Customer Reviews

Precision Design Off-Camera TTL Flash Cord (3 FT) - for Canon EOS Cameras & Speedlites - including Canon Digital Rebel XTi, XT, 5D, 30D & Powershot G7 (Canon Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 Equivalent)

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4 star:		(2)
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1 star:		(7)

 

 

When I tested it out of the box, it worked. When I shot a wedding the next day, it didn't work. It hasn't worked since. Unfortunately, Cameta Camera's 14-day exchange on defective merchandise policy only covers the price of the product and no shipping fees, so I have to ship it back at my own expense. I am 100% completely dissatisfied with this product and I will never purchase anything from Cameta Camera ever again.

This item is very hard to get off once inserted to hot shoe. The bad thing is even though it is hard to get it out, it is also unreliable as well. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. Avoid.

The cable simply did not work in the ETTL Mode as advertised. I have a Canon XTi Rebel Digital with a 430ex speedlite. Spend the extra $$$ and buy the Canon cable.

I have no issue with cameta but this item is junk. buy canon!!!. it locked onto my 30d and would not release. the pin.spring bent and I had to destroy it to remove it. same thing with opteka flash unit, buy oem , just not even close to canon quality.

Recieved one of these as part of a kit. My canon 20d didn't even see a flash attached [430ex and 580exII] My 5d was able to fire the flashes but only in manual mode. Both worked perfectly when mounted directly to the camera, and when I went out and bought the Canon product they worked with it. I'm not sure what camera it works with, but obviously not these. Also very flimsy build, I was scared it would break off when the 580, which is heavy, was mounted. E-mailed Adorama twice, asking for a working replacement, with no reply, finally sent it back. I did get a refund from the company but no reply ever to my inqueries. THe e-mail anouncing the refund said "please e-mail us if we can help you in the future" - too bad they don't seem to be able to do that.

I had two significant problems with this cord. It doesn't maintain function when you use a 580exII fully locked on the hot shoe. If you only slide the locking mechanism over halfway you can get the synch function but flash wasn't secure. My first shoot with this cord was a wedding. Halfway through the reception the hotshoe on the cord became loose from the bottom portion where it connects to a flash bracket. Bottom line if you are planning to use a 580exII save your money get canon or another brand. It worked okay with my 430ex but after the bracket connecter started to wobble that rendered it useless.

Precision Design... well that's the brand name, but certainly not the motto used during manufacturing! The specifications state it's compatible with the Canon EOS camera and Speedlite flash units; however, there is too much gap (slop) between the Speedlite foot and the cord shoe. (The problem: when you slide the flash into the cord shoe and hold it with your hand it will work, but when you secure (lock) the flash foot to the cord shoe it separates the flash pins from the shoe contacts. I returned the first unit and a second one just arrived... and guess what, no worky... same problem! I have a Canon Rebel Xsi and a Speedlite 430EX II. Do not buy this Precision Design product, unless you want to spend your time at the post office!! Don't do it!

I purchased item believing it was made entire by Canon only to find that the product was not a Canon product but then when I opened the package I found that whereas Canon had used only plastic the manufacturer of the product I now owned had one of its most important parts made of metal and as a result it actually worked better than the Canon version..Nice surprise!!

This is my second purchase of this product. This item works as it should and is a good vale for the money. The only drawback is in it's construction. The neck of the Flash connection end is vulnerable. I used rubber washers to sure it up.

Excellent quality for the cost. It would cost 2-3 times more in a camera shop.