Just got the Off Shoe Cord 2, have a 420EX -- can I "cheat" by using either the 550EX or Sigma 500 Super DG as master on the cord and the 420 on the other side? Or do these work as master only when on the camera? Thanks for your help!
bnsfr Member 41 posts Joined Nov 2001 More info | Oct 01, 2003 12:38 | #1 Just got the Off Shoe Cord 2, have a 420EX -- can I "cheat" by using either the 550EX or Sigma 500 Super DG as master on the cord and the 420 on the other side? Or do these work as master only when on the camera? Thanks for your help!
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robertwgross Cream of the Crop  9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | Oct 01, 2003 12:53 | #2 The purpose of the off-shoe cord 2 is that the flash unit will work the same on the end of it just like it would if it were on the hot shoe.
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DaveG Goldmember 2,040 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2003 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia More info | Oct 03, 2003 10:30 | #3 bnsfr wrote: Just got the Off Shoe Cord 2, have a 420EX -- can I "cheat" by using either the 550EX or Sigma 500 Super DG as master on the cord and the 420 on the other side? Or do these work as master only when on the camera? Thanks for your help!
"There's never time to do it right. But there's always time to do it over."
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robertwgross Cream of the Crop 9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | Oct 03, 2003 10:42 | #4 Rather than inches, we might say *feet*. You can stretch the cord out about two feet. That is appropriate for use on a flash bracket.
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DaveG Goldmember 2,040 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2003 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia More info | Oct 03, 2003 19:58 | #5 robertwgross wrote: Rather than inches, we might say *feet*. You can stretch the cord out about two feet. That is appropriate for use on a flash bracket. If you need to set the flash unit really off, like five feet to the side, then use a master on the camera and set the slave flashes five feet to each side. ---Bob Gross--- I've got that cord and when it's attached to my 550 in a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket there's very little slack. Now I can get more length to the cord but I've added tension. That tension is going to pull things together, as in pulling over a stand; as well as stressing out the cord itself. So I stand by my reference of inches, not feet. "There's never time to do it right. But there's always time to do it over."
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robertwgross Cream of the Crop 9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | Oct 03, 2003 20:03 | #6 DaveG wrote: I've got that cord and when it's attached to my 550 in a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket there's very little slack. Now I can get more length to the cord but I've added tension. That tension is going to pull things together, as in pulling over a stand; as well as stressing out the cord itself. So I stand by my reference of inches, not feet. Good stands, if properly erected, don't get pulled over.
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DaveG Goldmember 2,040 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2003 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia More info | Oct 04, 2003 15:03 | #7 robertwgross wrote: DaveG wrote: I've got that cord and when it's attached to my 550 in a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket there's very little slack. Now I can get more length to the cord but I've added tension. That tension is going to pull things together, as in pulling over a stand; as well as stressing out the cord itself. So I stand by my reference of inches, not feet. Good stands, if properly erected, don't get pulled over. I guess I don't have good stands. Just light, portable stands that I can easily carry with me on assignments. "There's never time to do it right. But there's always time to do it over."
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kufel Member 206 posts Joined Sep 2003 Location: Mississauga, ON Canada More info | Oct 04, 2003 20:18 | #8 you can attach the stand to a tripod, then it's stable enough to strech the cord. Fujifilm X-T1, XF 35mm 1.4, XF 60mm f2.4, XF 50-140 f2.8, XF 16-50 f2.8, XF 55-200 f3.5-5.6, EF-42 flash
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