cables for vivitar and triggers

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  1. Jun 22, 2010 #1
    anel

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    hello, is it possible to buy a cable that will connect my vivitar 285HV and the ebay triggers? i always put the flash directly on the trigger but i want a cable connecting them so i can put the flash itself on a stand and not the trigger.
     
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    Dao

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    Did your flash come with the cable? Mine did.
     
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    Mike_E

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    Do you mean a PC to PC cable?

    Sure, check your local photo store or even ebay.
     
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    ghache

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    my vivitars came with cables,
    i use them on my 301p but without the cables.
     
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    Big Mike

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    ghache

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    you are right,

    my flashs came with vivitar proprietary connection to PC,
    its a small pin connector
     
  7. Jun 23, 2010 #7
    anel

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    my vivitar did not come with the cable. i do have the cable that came with my ebay triggers though.. it's just that one end doesn't fit in the vivitar of course. as i see it, i need this cable?

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    what is this cable called exactly? or at least the end of it that fits into the vivitar? is it similar to something i can buy in an local electricity store?
     
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    anel

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    Big Mike

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    I'd suggest avoiding having to use a PC connection, unless you go to the screw-lock version. It's just not a great connection in my experience.

    The cord I linked to above, FlashZebra.com: Vivitar to Inexpensive Radio Slave Adapter Cable (Item #0029), plugs into the Vivitar and has a female 1/4 'phone' socket. So then you can just use a standard 1/4 plug (probably included with any trigger set).
     

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