is there a diy mod for the test fire button? its extremely hard to push and even more difficult at night in pitch dark when im out light painting/night shooting. a friend kicked it down to me. i love the flash as it tells you distance using off camera.

last night was my 1st night out with the flash and i was having to use my triggers antenna to fire the flash and sometimes it would fire 2-3 flashes cause i couldnt see and was spazzin out trying to hurry and get back to the cam to close the shutter.

any help on this would be nice.. its hard holding 2-3 flashes and then have to boogle around trying to get one to fire. i got to many other lights to fool with for this nice flash to treat me like this.

i was thinking of using a thumbtack stuck into the little red rubber test button, but didnt want to go to far. the tack wouldnt even go in. i was scared to force it. haha thats what she said.


any ideas im game to try.

this is a mod i did to the test button after trying to light paint one night and having difficulties seeing the button or being able to push the button..

i took a sewing stick pin with a round head. large enough that im able to push and not jam the sewing pin through my thumb..

i then took a pair of wire cutters and snipped off the appropriate length to be able to push the pin into the rubber test fire button. about 5mm long after cutting.

i then got out some super glue to make sure it doesnt get pulled out in the heat of the moment. i barely touch the end of the stick pin in a dab of superglue and slowly pushed the pin into the test fire button...

works like a charm. now i can feel the test button in the dark as well as be able to push it to fire...

hopes this helps and pass it along..

yes and now you need to think about not hitting it so it it doesn't test fire when brushed up against things like your clothing.

oh it takes quite a bit of pressure to fire the flash. surely bumping my clothing wont trigger it....