Triggering 2 Vivitar 285hv

Hi guys,

I want to get a portable kit together and I have a stupid question. Is there any reason I wouldn't be able to use this hotshoe adapter and a Cybersync (1 transmitter 2 receivers) to trigger two 285HV flashes?

Someone told me that this hotshoe adapter wouldn't trigger the 285HV because of the location of the contact on the 285HV.

(The photo is from the flashzebra.com website)

I have that exact hotshoe and in triggers the 285 without problem.

Why do you need a hotshoe adaptor? Put the flash on the camera, and plug the transmitter into the cameras sync port.

tim wrote in post #6110989
Why do you need a hotshoe adaptor? Put the flash on the camera, and plug the transmitter into the cameras sync port.

Maybe I didn't make myself clear, I want to remote trigger the two flashes off of my camera and into an umbrella. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the replies.

Bucster wrote in post #6114301
Maybe I didn't make myself clear, I want to remote trigger the two flashes off of my camera and into an umbrella. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the replies.

okay then, you should be able to use that adpater with no problem.

I still don't understand why you don't plug the transmitter directly into the camera, and the receivers directly into the flashes. What purpose do the hotshoe adapters serve in your setup?

tim wrote in post #6115472
I still don't understand why you don't plug the transmitter directly into the camera, and the receivers directly into the flashes. What purpose do the hotshoe adapters serve in your setup?

Probably doesn't have a PC->Vivitar cord to connect the receivers to the flashes.