The answers got more and more detailed. Thanks, I now understand
completely. I didn't realise that there would be a contact in the
same place on all hotshoes - seems far too easy.
James
On 19 Nov 2006, at 21:46, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> You don't need anything so complicated as the FL-CB02 or its Canon
> equivalent. For a wired solution to studio or any other manually
> controlled flash units you only need to bring out the center trigger
> contact which is in the same place on all ISO compatible flash shoes.
>
> There are lots of inexpensive solutions on ebay such as:
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Hot-Shoe-PC-Sync-Adapter-for-Digital-Cameras-
> NEW-
> RF1041_W0QQitemZ200047878934QQihZ010QQcategoryZ15215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIt
> em>
> but for a very high quality unit you can turn to the Nikon AS-15
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?
> O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=37086&is=REG&addedTroughType=search>
> Both of these convert the hot shoe to a female PC connection but the
> ebay item also has an auxiliary cold shoe on top.
>
> Both pieces will require a long PC cable which is likely available in
> the studio. One end will require a male PC connector to plug in at
> the
> camera end and the other will require a connection specific to the
> flash
> units in use. These are often 1/4" or 1/8" audio type mono or stereo
> plugs but many other types exist.
>
> It's probable that the studio flash units can be triggered by built-in
> optical slave and that may be the default triggering method as long as
> no triggering plug is in the socket. This means that you only have to
> trigger one of them with a signal from the camara and the rest will
> follow suit.
>
> If you'd like to get rid of the cable you can use an inexpensive radio
> slave from ebay. I have no direct experience with this seller but I
> would recommend the unit he's selling since the receiver has
> provisions
> for a 1/4" mono plug, 1/8" mono plug adapter and also a PC connection
> which pretty much guarantees you'll be able to connect to whatever
> is in
> the studio. The 1/4" and 1/8" mono plugs are common but the PC
> connection is not found on all the competing products on ebay.
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-Radio-Slave-Flash-Trigger-4-Channel-
> Wireless_W0QQitemZ140052456066QQihZ004QQcategoryZ30086QQrdZ1QQcmdZView
> Item#ebayphotohosting>
> If you buy one of these I recommend you test it for range. You'll
> have
> no difficulty in the studio but these guys are often wildly optimistic
> about the range of these devices. QC is probably non-existent and the
> transmitters are very directional with much different ranges seen
> whether measured off the front, side or back. I don't complain if
> I get
> at least 60 feet off the weakest side which is quite a bit less
> than the
> 100 feet claimed. But I also have one unit which will reach to almost
> 200 feet if the wind is blowing in the right direction and the
> receiver
> is a little off to one side :-) You can, of course, buy Pocket
> Wizard
> radio slaves which are reliable (sort of) and have quite a long range
> but you will pay at least 10 times as much.
>
> Ask away if you have an more questions.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> James Royall wrote:
>
>> I'm doing a 4-day portrait course in December where lighting is being
>> provided by the school (Central St Martins, London). I'd like to use
>> my E300 for the instant feedback. I can't quite work out what the
>> options are for connecting the camera to the studio lighting to
>> trigger them as the camera has no flash connector aside from the
>> hotshoe. I know that some lights can be triggered by an on-camera
>> flash, but then that would add an additional, unwanted light source
>> to the mix. The FL-CB02 would seem to be about right, but the 5 pin
>> connector is no doubt an Olympus only pin pattern. As the Canon flash
>> bracket cable works with Olympus flashes, does Canon make a cable
>> that would work?
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> James
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