Mamiya RB67 flash sync cord help

[rrunnertexas]

I'm a new member with a recently purchased Mamiya RB67 pro.

I would like the ability to use flash via the pc connection on the lens to fire my Nissin flashes that I use with my Panasonic Lumix cameras.

Currently, I have 2 of the flashes and a wireless trigger set-up that I use with my Lumix cameras.

Is this the part that I am needed to make the flash work with the RB67?

http://www.amazon.com/Impact-Sync-C...m_sbs_p_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1X8S1AQ8V1P0VTMS397N


Any help or thoughts are much appreciated!

Thanks!
David

 

[CropDusterMan]

Hi David,
The flash hot-shoe you listed is a bare bones non-dedicated system-it only fires a flash but does not
have any other dedicated pins...most modern flash units have a multi-pin configuration which sets up
TTL and other features...as I am not familiar with Nissin flashes, I am a little unsure if the actual flash
acts as a digital radio, infra-red or optical slave trigger to other units?

Are you using the trigger system on your cameras hot-shoe? Usually, the cameras settings are transmitted
through multi-pin configurations on a dedicated flash and this sends info to other flashes to set exposures
accordingly. I'm guessingthat the system you listed will fire the trigger unit, but it will only send a manual
signal...ie, the flashes will all have to be set individually to a manual setting.

Are your Nissin flash units dedicated to your Panasonic?...By this, I mean, were they designed specifically for
the Panasonic Lumix? I never used this type of system...I always used radio slaves (pocket wizards)

 

[rrunnertexas]

CropDusterMan,

When I use the wireless triggers with my Lumix, the flash units are set up manually, no TTL.

The panasonic/Nissin units do have multiple pins, but I am sure that is for on camera communication with the flash.

My thought is that if I can get an adapter via the pc port on the Mamiya lens to send a signal to the hot shoe, the flash will fire.

Before I buy something, it would be nice to hear that someone else has had success doing this same thing.

I did some searching, but did not see much about this topic.

Thanks!
David

 

[CropDusterMan]

Hi David,

Ya, it's one of those quirky little areas of phtography...will this work or won't it?...ultimately,
these non-TTL PC sinc cords are really cheap...likely less than $20 on Ebay, so it's a cheap
gamble. I'm willing to bet that it will work fine with the trigger, as the trigger will likely
use the signal from the center pin...Nikon, Canon etc, all of these cameras can be used with
Vivitars and other non-dedicated flash units, so why would a trigger be any different...?
Let me know how it works out.

 

[Kirks518]

I have a RB67Pro SD, and I use my Yongnuo 622's and 602's with it without any problems. Obviously, there is no TTL, as the RB doesn't know what that is, so that aspect doesn't come in to play. The connector hot shoe you're asking about should work just fine.

 

[rrunnertexas]

OK, I think I may have solved this question.

The simple wireless triggers that I have for my Lumix also have an input on them (the transmitter part). I found a short pc to mini plug in the box. I connected the pc connection to the Mamiya lens and the other to the wireless transmitter. Then connected the flash to the receiver as normal.

I pressed the shutter on the Mamiya RB67 and sure enough, the flash fires! Great! Nothing else to hunt down or buy!

The transmitters list the fastest speed they can sync at as 1/250, so I'll take it!

Thanks!

 

[MattKing]

This is an interesting thread, in an ironic sort of way.

I, like a fair few others here on APUG, are used to flashes and cameras that have just one single synch connection - the sort you will find on an RB67.

A connection that is used to trigger a flash, and nothing more.

We are comfortable with the fact that there are other connections on some flashes, and some cameras, and we actually enjoy some times using the additional functions those additional connections offer, but dammit, those additional connections/options are extras -handy sometimes, but essentially not necessary.

So we don't go first to the additional features, and we forget that a huge number of happy photographers assume that you need those extra futures, and you need the connectors that make them possible.

So to rrunnertexas, you are correct. The pc to mini connector will serve you admirably. You may also find that the flash itself has a built in sensor and "automatic" function that will help you automate exposure with your manual exposure camera. If so, you will be working in a manner similar to the way I worked in the 1970s and 1980s, and still work today.

 

[kintatsu]

I mount my RF trigger, which was a cheap one from Camera Dojo, in the cold shoe on the side of the RB-67, then connect the PC sync cable to the trigger. The trigger came with the PC Sync to tiny jack cable required.

Since you're using your flashes manually, there's not much more than that. It works for me. I bought a small hot shoe to use with my LF that connects via PC sinc to the shutter and have had no trouble with that, either.

 

[CropDusterMan]

Glad it all worked out Texas.