How can I trigger a Metz 54 MZ-4 off-camera with a Canon Rebel T2i on a budget?
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I want to use a Metz 54 MZ-4 remotely with a Canon Rebel T2i and I’m looking for the cheapest workable setup. I understand the T2i does not have a built-in PC sync port. The flash seems to use Metz’s SCA module system rather than a standard PC socket. What adapter or trigger options do I need to fire this flash off-camera?
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The Metz 54 MZ-4 uses the "SCA" module system — there's swappable bases which you change depending on camera system. For Canon, you probably have the SCA 3102 dedicated TTL module.
What you need, though, is the simple SCA 301 standard ISO foot, which has a sync port. This costs about $12.50, and you use it in combination with this cable or similar, which is PC male to 2.5mm sub-mini.
With this approach, you'd still need an adapter with a PC sync port on the camera's hotshoe, as none of the Canon Rebel line has PC sync ports. (There goes another $12.)
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The Canon Rebel T2i does not have a PC sync port, so you’ll need some kind of adapter or trigger from the camera’s hot shoe.
For the Metz 54 MZ-4, a low-cost wired option is to use the Metz SCA 301 standard ISO foot, which provides a sync connection, then connect it with an appropriate sync cable. Because the T2i lacks a PC socket, you would also need a hot-shoe-to-PC adapter on the camera.
Other budget-friendly options that can work with almost any flash are:
- a hot-shoe extension/off-camera cord setup
- inexpensive radio triggers with hot-shoe connectors
- possibly an optical slave, depending on how you plan to fire it
So the key point is: the T2i cannot directly provide PC sync, and the Metz needs either the correct SCA foot plus adapters/cable, or a generic hot-shoe-based trigger solution.
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