----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Holmes" <w8tahradio@xxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:15 Subject: What triggers an off camera flash? : Hi folks: : : I suspect that this is a really dumb question, but I have been fighting this : battle for several months now, and I still am having troubles. I have a : Sunpack 555 thyristor handle flash that I am trying to use with my D70. It : fires very intermittantly. I am beginning to suspect cable or contact : problems (its an older flash it's just a switch inside the camera.. the flash waits for the connection tyo be made when the camera switch closes, allowing current to flow k
