lighting kit help

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by jcph

Okey I need help! I just got my gears last week and when I hooked up my Flash into the transmitter and started testing it the flash wont fire. I started fixing it by checking if everything was correct etc. then the flash started to fire then after one or two its stopped again. What I am doing wrong? Is this normal tho?

thanks!

Is this the cactus v4 trigger system? Try replacing the batteries. The ones that come with them do not have full power. you need a a23 I think for the transmitter and 2x AAA's for the receiver. I have not tried a 430 on the cactus v4 system. You might also look into your manual for the 430 and see if there is a sleep mode or something and disable that. My friend with a 580 ex was having that issue.

[jcph]

Yes. I was thinking that the batteries may be the issue too. Ill try to replace them and hopefully it will work.

thanks again!

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by jcph

Yes. I was thinking that the batteries may be the issue too. Ill try to replace them and hopefully it will work.

thanks again!

check to make sure you are giving the flash enough time to recharge also.

[inkista]

Originally Posted by jcph

... when I hooked up my Flash into the transmitter...

Transmitter goes on the camera hotshoe. Receiver on the flash hotshoe.

[natek313]

Originally Posted by inkista

Transmitter goes on the camera hotshoe. Receiver on the flash hotshoe.

I noticed that too. Is it even possible to connect the transmitter to the flash...? I can't do that with my CyberSyncs...at least I don't think I can. Haha.

[inkista]

I'm pretty sure you can't, unless you're using a PocketWizard TTL unit. Those Tx and Tx/Rx units have a hotshoe up top so you can mount a master speedlight unit onto it.

I was mostly just being pendantic about terminology.