Subject: EOS 1n, 550EX and OSC2 <<< I have two 550EX that I utilize with a 50E. Now I have purchased a 1n, it not supports wireless ETTL nor TTL, only manual, so I am thinking about purchase a Off Shoe Cord 2 to put the flashes off the camera. This setup is for macro shots. The OSC2 is the better cord to do this? Any advice. TIA I�igo. >>> The OCSC2 supports only one flash. To trigger the other one there are two approaches:
(1) Obtain the Canon flash cords which consist of individual components: camera unit, splitter, two cords, two flash units. This is very expensive but does retain TTL capability (as C.P. Valentine pointed out in the case of the OCSC2 also). The necessary set of bits and pieces would cost you at least $100 new in the US. (2) Obtain an Ike-lite remote unit. You connect the first flash to the camera, either directly or through a Canon cord. You place the second flash on the Ike-lite remote unit, which has a Canon-type flash shoe on the top (there's also an Ikelite remote unit with a Nikon shoe available). Photocells on the Ikelite unit read the flash from the camera-connected master flash and make the slave flash fire at the same time and with the same duration, thus preserving TTL automation on the slave flash. The Ikelite costs about $100 new in the US. (3) Set both flashes to manual (as you were assuming you would have to do) and obtain an ordinary (ca. $20) photocell slave for the remote one. No TTL automation, but still wireless. DGW * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
