Ken, the salesman was right, but BOTH are required for a connection. Here's
why:
Short Answer:
The Hot Shoe Adapter goes......in the hot shoe of the camera, and the
Off-Camera Adapter attaches to the flash, off-camera. There's a cord in
between that's either 60 or 300cm long.
Long Answer:
Canon literature says:
TTL Hot Shoe Adapter 3 - Placed in the EOS camera's accessory shoe, this
device controls up to 4 off camera Speedlites.
Off-Camera Shoe Adapter OA-2 - For off-camera applications of Speedlite
flash units, this adapter will accept one speedlite and a connecting cord to
the camera.
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So the way these works is that on your camera, you put the TTL Hot Shoe
Adapter 3. To it, you attach one of the two cords (the Coiled Connecting
Cord 60, or the Connecting Cord 300). In the instance of a single off camera
flash, you then attach the other end of the same cord to the Off-Camera Shoe
Adapter OA-2, which in turn has a shoe to attach to the flash.
For more than one flash, you would attach the cord coming from the TTL Hot
Shoe Adapter to the TTL Distributor, which is like a gang-plug. To it, you
can attach up to four cords/Off-Camera Shoe Adapters/Speedlites.
Tom P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:25 PM
Subject: EOS OA-2 vs Adapter 3
> Ok, let me try another tack here. I just called a camera store to try
> and clear this up, and I'm *still* confused! <g>. What I was told
> was that I can use the OA-2 hot shoe adapter to connect to a
> distributor and multiple Speedlites, and maintain TTL (E-TTL?) so
> long as I use Canon connector cables. The Adapter 3 will control up
> to 4 flashes, but the salesman seemed to think this was if you
> *weren't* using Canon cords. I couldn't get any further without
> seeming impolite, but that just sounds strange to me, as nothing of
> the sort is mentioned in the Canon literature I've seen so far. But
> if that is the case, then so be it. The Adapter 3 is twice the price
> of the OA-2. I'm hoping someone can clear this up, or point me to a
> source that can.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Ken
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