Google Translate fail

[MarkW]

I've just bought a wireless camera trigger for my studio flash. These are the instructions, which it says I "must read and fully understood" before use:

"Launches device using pure copper material hot boots fixed feet, with camera better of contact no leak flash, low power province electric standby sleep function, thus power very low, a section battery standby work may up a years above; continuous triggered may up 20,000 times, trigger current only 0.01mA, absolute does not on camera of flash touch points caused slightest injury, may for any with hot boots block or PC control interface of traditional type digital camera."

Well that's all clear then...

[RantMachine]

Oh dear, what brand did you buy?!

That's impressively bad even for Google Translate

[bonio]

Have you tried translating into Chinese and then back again into English? Can't make it any worse...

[RantMachine]

Given it a go...

 

The launch device is made of pure copper hot shoe fixed feet, with a better contact with the camera no leakage flash, power saving sleep function, so the power is very low power, part of the battery standby work may rise more than a year; continuous trigger up 200 00 times, the trigger current is only 0.01mA, the camera will not touch the flash point of minor damage can be used for any hot shoe block or PC control interface, the traditional digital camera

 

I think that actually makes more sense! The hotshoe connectors are pure copper for a better contact with no power loss, it has a power saving sleep function that means a battery can last more than a year or 20,000 triggers. The trigger current is only 0.01mA, so it can't fry the camera by accident.

[MarkW]

Oh dear, what brand did you buy?!

As it's to go on my 5D mkIII I thought there's no point buying rubbish, so I pushed the boat out and bought a Neewer AC-04 trigger at £13 with free delivery.

I only bought the flash heads on Friday from a friend who was raising some Christmas cash, and this is a direct replacement for the trigger he broke after treading on it. Apparently they work well enough for light duty, which is all I'll be using it for. We shall see!

[RantMachine]

Looks... interesting

I just stick to sync leads whenever I can get away with it. The Pulsar triggers are nice and all, but they're still extra hassle to set up

[Arwen]

I think I may call hot shoes, hot boots forever more. Hot boots are way cooler than shoes

[MarkW]

Looks... interesting

I just stick to sync leads whenever I can get away with it. The Pulsar triggers are nice and all, but they're still extra hassle to set up

This trigger could be crap (and it looks crap, to be honest) but he assured me it does the job, and at £13 I'm happy to take a punt. I don't really have much need for studio flash, and only bought it because (1) he was strapped for cash before Christmas, (2) it was cheap, and (3) it's a gadget and I'm a bloke.

Having said that, I've suddenly developed an interest in portrait photography (and by 'suddenly' I mean since Friday evening after spending the weekend photographing my kids with it) which is a novelty. My brother has an 8-month old, so I might branch out into family portraits.

[MarkW]

And....

It works! Taken around 50 shots of bits and bobs to go on Ebay so far this evening and it hasn't missed yet, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see how durable it is.