Studio flash

[Josh Bear]

Dear All,

Had an impulse but today. Following critique of my still life pictures I was looking at studio flash kits in jessops. They had an interfit 150 ex in stock (2 stands, 2 flash head, 1 softbox, 1 umbrella and all cables). I had vouchers left over from Christmas that got me over half way to the total cost. So I thought "why not".

However the instructions consist of 1 peice of paper. Can anyone help.

1. The kit is connected to my 5 d via the pc terminal. The kit fires first time but then will not fire again until after i have pressed the test button on the flash unit I am connected to.

2. on some of the pictures the shutter seems to have been caught in shot. is this because i have set the shutter speed wrong?

thanks

Josh

[Josh Bear]

Re: Studio flash

have also discovered that if i use my 550ex flash as a master then the studio flashes work every time. Does this statement on the intefit site explain the issue? (written as a q&A) i have also used red text

Q "My unit flashes when the TEST button is pushed, but it won't fire at all with the sync connected to my camera. What could cause this?

A. First, confirm that the fitting is tight when fitted to the camera.


Secondly you should check your sync cable by plugging it into your light and shorting the PC male connector center pin to the circular sleeve that surrounds it to confirm that the cable is functioning correctly. You can use a small metal object like a car key or similar to do this. (don't worry, no dangerous voltage is present at the P.C. sync socket end).

This should cause the light to fire. If the flash unit fires, but won't fire from the camera, then please read on.

Some of the newer Digital cameras are sensitive to sync polarity. The sync cable that comes with the lights is center positive. Some Canon EOS; Olympus; Bronica; Minolta Si 6000, 7000, 9000, & some in the Nikon range may not fire the flash. We recommend purchasing an Infra red transmitter like the INT411. This will not only cure the issue but allows you full unrestricted movement in the studio without cables. "