Been asked to have a go at some portrait work for a friend so I've been looking at getting my flash off the camera. Not too bothered about wireless strobe work for now whilst I just have a speedlite, that'll come later.
For getting my speedlite 430 ex II off cam (5d mark II), a sync cord of some sort is presumably the solution. First Q, does a PC sync cord do pretty much the same thing, I read on strobist that you could use one in lieu of a normal TTL hotshoe sync cord? I'd prefer a cord 10 or so metres in length to give me flexibility in moving it behind subjects and PC sync cords seem to do this a lot easier and without the flex wiring look like they'll get in the way far less.
But my understanding is that I can't connect one of these to my 430speedlite although my 5D Mark II has the connection. Am I therefore restricted to the hotshoe sync cords or is there an adapter I could add to my flash that'd keep the same functionality? If so, where could I get one of these fairly cheaply?
Thanks
For getting my speedlite 430 ex II off cam (5d mark II), a sync cord of some sort is presumably the solution. First Q, does a PC sync cord do pretty much the same thing, I read on strobist that you could use one in lieu of a normal TTL hotshoe sync cord? I'd prefer a cord 10 or so metres in length to give me flexibility in moving it behind subjects and PC sync cords seem to do this a lot easier and without the flex wiring look like they'll get in the way far less.
But my understanding is that I can't connect one of these to my 430speedlite although my 5D Mark II has the connection. Am I therefore restricted to the hotshoe sync cords or is there an adapter I could add to my flash that'd keep the same functionality? If so, where could I get one of these fairly cheaply?
Thanks
