jtpassat

that's good to know

got rice?

I usually use the CF to have the speedlite AF assist beam for low light when I'm using my tripod for long exposures with cars. AF assist beam is functional but the flash doesn't fire. It can be used as described above - to trigger a slave.

NFRs2000NYC

Ok....let me just clarify what Im looking for...

Im interested in SCRATCHING the strobing surface. It's not REALLY the type of photography I do, but I would like to get into it. However, shooting with the 580 mounted on the hot shoe results in very flat looking, one dimensional images. The reason I wanted a long cord, was so i can hold the flash off to the side by hand, or even have it placed on a light stand for that silhouette effect...one side of light, coming out of the darkness look. I dont want to invest TOO much money in strobing just yet, as there are other lenses I want to get for the type of shooting I love to do...like birds, which is where the 500mm or 400mm boys will come in.

So, now that you know all that, what would be my best bet of firing my 580 off the camera at a distance of anywhere between 5 feet and 10 feet from the camera?

As for the pocket wizards, I still don't get it....As far as I understand, there are two units with antennas...one sits on the camera hot shoe, and the other has a flash plugged into it. When the camera clicks, the signal from the hot shoe goes to the sending unit, out the antenna, into the antenna of the receiving unit, thus, firing the flash...so how can you have only one unit do both?

Kremlin

You can't, you need two -- but each device can do both job. e.g. if you switch the device on the flash and the one on your camera they'll still work.

I still don't know what I want to do with getting my damn flash off camera...

NFRs2000NYC

Damn...thats expensive!!!

bkw

The site is back up.. Probably the best $30 I've spent on this hobby.

jtpassat

for 30 bucks, this will get the job done

NFRs2000NYC

Nevermind....just got home from B&H. Got two pocket wizards.........and a lightstand, and an umbrella, and two omni bounce caps, and an umbrella mount, and almost bought the 70-200, but decided to restrain myself.

P.S. I think Im over my original 5K plan

jtpassat

haha... that's well over the 30 bucks!

Penforhire

What'd you choose for an umbrella? How big, shoot-through,...? Inquiring minds want to know.