Flash sync issues

[dritz]

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Prior to an event shoot last evening, I set up my S-E with a PC sync cord to a Quantum flash unit.  Worked great... as expected.  I went to the event and it wouldn't trigger the flash. I hook up the sync to M7 via the PC cord... works great.  Move cord back to S-E and doesn't work.  So, it's not the cord.

 

It's not the shutter speed.

I tried M, P, A, and T modes and flash mode. Nope.

 

Upon closer inspection it seem there is some wiggle in the camera's PC connector itself. Really? Is the S-E connector more fragile than on the M7?

 

Is there an alternative I can use, perhaps a LEMO-based sync cord?

 

Thanks.

Dean

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Yes get a LEMO flash cord, with the S-E it's not included with the normal S006 it's included (like the LEMO-USB cable). You can buy it at your Leica dealer.

[dritz]

Prior to an event shoot last evening, I set up my S-E with a PC sync cord to a Quantum flash unit.  Worked great... as expected.  I went to the event and it wouldn't trigger the flash. I hook up the sync to M7 via the PC cord... works great.  Move cord back to S-E and doesn't work.  So, it's not the cord.

 

It's not the shutter speed.

I tried M, P, A, and T modes and flash mode. Nope.

 

Upon closer inspection it seem there is some wiggle in the camera's PC connector itself. Really? Is the S-E connector more fragile than on the M7?

 

Is there an alternative I can use, perhaps a LEMO-based sync cord?

 

Thanks.

Dean

 

Well, it turns out that my PC socket is broken. You can stick in a plug and rotate the socket 360 degrees. And there you have it!