Is Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 worth $50?

[tiha]

I own Speedlite 420EX and I need it for flash macro photography. Currently I can't afford ring macro flash or ST-E2 transmitter. Is Canon Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 suitable for macro and is it worth $50? Listed cord length is 2 ft - can it extend more (it is a spiral cord), maybe for use on light stand for portrait photography?

[SuzyView]

Worth $50? Probably. I got one because I had to for my bracket. 2 ft. yes it stinks. It's a phone cord type and it can stretch, but not very far. And I do use the transmitter because the cord is too short for my use. Sorry about that. Maybe someone else has used it on a stand off camera, but I have never been able to do it effectively.

[Titus213]

It's pricey for sure, but what are your options? If you are going to get the flash off the camera you need to trip it some way. There is a thread here from a while back on making your own off shoe cord but I believe even that one starts with a Canon cord.

I just measured mine. It is a coiled cord and will go to 3 feet if stretched to about its max.

[jfrancho]

Three feet is plenty for me. If I needed more while retaining ETTL, my options are an ST-E2 or a 580EX - both more than $50. I'm actually impressed with how durable it is, especially when you attach this (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=92403&is=REG&addedTroughType=search) to the remote shoe end.

[Titus213]

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=123662

[coreypolis]

if you want to shoot in ettl, then yes. if you shoot in M, then no. You could just hook a sync cord into it with an adapter for much less.

[tiha]

Thanks for the replies! I will probably buy it :cool: . If it proves to be too short, adaptation doesn't look too complicated.