Ever since David Hobby took up the cause for small strobes, via his website Strobist, there has been a huge surge in flash hacking. Adding sync ports seems to be one of the lesser completed modification yet this hack goes miles in usefulness in practice.

I’ve been using ultra-modern, cutting-edge tech, (circa 1992) Vivitar 5250 (RL Edition) and 5600. The 5250 is a great modern looking flash with nice throw and the modular 5600 is still a workhorse powerhouse in the field. Both use 4 AAs however I am in the process of DIYing a 6volt battery pack for the pair as well, more on that later.
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