How to make Dynax 7 with IR Trigger work?

[blurblock]

Bought a generic IR Trigger with the Minolta Hotshoes convertor and it does not seems to work on my Dynax 7 Body, I tried with another 700si body and it work properly.

Just bought the Dynax 7 and thus not very vesatile with it, can anyone tell me how to make it work together?

Thank You.

 

[deslim27]

Hi Blurblock,

Hmm.. interesting. Does it work with 3600HS and 5600HS with your 700si?

How much you got it?

Thanks
Des

 

[blurblock]

Hi Blurblock,

Hmm.. interesting. Does it work with 3600HS and 5600HS with your 700si?

How much you got it?

Thanks
Des

It should work, you want to try it? Got it for $150 at Cathay Photo, but must get the hotshoe convertor which cost between 45-55 (depending on stock availablilty).

 

[deslim27]

It should work, you want to try it? Got it for $150 at Cathay Photo, but must get the hotshoe convertor which cost between 45-55 (depending on stock availablilty).

Wah.. thanks for the info, but right now, still got your puzzle to solve first. Any expert advise?

 

[blurblock]

Anyone has any idea on Dynax 7 with IR Trigger? The Hotshoe convertor is confirmed working, so is the hotshoe itself.

 

[deslim27]

Hi Blurblock,

I suspect the connection should be from the PC connector and not from the hotshoe. This is a common for setting up studio lighting.

Cheers!
Des

 

[forbytes]

In a studio shoot, each photographer are typically given 2 rounds of 2 minutes (so more so less). There are no limits on the number of shots you can take within the window. However, if you are a medium format shooter with an exposure of 12 (unlike SLR using 135mm which has 36 exposure), they typically run into a senario whereby they run out of bullets. Hence, the studio flash cable is afixed to the medium format with a slave flash or IR trigger on the second body. It will take up some time for them to unplug the wire and fixed onto the second body.

I do not know whether it works and you may have tried the following settings: 1) Manual mode, 2) ensure flash is not set to wireless, 3) bracketing off, 4) shutter speed not more than 1/200 sec

Since blurblock bought the IR trigger and hot shoe from Cathay, perhaps you can bring your camera with all the necessary attachments to Cathay (either Christopher or Steven) to help you with it.

 

[blurblock]

Actually I bought the Trigger from Cathey and the hotshoe from Nelson at Konota ......

I know if I add the cable trigger it will work, but that defeat the purpose of a hotshoe ..... .

 

[blurblock]

In a studio shoot, each photographer are typically given 2 rounds of 2 minutes (so more so less). There are no limits on the number of shots you can take within the window. However, if you are a medium format shooter with an exposure of 12 (unlike SLR using 135mm which has 36 exposure), they typically run into a senario whereby they run out of bullets. Hence, the studio flash cable is afixed to the medium format with a slave flash or IR trigger on the second body. It will take up some time for them to unplug the wire and fixed onto the second body.

I do not know whether it works and you may have tried the following settings: 1) Manual mode, 2) ensure flash is not set to wireless, 3) bracketing off, 4) shutter speed not more than 1/200 sec

Since blurblock bought the IR trigger and hot shoe from Cathay, perhaps you can bring your camera with all the necessary attachments to Cathay (either Christopher or Steven) to help you with it.

1) Confirm in Manual Mode
2) Flash set to Normal mode
3) How to turn off the bracketing?
4) Shutter speed tried is 1/125 and 1/90 is that less or more? (Kind of confusing here, shutter speed should be less then 1/200 as in 1/250 - 1/4000 or shutter speed should not be less the 1/200? I know most studio light cannot work on HSS).

 

[forbytes]

4) Shutter speed tried is 1/125 and 1/90 is that less or more? (Kind of confusing here, shutter speed should be less then 1/200 as in 1/250 - 1/4000 or shutter speed should not be less the 1/200? I know most studio light cannot work on HSS).

Sorry about that, it shoud be not faster than 1/200.

Any further recommendations from experts are welcomed. I need to use this setup too in the future.

 

[blurblock]

Sorry about that, it shoud be not faster than 1/200.

Any further recommendations from experts are welcomed. I need to use this setup too in the future.

Been to minolta service centre and back ..... well .... the people down there does not know their own product at all :what: .....

First they use a 505si to test the hotshoe (which the 500series is unsupported as said in the manual) then when I told them 700si works they bring inside to test.

When they come out they test it on a Dynax 9 and a Dynax 7, the answer is "our body also don't work, so there is nothing wrong with your body" :what: ...... (I am supposed to take consolation in that?????)

Then the manager there was telling me the fs-1100 is not listed in their pamphets of Dynax 7 so fs-1100 is not a compatible accessories. When I told them of the fs-1100 manual stated that fs-1100 is supposed to be compatible with Dynax 7, they said it might be a printing error in the manual ..... so what should I believe, a pamplets that is not found in any shop other then Minolta Service centre, or the manual that comes with the product? Does he mean whenever I buy any minolta items, I should be going to Funan centre to check out their phamplets first? :angel:

Then they said my Trigger is the one at fault ..... luckily I had my 10D there and show them, look, a 10D works properly with it, so the trigger has no problem. Then come the story about 10D has no Sync Cord Nipple thus the hotshoe works .... of course I show then 10D's nipple :embrass: ..... Anyway, I also asked them what if I lost the cover for Dynax 7 nipple? that is just a small piece of plastic ..... and it can get lost easily.....

So at the end of the day my question is,

a. Should I sell Dynax 7 and get a EOS 3/5
b. Should I sell 10D and get a 7D .... which I am not sure if anything will work, since they themself are not sure :bigeyes:

Then they tell me something about I should be getting Minolta IR-1 trigger instead, ya sure, a giant with a transmitter and a receiver, and 4x the price ....

 

[vader]

Sell the dynax 7.....

 

[vader]

.......and buy dynax 7 digital.

 

[deslim27]

.......and buy dynax 7 digital.

I'm waiting liao!! When? When? :lovegrin:

 

[blurblock]

.......and buy dynax 7 digital.

LOL .... the dynax 7D will only be my "fun use" camera. If I really want to shoot, I will stick with film and the Digital body will be the backup that will be used to test output .

 

[vader]

Was at konota last 1 month ago, I saw a man with dynax 9 and a metz flash. Nelson and that guy try with the adapter and it also cannot work.....minolta hould make their accessories backward compatable.......sometimes really sianz man.....7I, 7Hi all cannot use old 5400 HS flash....... :dunno:

 

[TME]

Bought a generic IR Trigger with the Minolta Hotshoes convertor and it does not seems to work on my Dynax 7 Body, I tried with another 700si body and it work properly.

Just bought the Dynax 7 and thus not very vesatile with it, can anyone tell me how to make it work together?

Thank You.

Wah u upgraded to 7 already ar?? Thought u using Canon DSLR system??

 

[TME]

Was at konota last 1 month ago, I saw a man with dynax 9 and a metz flash. Nelson and that guy try with the adapter and it also cannot work.....minolta hould make their accessories backward compatable.......sometimes really sianz man.....7I, 7Hi all cannot use old 5400 HS flash....... :dunno:

There may be engineering constraints that we are not aware of... but that would be ideal....

 

[blurblock]

Wah u upgraded to 7 already ar?? Thought u using Canon DSLR system??

I have a Dynax 7 and a 10D ..... the 10D is used to take test pictures nowadays .... and digital pictures really GNS......

 

[deslim27]

There may be engineering constraints that we are not aware of... but that would be ideal....

If I'm not wrong, it has got something to do with 'pre-flash'. Read somewhere that digital cam needs pre-flash to use flash properly. :dunno: