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Lighting Kit Help?



I have a konica minolta Z2. I bought a cheap set of strobes for a business that I am starting doing Pet Photography. I am starting off small for now, but I need a little help. The pc sync cord that came with this kit does not fit my camera. Shoud I get a hot shoe adapter, or should there be a pc sync cord that fits my camera. I've been using homemade lighting equipment with decent results. I bought the cheap lighting equipment mainly for practice. I must sound like such an idiot, but can someone help me figure out how to use these things without blowing up something? This is what the ad for says about the strobe lights:

" The Master strobe has a guide number of 55 (Main light) and the Slave strobe has GN of 42 (Fill light). BOTH LIGHTS HAS SLAVE SENSOR BUILT IN ALREADY! So You may fire this set with any flash from your camera OR by the 10' PC Sync cord(included)connected to your camera. Or you may fire it with an infrared device.

The umbrellas soften the light to give you a very pleasing wrapping effect. This practically eliminates all ugly shadow.

The A/C swivel adapters provide power to the strobe right from your wall outlet. It connects the lights to the versatile 7 ft. light stands and the umbrellas. You may adjust the swivel for the shooting angle and the height you desire.
The Master strobe can be used as a slave unit also. It has an PC sync adapter for connecting to the camera and has a test button.
Both have a power on/off light and ready light. The recycle time is FAST less than one second. They both have a removable diffuser. You may mount color gels (optional) to give the picture a different mood.

1. Standard sync cord is 10'. Optional 30' sync cord is available.
2. This set comes with two big 36" umbrellas of your choice. If not specific, 2 white umbrellas are the default combination."

Thank you so much!!


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January 30, 2006

 
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