Jul 29, 2008 00:31 | #16 dinanm3atl wrote in post #6003761  If I get a Hotshoe PC Sync adapter for the Camera and then another for the flash will it plug together and fire the flash? Be aware that some of these adapters shorts out the extra pins of the canon flash. Put an electrical tape shim or get a version where the metal does not touch any of the extra pins. photojournalista.blogspot.com
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember  3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 29, 2008 10:16 | #17 Antenna mod? Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 29, 2008 10:17 | #18 photojournalista wrote in post #6004636 Be aware that some of these adapters shorts out the extra pins of the canon flash. Put an electrical tape shim or get a version where the metal does not touch any of the extra pins. Thanks. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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tmonatr Goldmember  1,585 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee More info | Jul 29, 2008 10:30 | #19 The only drawback to the Ebay triggers is they aren't 100% reliable. You get occasional misfires, or non-fires. As I suggested earlier, fresh batteries help. Also, many have modified the antenna in the transmitter to increase the reliability and range. I did it to mine and can fire it at around 250-300 feet outdoors. Reliability increased, although still not 100%. Tim
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 29, 2008 10:34 | #20 Thanks Tim! Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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jbrown7815 Senior Member  731 posts Joined May 2008 Location: DMAFB,Tucson, Az More info | Jul 29, 2008 10:40 | #21 Are the ebay triggers same as "cactus triggers" ? ~Jesse~
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tmonatr Goldmember 1,585 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee More info | Jul 29, 2008 11:02 | #22 dinanm3atl wrote in post #6006678 Thanks Tim! Without the antenna mod what kind of range am I working with in your experience? I tested mine once before the mod and with the original batteries and I think it was around 125-150 feet. Give or take. jbrown7815 wrote in post #6006709 Are the ebay triggers same as "cactus triggers" ? http://www.mpex.com/browse.cfm/4,514.htm I can't look at those ebay ones her at work :P They look the same. Mine say Cactus. My only concern would be Canon speedlight compatibility. There were supposedly issues with earlier versions of these triggers when used with Speedlites, hence the V2, and now V2s. On Ebay, there is a different version for the Canon flashes. (the links I gave earlier are for the Canon Speedlites).Now, whether they are actually different than any of the others, I don't know. Tim
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dinanm3atl THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 29, 2008 11:15 | #23 Thanks again Tim! Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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They do look the same. The ones you listed are definitely closer. (Ebay ones come from Hong Kong). I guess you could call and ask about compatibility.