Off camera for a 580EXII and 430EX

How would I go about fire my 580 in off camera. I have the cheap wireless trigger and receiver from ebay. But the receiver has the 1/4 inch jack for pluging into the studio strobes. How would I hook it to the pc connection on the 580. Is there an adapter out there or is there a different way to make this set up work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I believe Radio Shack has "step down" adapters for those pin jacks to accomodate the 1/8" size.

sapearl wrote in post #6069427
I believe Radio Shack has "step down" adapters for those pin jacks to accomodate the 1/8" size.

I'll look into that. But does it have the female end and the pc on the other end? That is what I am needing.

They have a number of possibilities here:

http://www.radioshack.​com …dio%20jack%20ad​apter&sr=1

Derweissehai wrote in post #6069452
I'll look into that. But does it have the female end and the pc on the other end? That is what I am needing.

I'll give it a shot. It's better than dropping 5 bills or more on pocket wizards

Use the 580 as a master on the camera and fire the 430 off the camera instead. Then you don't need to buy anything at all.

apersson850 wrote in post #6070703
Use the 580 as a master on the camera and fire the 430 off the camera instead. Then you don't need to buy anything at all.

I do that now. But I'm wanting to experiment some.

Check out www.flashzebra.com - he makes all kinds of flash cords at very reasonable prices.

Titus213 wrote in post #6071298
Check out www.flashzebra.com - he makes all kinds of flash cords at very reasonable prices.

I allready talked to him. Waiting on him to get back to me

apersson850 wrote in post #6070703
Use the 580 as a master on the camera and fire the 430 off the camera instead. Then you don't need to buy anything at all.

this works when you don't need BOTH flashes off camera.
When you do, you can either find a $4.00 Radio Shack solution, or drop another $400.00 on a third flash.

I recently just needed to get both flashes off camera for a paying gig, and I opted for the $4.00 option

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=256447

this Mod was simple, took about 15 minutes. Highly recommended.

Derweissehai wrote in post #6071648
I allready talked to him. Waiting on him to get back to me

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #6073909
this works when you don't need BOTH flashes off camera.
When you do, you can either find a $4.00 Radio Shack solution, or drop another $400.00 on a third flash.

I recently just needed to get both flashes off camera for a paying gig, and I opted for the $4.00 option

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=256447

this Mod was simple, took about 15 minutes. Highly recommended.

Looks great. But I'm not into to modding my gear. If it screws up then the warranty is screwed. I talked to FLASHZEBRA. He's got the cord I need. Way better price than dropping the cabbage on the new flash or the PW's.

Understood, mucking around with a cable, or buying one, is a lot safer than mucking around with your flash!
And still a lot more affordable than a new flash

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #6073991
Understood, mucking around with a cable, or buying one, is a lot safer than mucking around with your flash!
And still a lot more affordable than a new flash

Very true. Although if I ever come across a cheap flash to mess with then I will. I still want the PW though.