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I am trying to make an old SB-101 useful. It is in good shape, and I can make it flash using the TEST button. However, when I try shorting out each combination of the three pins (two at a time, taking appropriate safety precautions), I can't make it trigger.
Am I just not getting the pins deep enough, or do these work on a different principle than PC sync cables? Does anyone have the specs for the 3-pin Nikonos cables?
Hi GSK3,
If you are looking at the cable end, not the camera end, here is the pinout on a 3 prong Nikonos cable.
There is an indention in the part that goes into the camera; hold that indention to the 6 o'clock position.
Mentally number the pins from left to right as 1,2,3. Pin 2 will be opposite the indention.
Pin 1 = M sync
Pin 2 = Ground Directly across from the indention.
Pin 3 = X sync
M sync is for flashbulbs, so you will be shorting ground to X-sync pin to make the strobe fire.
Best of luck,
Barry
Super helpful, thanks. I'll give it a try as soon as work gives me a minute to breathe.
Really appreciate it.
Hi GSK3,
If you are looking at the cable end, not the camera end, here is the pinout on a 3 prong Nikonos cable.
There is an indention in the part that goes into the camera; hold that indention to the 6 o'clock position.
Mentally number the pins from left to right as 1,2,3. Pin 2 will be opposite the indention.
Pin 1 = M sync
Pin 2 = Ground Directly across from the indention.
Pin 3 = X sync
M sync is for flashbulbs, so you will be shorting ground to X-sync pin to make the strobe fire.
Best of luck,
Barry
Thanks a lot! I also needed this information. I've just tried an ikelite to nikonos cord on DS51 and it works as you explained.
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