p.1 #1 · Good slave flashes with PC input/outputs (SB-28?)
I recently bought some 430EX II flashes (blindly) and some pocked wizard plus II's.
Without doing my proper research I assumed the 430EX's were advanced and I could plug the cable from a pocket wizard plus ii into it. Well when I went to test them all out... there was no cable input. I was ready to throw the flash because I was so mad at myself.
I'm a Canon shooter and now I'm looking for alternative flashes where I can plug this cable in to use them as slaves (with pocket wizards). I wouldn't use the TTYL, just Manual modes. I don't want to purchase two more 580EX II's just to use them as slaves so now I'm looking for other flashes.
I came across the Nikon SB-28. It looks like it's what I need, is there anything out there that someone can recommend and maybe some input on the SB-28?
p.1 #3 · Good slave flashes with PC input/outputs (SB-28?)
Bruce has the right idea, but i would suggest this unit instead of the one he linked to. http://www.flashzebra.com/products/0138/index.shtml
It has the cord built in and eliminates the troublesone PC connection. I have 4 of these adapters and they work great. Well I do not have the deluxe versions but since you have the 430exII the deluxe version is recommended to accomodate the weather seal on the flash foot.
p.1 #4 · Good slave flashes with PC input/outputs (SB-28?)
nickgillette wrote:
...Without doing my proper research I assumed the 430EX's were advanced...
They are.
nickgillette wrote:
...and I could plug the cable from a pocket wizard plus ii into it.
Sorry, but as you found Canon decided for some reason that they didn't need PC connections.
nickgillette wrote:
...I'm a Canon shooter and now I'm looking for alternative flashes where I can plug this cable in to use them as slaves (with pocket wizards). I wouldn't use the [TTL], just Manual modes. I don't want to purchase two more 580EX II's just to use them as slaves so now I'm looking for other flashes.
For my money, I'd get the above-mentioned adapters so I could have both the advanced ETTL and Canon Wireless capabilities or the PW capability. If you want to return the 430s, though, and just get inexpensive PC-capable manual-only flashes I'd look at either the LumoPro 160 or the even cheaper Vivitar 285HV.
I've used the 285HV for decades, although I don't use mine as much as I used to now that I have two 580EXs and a 430EX II.
I've used mine by itself off camera on a small light stand...
