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Evening all,

I have been using a TTL off camera flash cord from Jessops for when I'm shooting in nightclubs and am finding that the flash is not firing all the time. If I stick the flash directly on the hot shoe mount it fires every time without fail, so the problem is definitely with the cable and not the flash.

I am on my second cable in 4 months and this latest one is now playing up. Seems to be fine when new but after a couple of months starts playing up. Could be wear and tear on the connections at each end coming loose possibly? I would have thought it would have lasted a little longer though and at £30 a pop it's getting expensive!

Has anyone else had problems with these or can anyone advise on the 'proper' canon cable - at £60 ish this is doubly expensive but if it's made better might be a safer bet. They do say 'you buy cheap you buy twice' but it is only a cable!!

Cheers.
 
I'd be talking to Jessops particularly mentioning the sales of goods act and being "fit for purpose"

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