mediocretes
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I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my flash off of my camera, and I'm hoping someone can help. I'm still fairly new to photography, but I feel like I've got the basics down, as far as the camera (Nikon D50) and my strobes (an SB600 and an old Minolta I found at a yard sale). So judging from my equipment, you can probably guess I'm not rolling in cash.
I tried to take the easy way out with cheap ebay triggers, but they made so angry (by consistently not firing while on location) that I actually had a ritual destruction ceremony. I'm saving my money for something more reliable, but I've decided I'm tired of not taking photos, and blaming it on not having enough money, so I'm trying to be clever.
I'm looking at these:
LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator with Female PC and 1/8" (3.5mm) Minip
I've already got several feet of 3.5mm patch cable just laying around the house. I'm not even sure why. What I don't have are PC sync jacks on either of my strobes OR my camera. Could I, in theory, put one of the Universal Translators on top of my camera, put my flash on another, and then connect them with 3.5mm cable? And if so, why is it the Translators have a female PC port? Sorry this is long. I hope someone can help me take the next step in my photography.
I tried to take the easy way out with cheap ebay triggers, but they made so angry (by consistently not firing while on location) that I actually had a ritual destruction ceremony. I'm saving my money for something more reliable, but I've decided I'm tired of not taking photos, and blaming it on not having enough money, so I'm trying to be clever.
I'm looking at these:
LumoPro Hot Shoe Universal Translator with Female PC and 1/8" (3.5mm) Minip
I've already got several feet of 3.5mm patch cable just laying around the house. I'm not even sure why. What I don't have are PC sync jacks on either of my strobes OR my camera. Could I, in theory, put one of the Universal Translators on top of my camera, put my flash on another, and then connect them with 3.5mm cable? And if so, why is it the Translators have a female PC port? Sorry this is long. I hope someone can help me take the next step in my photography.