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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board pocket wizard setup Jesse Beals, Photographer Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 4:10 AM on 10.29.09 ->> Ok I am looking at getting some pocket wizards for my canon flash heads but I have really no clue on what I need. I own a 540EZ and a 550 canon flash head. I was told I need a pocket wizard setup to mount these flashes in soft boxes off the camera. So I guess what do I need to purchase to make these flashes fire off. My 550 flash head has the sinc options while the 540 would have to be set up in manuel mode. I guess if anybody has shot with this set up can you fill me in.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 4:28 AM on 10.29.09 ->> You will need a cable to connect the hot shoe of the flash to the Pocketwizard. Something like this: http://www.paramountcords.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PW%2DMHSF1&cat=85 Quite a few companies make this and other options, but this will give you an idea of what you are looking for.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Daniel Malmberg, Photographer Huskvarna | Sweden | Sweden | Posted: 6:50 AM on 10.29.09 ->> PocketWizard recently released a new product line. Which supports ETTL with Canon cameras and flashes: http://www.pocketwizard.com/inspirations/technology/controltl/ Full Review from Strobist here: http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/pocketwizard-flextt5-and-minitt1-f...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Sauk, Photographer Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 6:49 PM on 10.29.09 ->> Are they still having issues with not firing once you get beyond 30 feet or so?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Andrew Fredrickson, Photographer Seattle | WA | United States | Posted: 7:25 PM on 10.29.09 ->> Jesse, Here's what I've done. To use standard hotshoe flash units with my pocketwizards, I purchased some hotshoe to PC adapters. This is used to convert the hotshoe of the flash to a standard PC sync. Like this: http://store.pictureline.com/hama-pc-hot-shoe-w-cord.html I don't remember them being more than $10, but that was a few years ago. I found them at both Ritz and Glazers. They should be a fairly common item. Then, to connect that to the PocketWizard, you'll need these: http://www.samys.com/index/page/product/product_id/7182/product_name/PC+Fem... Once you have those, you're all set. But I will warn you.... I lost all 3 of my small pocketwizard adapters, so make sure to keep track of them.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions David Bailey, Photographer Flower Mound | TX | USA | Posted: 8:15 PM on 10.29.09 ->> Check out http://www.flashzebra.com for some good PW accessories and ideas on how to set up your flashes.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jason Zindroski, Photographer, Assistant Laguna Niguel | CA | USA | Posted: 8:58 PM on 10.29.09 ->> I second FlashZebra, this is the cord that you'd need to hook up the canon flash to the PW. http://www.flashzebra.com/products/0138/index.shtml  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Benson, Photographer San Diego | Ca | USA | Posted: 9:53 PM on 10.29.09 ->> Matthew I make remotes with 20 mile range http://www.robertbenson.com/blog that will fix the 30 foot range issue.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Monty Rand, Photographer Bangor | ME | USA | Posted: 10:27 PM on 10.29.09 ->> I've got the flex and the mini and I @$@$@ hate them. I can never get them to work right. Just my .02  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Sauk, Photographer Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 10:36 PM on 10.29.09 ->> Robert, I remember reading about those a while back, simply amazing!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bill Vaughn, Photographer Huntsville | Al | United States | Posted: 10:29 AM on 10.30.09 ->> Very happy with Flash Zebra replacement foot to adapt to the 3.5mm mono cord. http://www.flashzebra.com/canon580ex_footassembly.shtml Keeps all my cords and connections simple as they are the same for my Alien Bees.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bill Vaughn, Photographer Huntsville | Al | United States | Posted: 10:31 AM on 10.30.09 ->> Sorry, failed to pay attention that you were using 540 and 550 flash rather than 580  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. 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