Cactus V5 User Manual - 6. Compatibility

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6. Compatibility

Portable  Flashes  and  Studio  Strobe  Lights

CactusV5workswithallportableflashes 

and strobes with triggering voltage  

between 0V - 300V, and equipped with any of 

the following connection interfaces:

• Hot shoe

• 3.5mm port

• PC sync female

• 6.35mm port

Cactus V5 is not compatible with reverse 

polarityflashesandsomededicatedflash

models, as indicated in Notes on Dedicated 

Flash below.

6.1

Notes on Dedicated Flash:

1. Cactus V5 does not transmit TTL  

information.

2. Connecting Cactus V5 transceiver to a 

flashwithaSonyAlphastylehotshoe

requires an optional hot shoe adapter 

(i.e. the “FS-1200 hot shoe adapter”).

3.Somededicatedflashes(e.g.Nissin 

Di-622 and Di-466, Sunpak PZ42x and 

PZ30, Sigma EF-530/500 DG ST for Canon, 

etc.)aretriggeredviasystem-specific

pins instead of the central hot shoe 

contact. Cactus V5 does not work with 

theseflashmodels.Tocheckwhether