Connecting a strobe to my NikonD-80

Lucia H , Sep 05, 2010; 11:24 p.m.

I have a pair of Genesis strobes from Calument, and was told that the sync cable would work with my D-80. However, there is no way to attach it. Do I need another adapter or another cable? Both the camera and the strobe require the male end, and the cable has a female as well as a male end.
Help! I have to shoot tomorrow.

thanks

Lucia

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Franklin White , Sep 06, 2010; 08:59 a.m.

You need to buy a hot shoe adapter. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/37086-REG/Nikon_3066_AS_15_Sync_Terminal_Adapter.html#accessories

Matt Laur , Sep 06, 2010; 10:04 a.m.

Or, if you're in a pinch, just set the D80's pop-up flash to manual and to a low power (say, 1/64th). Then use the optical slave features on the strobes so that they'll simply go off when they see the pop-up's flash. If you keep the pop-up at as low a power as possible while still triggering those much brighter monolights, the pop-up won't contribute anything of meaning to the exposure.

The effectiveness of this method depends a bit on light placement, use of light modifiers, etc. But it's a way to trigger without having specific cables.

Craig Shearman , Sep 07, 2010; 04:25 p.m.

I assume you've gotten past the weekend shoot by now. But for the future go to http://www.paramountcords.com/ They make every sync cord you can imagine, and anything they don't already make they will custom make for you.

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