Help with Skyport?

[DiD]

Hi, I bought a second hand Elinchrom lighting kit with 2 400w lights and a skyport. The skyport does not have a foot as all those I see on internet have - its just a little box with a sync cord place (that is missing!) What do I need to buy to get my system working? (I am nervous to buy a sync cord and then the set up still does not work.) Anyone with knowledge on this rype of Skyport?

 

[treeman]

Are you sure its a transmitter, and not a transceiver? I'm sure the transmitter should have a hot shoe mount to fit in on the camera, but the transceiver doesn't.

 

[HoppyUK]

Hi, I bought a second hand Elinchrom lighting kit with 2 400w lights and a skyport. The skyport does not have a foot as all those I see on internet have - its just a little box with a sync cord place (that is missing!) What do I need to buy to get my system working? (I am nervous to buy a sync cord and then the set up still does not work.) Anyone with knowledge on this rype of Skyport?

Suggest contact your local Elinchrom dealer, or email TheFlashCentre (UK distributors and retailer). Send them a snap of the actual items you have.

There are a few different Skyport versions, from separate transmitter and receiver units to built-in receivers. It's not clear what you've got or what you need.

Alternatively, you could simply bypass the whole Skyport thing with say a Yongnuo RF-602 trigger set - probably cheaper, works fine. Make sure it comes with the right cable to plug into the head.

 

[DiD]

Suggest contact your local Elinchrom dealer, or email TheFlashCentre (UK distributors and retailer). Send them a snap of the actual items you have.

There are a few different Skyport versions, from separate transmitter and receiver units to built-in receivers. It's not clear what you've got or what you need.

Alternatively, you could simply bypass the whole Skyport thing with say a Yongnuo RF-602 trigger set - probably cheaper, works fine. Make sure it comes with the right cable to plug into the head.

I have a Yongnuo RF 600 TX. I tried using this and still have another issue then. I put main part onto my camera and the sync wire and the part that fits onto it, into the sync socket on the light - then what am I supposed to do with the other part? The light that the wire is in works, but I thought that the one would trigger both lights so I set up my studio and only the light with the wire is triggered. Is this normal. I feel such a moron.

 

[HoppyUK]

I have a Yongnuo RF 600 TX. I tried using this and still have another issue then. I put main part onto my camera and the sync wire and the part that fits onto it, into the sync socket on the light - then what am I supposed to do with the other part? The light that the wire is in works, but I thought that the one would trigger both lights so I set up my studio and only the light with the wire is triggered. Is this normal. I feel such a moron.

Switch on the slave to the second light and that will then fire in sync. It's the button with an 'eye' symbol. Did you get a handbook with the Elinchroms?