PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter

  • Price: $14.99
  • B&H # WIPCFMA
  • Mfr# 804-605

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Although the Pocket Wizard system allows you to fire your strobe from your camera without a wire between the two, the receiver still needs a wire connection to your power pack or monolight.

If you have all the sync cords you need, this PC Female to Miniphone plug adapter is all that is needed to connect your new Pocket Wizard Plus or Receiver to whatever PC Sync cord you have.

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PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter
 
4.4

(based on 25 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (17)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (4)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (2)

88%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to use (15)
  • Lightweight (12)
  • Reliable (12)
  • Durable (11)
  • Attach securely (5)

Cons

  • Not durable (3)

Best Uses

  • Studio (13)
  • Portraits (10)
  • Everyday (5)
  • Travel (5)
  • Indoors (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Professional (11), Semi-professional (5), Pro photographer (4)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (5)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Versatile and very useful

At the advice of a BH technician, I picked up a couple of these to use as backups if I ever lost a sync cable or one became damaged. This product allows you to ...Read complete review

At the advice of a BH technician, I picked up a couple of these to use as backups if I ever lost a sync cable or one became damaged. This product allows you to effectively convert the PocketWizard output to a PC female. I did a shoot with a friend that had totally different strobes then I did, but because of this adapter, I was able to use her strobes sync cable with my PW's.

A must have for any serious photographer working with remote lighting.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

I looked for cheaper price

I have been in electronics for over 20 years and these adapters are the most expensive adapters I have ever had to buy. Had to buy to make my pocket wizards that came with pc...Read complete review

I have been in electronics for over 20 years and these adapters are the most expensive adapters I have ever had to buy. Had to buy to make my pocket wizards that came with pc female ends to work with my photogenic strobes. They were cheaper than the whole cable assembly that already had the right ends on them.

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5.0

Get the job Done

By Yuri Pallaro

from São Paulo, SP, Brazil

About Me Pro Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Attach Securely
  • Durable

Cons

    Best Uses

    • General Use

    Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

    Simple Great

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Comment on this review

     
    5.0

    Works Great

    By Grayteck

    from Chicago

    About Me Pro Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Attach Securely
    • Cost
    • Durable
    • Ease of use

    Cons

    • NONE

    Best Uses

    • Indoors
    • Low Light
    • Night Time
    • Outdoors

    Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

    I was told by another camera store that in order to use the new Pocket Wizard Plus II Transceivers, I would have to replace my current strobes with new ones because the Plus II would not connect to my current strobes. B&H offered a low cost adapter solution that has worked great everytime with my new Plus II Transceivers. I may eventually replace my aging strobes, but these adapters allowed me to first make sure I could get the range and positioning that I needed with a top brand transceiver first.

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

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    5.0

    Great

    By Kdog42

    from Savannah, GA

    About Me Pro Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Attach Securely
    • Durable

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Indoors

      Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

      I use this adapter with my pocket wizards to trigger my background lights in the studio. Works like a charm.

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Comment on this review

       
      3.0

      I looked for cheaper price

      By sonny2kgt

      from Georgia

      About Me Semi-pro Photographer

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Attach Securely

      Cons

      • Way expensive

      Best Uses

      • General Use
      • Indoors
      • Special Events

      Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

      I have been in electronics for over 20 years and these adapters are the most expensive adapters I have ever had to buy. Had to buy to make my pocket wizards that came with pc female ends to work with my photogenic strobes. They were cheaper than the whole cable assembly that already had the right ends on them.

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Comment on this review

       
      4.0

      PocketWizard adapter

      By NG

      from Olathe, KS

      About Me Semi-pro Photographer

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Attach Securely
      • Durable

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

          I recently purchased some Alienbees B800s for my home studio and discovered I needed this adapter to make them fire (cable-free) with my Pocket Wizard Plus II's. I think the price is a little extreme for this tiny adapter, but if you want to move about your studio freely without having your camera connected to one of your flash units by the supplied cable, it's a must have item.

          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          4.0

          Works as Expected. Way Overpriced

          By Nate

          from Baltimore

          About Me Professional

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Does its job
          • Easy To Use
          • Reliable

          Cons

          • Overpriced

          Best Uses

          • Everyday use
          • Getting ur lights to work
          • Portraits
          • Studio

          Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

          This adapter is necessary in order to get your Pocket Wizard's (I have the PLUS II transceivers) to work as receivers on AlienBees strobes. The connection goes: miniphone into back of strobe light-miniphone into port of Transceiver. Not sure about other strobes.

          This should be an included accessory with the PW's but it's not.

          There are other cable options im sure.

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          3.0

          Works , not very sturdy

          By photog52

          from south Carolina

          About Me Professional

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Use
          • Lightweight

          Cons

          • Not Durable

          Best Uses

          • Architecture
          • Portraits

          Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

          Will get the job done, better to use the proper sync cord.

