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k7xd Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? No doubt one of the "H" type sync cords. "This camera has experienced an electrical surge when my intern plugged the sync cord into an electrical outlet" http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D2x-Camera_W0QQitemZ160300695991QQihZ006QQcategoryZ31388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Nov 28, 2008 at 07:52 PM

shatterkiss Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? Oh dear lord. That's one of the reasons I didn't mind leaving Dynalite packs behind - I was just waiting for someone to do that with my gear. Nov 28, 2008 at 08:08 PM

bacilonur Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? Haha. That'll teach him to use a safesync next time. Nov 28, 2008 at 08:09 PM

Jonathan H Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? That's why I charge the big bucks to assist! I know not to do stupid things... right Simon? Ha ha. Nov 28, 2008 at 08:19 PM

oobie Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? That has to suck... :/ Pocket wizards... That way you only loose about $200.. Nov 28, 2008 at 08:46 PM

cgardner Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? Next time just make sure the intern is holding the camera when plugging in the sync cord into the wall. It won't save the camera but will solve the assistant problem without facing a manslaughter rap.. It amazes me that despite all the advances cameras retain such lame relics from the 1930s as the hot shoe and the PC connector. The argument of course is backwards compatibility but in the case of the PC cord all that would be needed is an adapter. With respect to the hot shoe the change to digital changed TTL metering from real-time off the film to advance of exposure off the viewfinder. It meant that older flashes for film cameras, like the Canon EZ series wouldn't work with digital. It would have been a good opportunity for Canon and Nikon to adopt a better design as Minolta had done. But it was an opportunity missed because the earliest digital bodies where Canon and Nikon film cameras modified and sold by Kodak. Nov 28, 2008 at 09:27 PM

tcphoto Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? At the very least, the assistant should be tared and feathered. I would certainly be tempted to hand him an invoice for repair or replacement. My comment would be, "I hope that you can file a claim on your business insurance to fix my camera". How about your own insurance or will that only cover rental gear and reshoots? Nov 28, 2008 at 09:45 PM

Edgar Maguyon Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? lol. I get paid close to nothing for assisting, retouching and interning at the moment. Im kinda glad that there are retards out there that do things like this; puts me higher up in the chain of command and makes me a higher asset Nov 28, 2008 at 09:50 PM

cwebster Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? I have all the HH connectors in my kit flagged with red tape and SYNC ONLY labels. <Chas> Nov 29, 2008 at 12:44 AM

monochrome Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? tcphoto wrote: At the very least, the assistant should be tared and feathered. I would certainly be tempted to hand him an invoice for repair or replacement. My comment would be, "I hope that you can file a claim on your business insurance to fix my camera". How about your own insurance or will that only cover rental gear and reshoots? Reading the comments in his auction, he claimed it and is shooting with a D3. Nov 29, 2008 at 12:49 AM

Chrono1081 Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? For someone who never messed with these cords could someone post a picture of what they are? (Just incase I would ever run across them so I dont do the same thing ) Nov 29, 2008 at 12:51 AM

k7xd Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? Chrono1081 wrote: For someone who never messed with these cords could someone post a picture of what they are? (Just incase I would ever run across them so I dont do the same thing ) The male part is the exactly same plug for normal 120 volt electricity around the house or office. Nov 29, 2008 at 02:02 AM

cwebster Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? Looks like this http://www.paramountcords.com/proddetail.asp?prod=2-10S&cat=28 it's the AC-plug looking thing ;-) <Chas> Nov 29, 2008 at 03:34 AM

adamdewilde Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #14 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? , thanks, I was having a bad night, and this made me smile. Sorry bout your luck, hope you claimed it and everything's peachy. Nov 29, 2008 at 06:25 PM

dmward Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #15 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? I remember, back in the day, (as they say) the one advantage of the H connector was being able to use standard electrical extension cords to extend a sync cable from camera to far off power pack. That also had the potential to add to confusion about which was sync and which was electric. Always pays to have a smart assistant. Nov 30, 2008 at 06:22 AM

butchM Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #16 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? dmward wrote: I remember, back in the day, (as they say) the one advantage of the H connector was being able to use standard electrical extension cords to extend a sync cable from camera to far off power pack. That also had the potential to add to confusion about which was sync and which was electric. Always pays to have a smart assistant. Reminds me when I use to assist another fellow. He uses HH sync cords and often we used normal extension cords to reach. Two sets. One set black, was only used for sync. One set orange only used for power. Dec 02, 2008 at 04:49 AM

Krosavcheg Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #17 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? This reminded me of a situation when a friend of mine miswired the pair of $3000 Dali speakers in a shop where he worked...hehe Dec 02, 2008 at 05:35 AM

jprezant Online Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · Are you allowed to kill assistants? If I assist you, I promise not to plug the sync cord into an outlet. Everybody knows that the sync cord is supposed to get plugged into the toaster oven! Dec 02, 2008 at 09:03 AM

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