Radio flash trigger for Hasselblad 503cx

[jonasfj]

Dear All,

I am looking for a cheap, small and basic trigger to use with my Hasselblad 503cx?

Cheers,

Jonas

 

[mgb74]

The Cowboy Studio triggers are generally "good enough". Just be conscious of the trigger voltage on your flash.

 

[tezzasmall]

Small and cheap aren't the words usually associated with a 'Blad'. LOL

Terry S

 

[WilmarcoImaging]

PocketWizard of the older product generations can often be found very reasonably priced. I found Plus II units very well priced. There is another model of that generation, I think it is the “Plus”.

Plus II units are transceivers that send and receive, aka “transceivers”. Plus units, if I recall, either transmit or receive.

 

[jonasfj]

PocketWizard of the older product generations can often be found very reasonably priced. I found Plus II units very well priced. There is another model of that generation, I think it is the “Plus”.

Plus II units are transceivers that send and receive, aka “transceivers”. Plus units, if I recall, either transmit or receive.

That might be an option. However, I have now been trying a number of triggers so what I am looking for is someone with first hand experience of something that actually works. If you have used the PW Plus II with a Hasselblad with CF lenses, I would be very interested to know...

 

[jonasfj]

The Cowboy Studio triggers are generally "good enough". Just be conscious of the trigger voltage on your flash.

Have you tried?

 

[jonasfj]

Small and cheap aren't the words usually associated with a 'Blad'. LOL

Terry S

Well I have two PW Flex TT5 and those are neither small or cheap, still they cannot do the job...

 

[WilmarcoImaging]

Jonas, the PocketWizard units use a cable with standard PC connection to, for example, the CF lens flash sync port. A leaf shutter lens with PC port works with PocketWizards. Does your lens have a PC port?

 

[bdial]

For TTL flash or non-TTL?
For standard flash, I use a Pocket Wizard on my 553ELX, works good. But any radio trigger will work connected to the shutter's PC connection.

I've not seen a radio trigger module that supports Hasselblad's TTL

 

[jonasfj]

Jonas, the PocketWizard units use a cable with standard PC connection to, for example, the CF lens flash sync port. A leaf shutter lens with PC port works with PocketWizards. Does your lens have a PC port?

Connecting a PocketWizard Flex TT5 with the lens with a pc-2-pc sync cord does not work. There are many PW models. Which one are you referring to?

 

[jonasfj]

For TTL flash or non-TTL?
For standard flash, I use a Pocket Wizard on my 553ELX, works good. But any radio trigger will work connected to the shutter's PC connection.

I've not seen a radio trigger module that supports Hasselblad's TTL

Just manual non-TTL. Which model PW do you use?

 

[bdial]

I have a PlusX, paired with a Calumet/Bowens monolight that accepts a PW card.

 

[WilmarcoImaging]

Connecting a PocketWizard Flex TT5 with the lens with a pc-2-pc sync cord does not work. There are many PW models. Which one are you referring to?

jonas, try the Plus or Plus II units for non-TTL functionality. PC to miniphone cable is needed on the camera (lens). Miniphone to ??? cable is needed for your strobe; there are many cable options available. Which model strobe are you using?

 

[jonasfj]

I have a PlusX, paired with a Calumet/Bowens monolight that accepts a PW card.

That's great info. Thank you!

 

[jonasfj]

jonas, try the Plus or Plus II units for non-TTL functionality. PC to miniphone cable is needed on the camera (lens). Miniphone to ??? cable is needed for your strobe; there are many cable options available. Which model strobe are you using?

Thank you for the information! I had 2x PW Plus X, but I somehow lost them. At the moment I have a Mini TT1 and 2x Flex TT5. Those do not work. I will try to pick up a couple of Plus X or Plus II.

 

[jonasfj]

Ok just for future reference. I got an email from PocketWizard. They recommend me to get a pc-2-top hot shoe adapter. Connect the lens with a pc-2-pc sync cable with the adapter and slide the adapter onto the bottom hot shoe connector of the Flex TT5. I will try this before I pick up any new radio triggers. Cheers!

 

[jonasfj]

Learned something new today.

If I want to connect my PocketWizards Flex TT5 to the lens PC-connector, I cannot use just any pc-2-hot shoe adapter. It has to be a pc-2-flash hot shoe adapter.

Those adapter only go one way.

To trigger a flash (missing a pc connector) or a Flex TT5, a flash adapter is the proper way. In case of Flex TT5 it has to be a pc-2-flash hot shoe adapter with a top female hot shoe that fits in the Flex TT5 bottom male hot shoe.

If you want to let a camera (missing pc connector) trigger a flash via a pc-2-pc sync cord, you need a pc-2-camera hot shoe adapter.

I'm now thinking to get 2 PocketWizard Plus II instead... :-(