also.

Message edited by author 2007-02-06 21:44:09.

02/06/2007 09:49:32 PM · #10

well on my 380, it just has a thing that switches to slave
do not all flases have that?