I'd like to fire the flash off camera and was curious if you could do that using the PC socket found on a camera (1DMKIII or 40D) and 580EX II?
They both appear to be the same connector so what cable am I looking for, if I can dot it at all?
duckiller01 Senior Member  506 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: West Covina, CA More info | Jan 18, 2009 19:14 | #1 I'd like to fire the flash off camera and was curious if you could do that using the PC socket found on a camera (1DMKIII or 40D) and 580EX II? 5DMKIII ll 35L ll 24-70L ll 70-200L II ll 2x TC ll 1.4x TC ll 580EXII
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | Jan 18, 2009 19:49 | #2 You need this: http://flashzebra.com …k_pc_fivemeter/0034.shtml  or any one of these other ones: http://flashzebra.com …ewlock_to_screwlock.shtml   . Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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GSansoucie Senior Member  788 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Southern Maine More info | Jan 18, 2009 22:20 | #3 If you want to use ETTL-2, you can get a shoe mount extension like this one: -=Glen=-
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I'll end up getting both eventually but right now I think the Male to Male PC Sync Cable is what I'm looking for. 5DMKIII ll 35L ll 24-70L ll 70-200L II ll 2x TC ll 1.4x TC ll 580EXII
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