Canon OC-E3 - Flash synchro cable
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Customer Review: Good but pricey
Summary: 3 Stars
I find that the cord works fine. My complaint is that it's so costly for what it does. The Nikon that cost about the same has a autofocus assist lamp. I wish the Canon cord came with an autofocus assist lamp. The focus assist lamp from the flash doesn't work to well if the flash is hand held away from the camera.
I would rate this 5 star, if it had focus assist lamp or priced $20 lower.
Customer Review: Canon OC-E3
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this as the cheapest way to get my 550EX or 580EX II off the camera. This cord has the weather sealing and supposed to be better built than the previous OC-E2 cord. The previous cord had some bad reviews so I bought this one and hope it holds up.
However, I found the 2 feet cord extension to be rather short. So I cut the cord in half and added female CAT5 sockets to each end. Now I can take any reasonable length of CAT5 cable and extend the flash off camera. It took all of 30 minutes to modify the extended cable and I am happy with the results.
What else can I say, the cord does what Canon claims it will do. I'm sure Canon would not be thrilled with my modification, but Canon: listen up and give us an extendable cord! I'm happy with the cord but only gave it 3 stars and I'll wait and see how it holds up to use.
Customer Review: Broke first time I used it
Summary: 3 Stars
When I brought this to my first gig it cracked within the first few minutes. Then I went back to the cameta receipt and saw that I had two weeks to return it. I drove to the place in Amityville (an hour and a half away). The guys there didn't want to help me. I persisted and finally got another cord. This one has worked well.
This situation, after other similar ones, has made me want to switch to Nikon. Canon is great but I've had MANY problems with the flashes and flash cords.
Customer Review: buy this one!
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried the off brand one for 40 bucks and it locked on my 30d to the point I had to destroy it to get it off. the canon one is weather sealed and double locked like the 580ex II flash. it works great.