Be aware that the Paramount Cords adapter requires a lot of force in
order to fully insert the flash shoe. It's designed that way with a
taper upward from back to front. If you don't get the flash in far
enough it won't make contact and won't work. When I got the first one I
thought (briefly) that it must be defective until I realized that the
back of the flash foot was still protruding a bit too much.
Also be aware that some sellers of radio slaves on ebay have begun to
cut corners by offering units without all the normal complement of
adapter plugs and/or PC to miniphone cables. Be sure all the parts are
there before you buy. And don't be too surprised if you're ebay slaves
don't work nearly as well as advertised. QC is non-existent.
Chuck Norcutt
Don Holbrook wrote:
> Thanks, Chuck. Ordered 2 of the ebay adapters this morning. Will
> start watching for the Paramount cords. Going price for the 540 is
> $69 but they go quickly (Cameta & KEH commonly have them). Glad I
> listened to Dr. Flash :-)
>
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