Wein W940050 L8 Micro Slave 150' H-prong
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Wein L8 Slave 150' H-Prong

SKU: WNL8

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J J : Does the Wein L8 slave work with wireless triggers as well on a Novatron power-pack?. If not, what do you recommend as a receiver?ROBERT S : I found that it worked well as long as it was position where the flash on the camera would trigger it. That was the only drawback with it. In bright light it had a hard time recognizing the on board flash. I found it worked quite well in most studio conditionsJASON W : The Wein L8 is a "slave trigger." It will trigger when it sees another flash. It will plug into a power pack that has the AC-looking "H plug" and trigger the unit to flash. I use it on a Novatron strobe power pack from the mid 1990s and it works great. Regarding your question about wireless triggers, this unit is "wireless" in the sense that it plugs directly into the power pack, but you must have another flash trigger it, so you'll either need to use an onboard flash or other strobe setup.JOHN M : It works with any flash. It triggers based on sensing the light from another flash. It is not wireless radio. I use it with my old Spiratone AC flashes that have a high voltage on their trigger circuits. They accept the H-prong connector directly. But I also have some cords with PC on one end and H-prong connector on the other.TOM G : Yes it will work
JOSEPH S : Will this product allow me to trigger the flash of a Novatron 400 W/S kit using the built-in flash of my Nikon D300?DAVID L : Short answer: I'm pretty sure it will work. Long answer: I have been using this slave on a Novatron 400 W/sec pack with excellent results. My setup consists of 3 or 4 strobe heads with the pack on the floor fairly close to the model. I have used it with 3 different DSLR Nikons (D70s, D3100, and D7000) all using the built-in flash as a trigger -- set the flash for manual control at 1/8 to 1/16 power. It has worked very well and seems very reliable with the D7000 and 1/16th power. There are only two issues to be aware of: 1) If you block the slave from "seeing" your built-in flash, with your hand or a lens body, then obviously, it won't work. 2) The slave sensor itself is polarized and can be inserted in the sync socket two ways -- one way won't work. Just power down and turn it around and try again. I recommend it. Should work well with any camera that has a flash and no extra wires.KEN GOWLER C/O P : That's almost exactly what I bought one for, except I'm using a D7000. No, it did not wirk and I don't know why. I ended up using a wired adapter on the hotshoe and a pc cord.
Shopper : Just got this product. Assumed you plug into any wall socket and it fires off with on or off camera flash. It is not doing this. Am I doing something wrong?DENNIS H : Sorry, didn't check my e-mail for a couple of days. But the slave doesn't plug into a wall socket but into the battery unit where the lights plug in, [where the sync cord plugs in]. I hope it didn't fry it, but anyway good luck, mine works great.CODY C : Disabling red-eye flash or any kind of overly bright ambient lighting may help. It really is as simple as plugging in and using a flash to trigger the larger flash unit. You may need a brighter flash to trigger it or a higher setting. Try using manual mode with your flash to full power and keep lowering it until you can no longer trigger the strobes.ANTHONY D : You don't plug it into a wall socket. it gets plugged into the back of a flash head. I use lumedyne flashes and it works great.PAUL P : You plug it into the power pack of a strobe light set. Not a wall socket.

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2020-07-14T16:45:51

Rated 5 out of 5

WELL CONSTRUCTED,WORKS EVERY TIME.A MUST HAVE ITEM

EASY TO USE,WORKS IN ANY POSITION.

JOHN D.

2017-03-07T11:24:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Fool proof

They're getting hard to find . Fool proof .

STEVEN H.

2010-08-02T21:00:00

Rated 2 out of 5

Loose fit in many sockets

I like this with an old Novatron 330 power pack (from 1960's!)that has a tight socket -but it won't work on anything else. It will not fit tightly into new extension cords, did not fit tightly into Speedotron unit. New cords and sockets expect thicker contacts on the plugs -these skinny prongs on the Wein don't fit tight so contact isn't reliable. Too often the flash doesn't fire. Wein needs to update prongs to contemporary standards.

Sports p.

2009-01-20T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Simple, Effective Trigger

The Wein L8 Micro Slave H-Prong effectively and reliably triggers my Novatron 400ws strobe. I use this indoors and have never seen a case where my other small speedlight did not trigger the Wein. To be fair, my lighting setups are typically for portrait or product work so I rarely place the lights more than 20 feet apart. As such, I don't know how well the reliability holds up when you're working with significant space between your master and slave lights. I also have not tried using this outdoors. However, if you're working inside, with relatively close distances, I don't believe this can be beat for the price.

Curtis J.

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Simple, Effective Trigger

By Curtis J.

The Wein L8 Micro Slave H-Prong effectively and reliably triggers my Novatron 400ws strobe. I use this indoors and have never seen a case where my other small speedlight did not trigger the Wein. To be fair, my lighting setups are typically for portrait or product work so I rarely place the lights more than 20 feet apart. As such, I don't know how well the reliability holds up when you're working with significant space between your master and slave lights. I also have not tried using this...

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WELL CONSTRUCTED,WORKS EVERY TIME.A MUST HAVE ITEM

By JOHN D.

EASY TO USE,WORKS IN ANY POSITION.

Wein L8 Features

  • The original battery-free photo slave
  • Range up to 150 feet.
  • Super-compact; smaller than a 35mm film cartridge
  • Standard "H"-prong connector

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Key Features

  • Original battery-free photo slave
  • Range up to 150 feet
  • Standard "H"-prong connector