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theostroomer
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What does this sync cable connect to?
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July 12, 2016, 10:13:25 AM »
This cable showed up with a strobe I snagged on eBay. One end (not pictured) is a standard headphone jack. The other, which presumably connects to a camera, is this weird 5 pin star connector.
What does it go to? Thanks.
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July 17, 2016, 08:11:34 PM »
Could be a Phase One sync cable, but I think they have more pins.
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July 17, 2016, 09:21:38 PM »
Phase One uses a standard PC outlet for syncing to the strobes. The proprietary sync to the Copal shutter (for use on a tech camera) does have five pins, but they are not symmetrically placed.
My guess is that this cable was to a radio receiver that is no longer in circulation.
Is this a Dyna light? I remember Dyna lights had interesting syncs.
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July 19, 2016, 08:40:46 PM »
Thanks to both of you.
It came with a custom-made (and cheap) AlienBee that had no stickers and no threads for attaching a modeling light. My best guess was that Buff did a special order for someone who needed 50 or 100 of them for a large production of some kind.
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