Dual flash cord?????

You need an SC-17/28 or 29 plus AS-10 for the second flash plus a cable to join the two (the number of which escapes me at the moment :bonk:)
 
If you don't need TTL you could use . . .

On the camera: http://www.flashzebra.com/hotshoes-shoes/0064.shtml

Two PC sync cables from the camera hotshoe adapter: http://www.flashzebra.com/fivemetersync/0032.shtml . . . connecting to . . .

Two off-camera adapters: http://www.flashzebra.com/products/0115/index.shtml
(or slightly cheaper: http://www.flashzebra.com/hotshoes-shoes/0065.shtml )

With the same parts you could also daisy-chain: camera to first adapter to second adapter.

The parts are also available from fleabay sellers etc.
 
I've not needed to use FlashZebra but it's an enthusiast-run outfit, probably with no employees. Others here have ordered, and have nothing but praise.

If you meant the parts themselves, I've used similar, but not the on-camera adapter. I've used a 3-way splitter which plugged into the PC sync socket of my camera. Since then, I've used dedicated Pentax and Sunpak adapters and cables, to maintain TTL metering and then the Kaiser adapters to hook radio triggers to flashes. Ignore the following, as the Pentax cable won't work (even for non-TTL) with Nikon: The Pentax adapters and cables would be more reliable than PC cables for you, but getting the Pentax off-camera adapters is now difficult, as the best Pentax flash has an in-built dedicated cable socket. The Pentax off-camera adapter could be stacked with an on-camera type to daisy-chain the flashes (cables screw into them) and the on-camera type will allow a flash or radio trigger to be used at the same time as a cable-fired flash.

The Kaiser Hot Shoe Adapter has a 1/4-inch socket in its base and is used in the way you want. Plug it into the female end of a long male-to-female cord and tie off the connection with a rubber band, for strain-relief. Bear in mind that the Kaiser adapter isn't particularly robust.
 
I've bought from FZ and the service is excellent, but Colinsfoto on Ebay does a lot of the same stuff without the import hassle
 
cheers for your help guys its much appreciated.
im new to flash photography so a lot of this is going over my head.

From the ebay link am i right in saying i need
3x "HOT SHOE MULTI PC SYNC FLASH ADAPTER"
and 2x "5 m FLASH MALE MALE PC SYNC SINCRO LEAD CORD CAVO"

to fire 2 SB-600's at the same time?
im not worried about how far away i can use the flashes as it all for a macro setup. Just want both flashes to go off at once with camera shutter speeds above 1/200

thank you
 
That combo would work with the plastic Nikon flash stands, or you could substitute 2 x "HOT SHOE HOTSHOE PC SYNC SINCRO FLASH & TRIPOD ADAPTER" to be equipped for more secure usage with light stands and brolly adapters.

As the adapters have a male socket socket, you could substitute 1 x "NEW 5 m PC SYNC SINCRO LEAD CORD CAVO FLASH MALE FEMALE" and use it as an extension to the other cable, if required (for one flash, at up to 10m from camera), or for when you obtain an adapter with the "wrong" gender, like the Kaiser.
 
yeah they look better. not sure if i need the extra reach as the flashes will be used right next to the lens.
so, i need?
1x HOT SHOE MULTI PC SYNC FLASH ADAPTER
and 2x HOT SHOE HOTSHOE PC SYNC SINCRO FLASH & TRIPOD ADAPTER?

another question for you, will this set up work with high speed sync flash? as i need shutter speeds of 1/250 and faster?

thank you for all your help.
 
Are you planning to make do with the included short cables, then? You'd be best working on a table and not using the neckstrap, but your choice of accessories should be fine, if a little restrictive ;)

Sorry to report that high speed (FP = focal plane) sync won't work correctly. I've just checked with a Fuji S5 (based on a Nikon). The flash fires at the high speeds, but the image is left with a band across it from the shutter travel. I also checked with the Pentax dedicated cable and adapters, which wouldn't allow the flash to fire at all, so I've corrected Post #6.

With the Pentax system, high speed sync is set on the flash, but the flash won't fire above the camera's sync speed unless a dedicated cable is used.

High speed sync flash works by strobing (pulsing on and off) rapidly during the duration of the exposure, instead of a single brief burst at the start (with first curtain sync) or end (with second curtain sync) of the exposure.
 
cheers for all your help photon, im making a macro setup, the flashes are going to be along side the lens, so the short cables should be fine.

bit dissapointed about FP not being able to work, when you say a dedicated cable can only be used to achieve high sync what cable do you mean?

thanks again.
Dan

quick edit, i presume to use high speed sync the camera does'nt need any information from the lens? as im using manual extension tubes, so have no info coming through from the lens?
 
I've got a Nikon SB-600 and I'm not too clear about the cables, but as FITP advised, it looks as though you'd use an SC17/28 from camera to 1st flash, then a 1.5m SC-18/26 cable to an AS-10 hotshoe for the 2nd flash.

They are the dedicated parts, with multiple contacts for more communication between camera and flash, instead of the basic single contact for a non-TTL flash (or a TTL flash being used with manual settings). The high speed sync of an electronic flash is an advanced function, requiring the additional contacts. You could try FP flash bulbs . . .

Advanced flash systems also have lens info communicated to them, but I can confirm my Nikon-based Fuji camera works fine with high speed sync when fitted with a non-Nikon manual focus lens.
 
I've tested a bit more, and while the Fuji S5 and SB-600 with non-TTL cable will only sync at the rated 1/250, the camera's OK (with Auto FP set) up to 1/400 with Pentax and Sunpak flashes.

Reading around, it's possible to get to 1/8000 with an SB-800 set to manual. Also, there's mention that the SB-28 and SB-24 will sync in M and A modes with newer cameras at up to 1/4000 so it looks like you're in luck! :thumbs: (and that's using a plain non-TTL cable)
 
Depending on the camera body...you don't need ANY cables to fire the SB600s from the camera...use the built in flash to fire them.

Otherwise you need an SB800 or 900 on the camera to fire the off camera guns. OR, just use optical triggers - about £5 each.
 
photon said:
I've tested a bit more, and while the Fuji S5 and SB-600 with non-TTL cable will only sync at the rated 1/250, the camera's OK (with Auto FP set) up to 1/400 with Pentax and Sunpak flashes.

Reading around, it's possible to get to 1/8000 with an SB-800 set to manual. Also, there's mention that the SB-28 and SB-24 will sync in M and A modes with newer cameras at up to 1/4000 so it looks like you're in luck! :thumbs: (and that's using a plain non-TTL cable)
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im confused again, will the cheap non ttl cables sync faster than 1/250, or do i still need the nikon ones?
 
famas said:
im confused again, will the cheap non ttl cables sync faster than 1/250, or do i still need the nikon ones?
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According to what I've read, the SB-28 will sync faster than 1/250. The source of the info is at the foot of: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/05/lighting-tip-neuter-your-sc-17.html

Note that that comment is saying you can use a TTL cable for the flash in M or A mode and it will work. As it's not in TTL mode, I understand it to mean that a non-TTL cable will also work.

On this page it says that the TTL mode of the SB-28 doesn't work with digital SLRs, so the Nikon-dedicated cables would be of no benefit in that respect.
 
Please note that high speed sync is not used to freeze fast motion.
 
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