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subxaero
27th of April 2008 (Sun), 18:53
hey there

sorry to bother you again, but i just got this Flash (AgfaTronic 261B -> http://www.cameramuseum.nl/images/1113.jpg ...ya i know...cameramuseum ^^) and no matter if i mount it on my eos400d (rebel xti) or through my how-shoe PC-adapter, i have no idea, when the flash will go off or not.

the flash is working, when it comes to lighting, so i wait for the red light at the back to go on, and i start shooting...but most of the time i shoot 20 photos till the flash goes off.

i've not yet found any indicator on my cam's display, that it detected the flash, so i press the flash button once in a while just to make sure, i did everything i can come up with...but well...just makes no sense, tho.


hope you guys can help me out or just tell me, that a should get a 580ex2 ^^

cheers!

subxaero
28th of April 2008 (Mon), 17:56
i finally got to the vario 1000 (one larger , but pretty old, studio flash) and connected my cam via PC-connecter, too and this time the flash could not be triggered at all...

i could fire test flashes, but no response when shooting with my cam :(