Connect to flash/softbox

[J80]

Hi, I have an E-500, is there a way I can connect it with the x-connection of an external flash (softbox)?

Can't find the answer in this forum or on other sites.

Thx!

 

[DLGW]

.. socket. Then just get a cable (and if necessary and adaptor).

Also viable are the 'ebay' radio triggers. Transmitter goes in the hotshoe, reciever plugs into the flash head.

 

[Mike_PEAT]

Hi, I have an E-500, is there a way I can connect it with the
x-connection of an external flash (softbox)?

Can't find the answer in this forum or on other sites.

Just get ANY generic hotshoe to PC adaptor...you can get them ANYWHERE and just costs a few bucks.

The only thing is you should note the trigger voltage of the device you are trying to connect to...if it's more than 24volts you should use a Wein Safesync instead. Note that even a flash that operates on 2 AA batteries can have a trigger voltage over 200 volts!!!

To find out trigger voltages of common flashes check out this link:
http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

 

[J80]

Yes, it's the shoe I'm looking for, because wireless connection is not very usefull as I'm still a student and it's pretty annoying that all flashes go off in the same room when we're shooting models.

I've checked ebay already and some online store shops but no solution found yet (maybe it's not the right search criteria and/or name I'm using ...)

If someone has a link or location, please post it

Thx!

 

[DLGW]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=3625&A=details&Q=&sku=109453&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

My wife uses one of these from time to time.

 

[Mike_PEAT]

Yes, it's the shoe I'm looking for, because wireless connection is
not very usefull as I'm still a student and it's pretty annoying
that all flashes go off in the same room when we're shooting models.

I've checked ebay already and some online store shops but no
solution found yet (maybe it's not the right search criteria and/or
name I'm using ...)

If someone has a link or location, please post it

Just ask for a "Hotshoe to PC adapter".

For examples go to a site like http://www.bhphoto.com and do a search for HOTSHOE PC. They have them as cheap as $10. But be aware that there are also PC to Hotshoe connectors which is backwards compared to what you want.

 

[Denny Colvin]

Yes, it's the shoe I'm looking for, because wireless connection is
not very usefull as I'm still a student and it's pretty annoying
that all flashes go off in the same room when we're shooting models.

I've checked ebay already and some online store shops but no
solution found yet (maybe it's not the right search criteria and/or
name I'm using ...)

 

[ams2007]

I purchased a wireless trigger that fits on the hotshoe and it works great.

 

[OldDigiman]

and get a Wein safe sync adaptor instead of a plain one, a little protection against overvoltages can't hurt. The Wein will also let you use a hot shoe flash at the same time as the PC cord.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=3625&A=details&Q=&sku=245292&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
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[Mike_PEAT]

and get a Wein safe sync adaptor instead of a plain one, a little
protection against overvoltages can't hurt. The Wein will also let
you use a hot shoe flash at the same time as the PC cord.

Actually, using the SafeSync can damage SOME flashes...at our camera club some members insisted on using their SafeSync with our monolights, but because the monolights only had a trigger voltage of 9v, there wasn't enough power for the SafeSync to draw on to work, and the SafeSync damaged the power circuits of all three of the monolights. After repairing them we no longer allow SafeSyncs.

 

[OldDigiman]

and get a Wein safe sync adaptor instead of a plain one, a little
protection against overvoltages can't hurt. The Wein will also let
you use a hot shoe flash at the same time as the PC cord.

Actually, using the SafeSync can damage SOME flashes...at our
camera club some members insisted on using their SafeSync with our
monolights, but because the monolights only had a trigger voltage
of 9v, there wasn't enough power for the SafeSync to draw on to
work, and the SafeSync damaged the power circuits of all three of
the monolights. After repairing them we no longer allow SafeSyncs.

Well, that's really wierd, because my monlights have a trigger voltage of around 6v and I use the SafeSync with them all the time with no problems. What kind of monolights were these?

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ODM
OM1 to OM2n to OM4 to E-10 to E-20 to E500
nolonemo.com

 

[Mike_PEAT]

Actually, using the SafeSync can damage SOME flashes...at our
camera club some members insisted on using their SafeSync with our
monolights, but because the monolights only had a trigger voltage
of 9v, there wasn't enough power for the SafeSync to draw on to
work, and the SafeSync damaged the power circuits of all three of
the monolights. After repairing them we no longer allow SafeSyncs.

Well, that's really wierd, because my monlights have a trigger
voltage of around 6v and I use the SafeSync with them all the time
with no problems. What kind of monolights were these?

Aurora Genesis G400's...the SafeSync was the only link to all three getting damaged (after one got damaged, that one was marked as "Slave Only" and then another one got used as the master, and then when that one died and the same thing happened with the third)...after getting them fixed (I fixed two of them myself after finding out which component was damaged, so I know it was replaced with the exact same component), there hasn't been another problem since we've banned SafeSyncs.

 

[OldDigiman]

Still wierd, I don't get it, but . . . you were there, not me. Thanks for the info.

--
ODM
OM1 to OM2n to OM4 to E-10 to E-20 to E500
nolonemo.com

 

[Hokuto]

Yes, it's the shoe I'm looking for, because wireless connection is
not very usefull as I'm still a student and it's pretty annoying
that all flashes go off in the same room when we're shooting models.

Maybe you're thinking optical slave triggers, but a radio trigger should work.

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