amylouhela Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 <p> I bought a flashpoint studio kit and a remote and can not figure out how to use them!! the directions are worthless... I am usually pretty savvy when it comes to technical stuff but for some reason I am baffled... so is my daughter, her boyfriend and my hubby- none of us can figure it out.<br> Please help!!<br> Amy</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond bradlau Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 <p>What kit is it? First post a link to the model you have and then some specific questions and I bet we can get you up and going</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amylouhela Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 <p>It's Flashpoint 320...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amylouhela Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://click.e.adorama.com/?qs=afa27b58a34200edfed4333d7a07a848dad7c734502ac4ea14332d31bd85fb54d360e25a044a0267" target="_blank">Flashpoint Model II 320A Monolight, 150 Watt Second Strobe, 120 Volt</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://click.e.adorama.com/?qs=afa27b58a34200ed30b9a28965736d13dc6c82f3085e33e01590cee9e8eded2e2d4cff2f2f249d27" target="_blank">Flashpoint Infra Red Remote Trigger, Triggers Monolights or any Flash with a Slave Attached or Built-in, Active Range about 30'.</a><br> Thank you so much!! I can't figure how to get them to flash</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_cochran Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 <p>I believe this is a link:</p> <p>http://www.adorama.com/FP320.html</p> <p>It looks like a straightforward monolight. Plug it into the wall, turn it on, set the power, and you're ready to trip it with an on-camera flash via the optical slave. Or, connect it to your camera's PC outlet via the sync cord and you don't need to use another flash to trigger it.</p> <p>Put the camera in fully manual mode, set the shutter speed at 1/60 (you can probably speed the shutter up after you have verified that it's working at 1/60), and control the exposure via a combination of aperture, ISO sensitivity, and flash power. If you're trying to trigger the light with an on-camera flash, be sure the on-camera flash is fully manual at low power, with no pre-flash.</p> <p>Where were you having trouble? What kind of camera are you trying to use it with? Are you getting it to flash at all? Does it flash but not illuminate the photo? (that would probably be a sync issue). If we have an idea of what the problem is, maybe we can give an idea about the solution might be.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amylouhela Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 <p>The sync cord does not fit into my camera... <br> I didn't have it in Manual mode.... lol!! Ok It works now!! Your awesome!! Thank you!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_y Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 <p>I know some Nikon cameras don't have a port for the sync cord. I had to buy my wife a hotshoe converter so she could use my strobes. Just an FYI</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_m Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 <p>check here for sync cords that may fit whatever camera you have</p> <p>http://flashzebra.com/products.shtml</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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