Easiest way to hook up strobes with no flash pc connector?

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jdeg

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In my case I need to hook up a d7000. Besides a pocket wizard is there a different type of cable I can use in place off a flash sync cable?

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rocketman122

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jdeg said:
In my case I need to hook up a d7000. Besides a pocket wizard is there a different type of cable I can use in place off a flash sync cable?

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U have pocket wizards u want use with off camera flashes? Missing some details. Are u looking for cable only or a slave... Not understabding what ur asking
 
Fred Kingston

Fred Kingston

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My strobe has an optical mode... and it fires off either a speedlite or the camera's flash... No cable...

I also have a bucket full of cables if I'm so inclined...

Vello also makes a cable for Nikons that has a hot shoe on one end and 2 of the older flash cable connectors on the other end (ping me if you need a model number) which I can use a 20' cable to connect to 2 strobe(s)...
 
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Blade Canyon

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jdeg said:
...is there a different type of cable I can use in place off a flash sync cable?
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A cable to sync your flash "in place of" a flash sync cable? Flash sync cables exist, they can connect to your hotshoe. You can even get a flash sync cable that still emits the focus assistance light from the hotshoe, but your question is worded very strangely. Do you want a flash sync cable, or are you wondering if there is something else besides a flash sync cable?
 
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rocketman122 said:
U have pocket wizards u want use with off camera flashes? Missing some details. Are u looking for cable only or a slave... Not understabding what ur asking
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No, I don't have pocket wizards. I was thinking cable only, but the strobes only have a pc sync and my camera does not.

FredKingston said:
My strobe has an optical mode... and it fires off either a speedlite or the camera's flash... No cable...

I also have a bucket full of cables if I'm so inclined...

Vello also makes a cable for Nikons that has a hot shoe on one end and 2 of the older flash cable connectors on the other end (ping me if you need a model number) which I can use a 20' cable to connect to 2 strobe(s)...
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I'm not sure if this setup has a optical mode. I'll have to look.

WayneF said:
There are simple accessories that attach to the flash foot, to provide PC connector on flashes without, and also have a 1/4" thread in bottom to mount flash on a light stand.

FlashZebra.com: Flash Hotshoe Adapters
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That's what I was thinking. Thanks!
 
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jdeg

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Blade Canyon said:
A cable to sync your flash "in place of" a flash sync cable? Flash sync cables exist, they can connect to your hotshoe. You can even get a flash sync cable that still emits the focus assistance light from the hotshoe, but your question is worded very strangely. Do you want a flash sync cable, or are you wondering if there is something else besides a flash sync cable?
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This is what I get for typing the question from my phone :) My camera doesn't have pc connector. The only cable on the strobe setup is pc. I don't have a pocket wizard. FredKingston & WayneF answered my question.
 
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jdeg

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WayneF said:
That one mounts in a hot shoe. Which could be used, but the 1/4 inch mounting threads in bottom is a very strong feature on a light stand.
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Could you then use the sb-700 (doesn't have pc connector) to trigger the strobes via pc connection or am I thinking about that wrong?
 
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WayneF

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Yes, this Pixel version adds a PC connector to the foot of a SB-700, or other flash without PC. The difference is that it only mounts in another flash shoe, instead of on a 1/4 inch thread. Both versions of mounts exist for light stands, so perhaps it is arbitrary.
 
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