Off-Camera Shoe Cord...end to end attachment?

Rukes · 15th of June 2005 (Wed)

I have a 20D and a 580EX flash. I am planning on getting the Shoe Cord 2 from Canon. Only question is, do they make a shoe cord that can have the ends of the cord attach "stacked" on each other on the camera, so you can "lock" the flash down sort of like if you didn't have a flash cord to begin with? Or are all cords not like that?

rent · 15th of June 2005 (Wed)

the two ends of the off shoe cord 2 will lock into each other.

however, the end that goes on to the camera is "closed" so you would not be able to stack the other end on top of it, nor can you lock a flash unit on your camera when a cord is attached to the hotshoe.

-alex

Rukes · 15th of June 2005 (Wed)

Better than nothing, but I still would love to find one that is "open" on the top that attaches to the camera, so I can stack it...maybe have the flash mounted on the cord on the camera, then I could press a latch to quick detatch the ends of the cord do do off-camera shooting. I'm beginning to think this is more of a dream product than something that actually exits...

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Rukes Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 394	Off-Camera Shoe Cord...end to end attachment? I have a 20D and a 580EX flash. I am planning on getting the Shoe Cord 2 from Canon. Only question is, do they make a shoe cord that can have the ends of the cord attach "stacked" on each other on the camera, so you can "lock" the flash down sort of like if you didn't have a flash cord to begin with? Or are all cords not like that?

15th of June 2005 (Wed)	#2
rent Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 445	Re: Off-Camera Shoe Cord...end to end attachment? the two ends of the off shoe cord 2 will lock into each other. however, the end that goes on to the camera is "closed" so you would not be able to stack the other end on top of it, nor can you lock a flash unit on your camera when a cord is attached to the hotshoe. -alex

15th of June 2005 (Wed)	#3
Rukes Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 394	Re: Off-Camera Shoe Cord...end to end attachment? Better than nothing, but I still would love to find one that is "open" on the top that attaches to the camera, so I can stack it...maybe have the flash mounted on the cord on the camera, then I could press a latch to quick detatch the ends of the cord do do off-camera shooting. I'm beginning to think this is more of a dream product than something that actually exits...

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