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Lightning trigger components
Here are the components needed to build a lightning trigger for your Canon DSLR in about 30 minutes for less than $75 (as opposed to about $400 for a commercially made one). The components are assembled from left to right, from the flash slave to the camera. Visit lightningtrigger.com and lightningboy.com for important information about photographing lightning safely (although it is still dangerous, no matter how many precautions you take). Lightning triggers work on the fact that lightning usually occurs in a series of two or more bolts within the period of a few seconds. When a trigger sees the first bolt, it trips the shutter so if you have a shutter speed of 1 second or more, there is a good chance that you'll capture subsequent bolts. This is a pretty easy setup; it took me a while to get it right since I haven't soldered since I was a Boy Scout. If I could find a pre-made cable with a PC female on one end and a 3/32 (2.5 mm)(submini) phono plug on the either, I would be a happy camper. Please let me know if you know of a source for these. Will something like B&H part number MIVMC113 work? I don't know if you can read the package, but the submini parts from Radio Shack are part number 274-289. Note that the submini plug is mono only, so you will have to use manual focus. The submini plug is ready to plug into a Digital Rebel, or into the submini plug on the side of an Adidt M1 remote. I'm not 100% sure but I think the Adidt remotes for Nikon will also accept the submini plugs. Have fun, and be safe!
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