Wanted to Borrow: Portable flash with optical slave function

[surenj]

I wondered whether any member in Sydney [preferably living close to me] had a portable flash [eg: SB 26 or other] which has a optical slave functionality that I could borrow for the weekend?

I was planning to do an outdoor shoot with two portable flashes on Sunday.

Does anyone know whether I could use a canon flash with a small optical slave to trigger with 430ex on a ebay wizard?

In any case I have a 430EX and want both flashes to be off camera....

Let me know if anyone can help. By the way you will be welcome to attend AND photograph at the shoot, if you supply the flash.

The subject matter will be a friend who enjoys running as a past time. I will be keen to get shots of her running while the sun is setting/low in the sky....

PM if anyone can help.

Thanks!!

[muzz]

Hi, if you were a little further west I'd be able to help you out. What I can tell you is that I've successfully triggered a Canon 420EX, 300EX and a Nikon SB28 from a hotshoe optical slave. As both of your flashes will be off camera it shouldn't be a problem but the slave can be triggered early by pre-flash with a 430EX (and indeed other flashes) when used on-camera in some settings.

I ended up buying a second poverty wizard for mine - maybe you could borrow one of those as well. Hey, you might also get a voice-activated light stand out of it too!

Good luck and have fun.

Cheers, Muzz.

[Reschsmooth]

I have a Metz CL-45 for which I have an optical slave that plugs into the pc synch chord. It works fine, you will just need 6 AA batteries. The optical slave I believe can be a bit termparemental. You are welcome to borrow it, however, you would need to jump on ED & SHT. (And pick up would need to be tomorrow am).

[surenj]

Definitely interested Patrick and thanks for the offer!

I will PM you details.

Thanks Muzz for the advise. I do have an optical slave trigger which I may be able to use with the second flash.

Suren

[ATJ]

I've often had trouble getting optical slaves to fire in full Sun. I guess the sunlight tends to overpower the strobes unless the strobe and slave are close together.

[Reschsmooth]

I've often had trouble getting optical slaves to fire in full Sun. I guess the sunlight tends to overpower the strobes unless the strobe and slave are close together.

With the optical slave I have for the Metz, you can point it at the flash that is meant to be firing it. Further, I have a 5m pc cable which means that you can get the slave that much closer to the other flash (or obviously plug it into the camera, if practical).

[surenj]

Thanks for your advise and help. PM sent.