Is there any way at all to use all lights on sync cords?

Anyway to have strobes each with their own sync code that gets pumped into like a PC port hub with one output to the camera? I did some testing on my lights last night and had a few misfires. the cords aren't a big deal to have laying on the ground. Just curious of they make a simple cheap solution or if I'm going to just have to wait until I can afford PWs

The strobe with the sync cord didn't fail (was plugged into the fill light with umbrella) the main light with softbox would fail quite frequently actually.

and one more thing as I look at prices. Make sure I have this correct. A PW transceiver is almost $200. I would need 4 of these? (one for each strobe and one for the camera? Is that correct?

There are all kinds of splitters available for PC cords so you can control multiple lights, but PC cords are also notoriously unreliable. The cords themselves are thin and the plugs are very prone to problems. How many other plug designs have you heard of where there are numerous tools on the market for trying to get them into the right shape?

What many people do is use the PC cord from the camera and into the flashes if necessary but then use a different format for all the cords, splitters, etc. mini-jack and household seem to be common.

With Pocket Wizards you will need one for each flash/strobe and one on the camera. Note that there are other options. Elinchrom and Alien Bees both make wireless systems that have good reputations and cost less than PWs.

I believe you do need a transceiver for each strobe and one for the camera. I havn't seen any that are just receivers.

If you don't want to drop $800 on a set of pocket wizards I would suggest going for the Cactus V2's or if you want something more reliable there are quite a few other wireless flash triggers that are much cheaper.

But I personally am happy with my V2's, they are very cheep, and fairly reliable for the price. I haven't noticed any misfires with mine yet. And for the price you can't go wrong.

Most strobes have an optical trigger capability which means only one needs to be wired to the camera. Unless you are on location with other photgraphers/flash units.

PWs are the cream of the crop but Alien Bees new Cybersyncs work great at a considerable savings depending on your needs - $130 for a transmitter and receiver.

Titus213 wrote in post #6280429
Most strobes have an optical trigger capability which means only one needs to be wired to the camera. Unless you are on location with other photgraphers/flash units.

PWs are the cream of the crop but Alien Bees new Cybersyncs work great at a considerable savings depending on your needs - $130 for a transmitter and receiver.

Thanks for the heads up. Seems like a much more reasonable solution for my needs.