01-18-2016 07:12 AM
Help! i have a cannon 70d and i have a hot shoe adaptor so i can connect it to my soft boxes...when i press test the soft boxes flash but when i try to take a photo with my camera it doesnt activate the flash....it worked a few times and wont the rest and cant find a logical explanation.Iv tryed using a pc cord and a wireless remote and it doesnt make a difference xxxx liz
01-18-2016 10:11 AM
@EFS wrote:Help! i have a cannon 70d and i have a hot shoe adaptor so i can connect it to my soft boxes...when i press test the soft boxes flash but when i try to take a photo with my camera it doesnt activate the flash....it worked a few times and wont the rest and cant find a logical explanation.Iv tryed using a pc cord and a wireless remote and it doesnt make a difference xxxx liz
Unless your hot shoe adaptor is a Canon product, you really need to be looking for support from the hot shoe adapter manufacturer or where ever you bought the hot shoe adapter.
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