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          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          Very Useful

          By Rockfinder

          from Clarksville, TN

          About Me Semi-Professional

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Use
          • Lightweight
          • Reliable

          Cons

          • Not Durable

          Best Uses

          • Everyday use
          • Home
          • Portraits
          • Studio
          • Traveling

          Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

          I use this product to interface between my Pocket Wizards and PC Cords.

          It does it's job, and does it well. Not the highest seeming build quality, but I have yet to have oone break or fail

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          5.0

          Just what I wanted

          By AIH Photo

          from Citrus Heights, CA

          About Me Professional

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Durable
          • Easy To Use
          • Lightweight
          • Reliable

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Studio

            Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

            Not much to say, it's just an adapter, but it adapts just as I needed it to.

            Comment on this review

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Must have for AlienBee and Pocket Wizar

            By Kimla

            from Texas

            About Me Professional

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Durable
            • Easy To Use
            • Lightweight
            • Reliable

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Portraits
              • Studio

              Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

              Worked like a charm.

              Comment on this review

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Must have in your bag as insurance

              By Bob

              from upstate New York

              About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Easy To Use
              • Reliable

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Everyday use
                • Studio
                • Traveling

                Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                As long as you have at least one of these little adapters in your bag, you will always be able to connect your PocketWizard to any flash, as long as that flash has a cable that will connect to a standard PC connection. Although the PC connector is not the best, sometimes it's the only choice you have!

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                1.0

                BAD BAD BAD!!!

                By Josh

                from Marietta, GA

                About Me Semi-Professional

                Pros

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                      Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                      I owned two of these and they both shorted out on me. I was connecting a Norman portable strobe and battery kit with a pocket wizard. After they stopped working you could look very closely and see some melted plastic. I talked to one photographer that used them flawlessly with his 400W alien bees. But why buy something that may or may not work with what you're using?

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                      5.0

                      Does the job

                      By zpetschek

                      from san diego, ca

                      About Me Professional

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Durable
                      • Easy To Use
                      • Lightweight

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Everyday use
                        • Portraits
                        • Studio

                        Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                        I use this as a backup to my normal hot shoe to mini connector because I already have many different PC connections. It makes life easier as it gives me 2 options to connect. Since PC is a terrible connection, this device makes life that much better.

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                        5.0

                        Versatile and very useful

                        By OKC Sports Photog

                        from Oklahoma City, OK

                        About Me Semi-Professional

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Durable
                        • Easy To Use
                        • Lightweight
                        • Reliable
                        • versatile

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Portraits
                          • Studio
                          • Traveling

                          Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                          At the advice of a BH technician, I picked up a couple of these to use as backups if I ever lost a sync cable or one became damaged. This product allows you to effectively convert the PocketWizard output to a PC female. I did a shoot with a friend that had totally different strobes then I did, but because of this adapter, I was able to use her strobes sync cable with my PW's.

                          A must have for any serious photographer working with remote lighting.

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                          5.0

                          Perfect little piece very effective.

                          By IRRA

                          from Miami Lakes Florida

                          About Me Professional

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Durable
                          • Easy To Use
                          • Lightweight
                          • Reliable

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Everyday use
                            • Portraits
                            • Studio
                            • Traveling

                            Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                            I own 5 pocket wizards and these are necessary for the connections I use. This is an invaluable product,great adapter.

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                            5.0

                            Works Great!

                            By Ba

                            from St Augustine Fl

                            About Me Professional

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Durable
                            • Easy To Use
                            • Lightweight
                            • Reliable

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Portraits
                              • Studio

                              Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                              Great product worked as advertised.

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                              5.0

                              Works like it should

                              By Pekuru

                              from Grants Pass, OR

                              About Me Semi-Professional

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Easy To Use
                              • Reliable

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Studio

                                Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                                I use this adapter on the end of a sync cord to connect one of my pocket wizard tt5's to my main monolight. Not much to say about it becuase it's a pretty simple device. It does the job it's supposed to do.

                                Comment on this review

                                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                                 
                                1.0

                                Works, but really poor build quality

                                By brad farwell

                                from nyc

                                About Me Professional

                                Verified Reviewer

                                Pros

                                  Cons

                                  • Not Durable

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Studio
                                  • Traveling

                                  Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                                  I've owned probably four of these now, and need to buy another. Why so many? Because a somewhat tight synch cord will pull the end right off.

                                  I even put superglue on the last one in an attempt to somehow try and prevent it from being pulled off. No such luck.

                                  The adaptor works, but for something that breaks _so_ often, the pricetag gets a little wearing.

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                                  5.0

                                  It is what it is

                                  By irevilo

                                  from Miami, FL

                                  About Me Semi-Professional

                                  Verified Buyer

                                  Pros

                                  • Easy To Use
                                  • Lightweight

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Home
                                    • Portraits
                                    • Studio

                                    Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                                    Great adapter tip

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                                    5.0

                                    It is my small hero.

                                    By tamo

                                    from Japan Nagasaki

                                    About Me Professional

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Easy To Use
                                    • Lightweight
                                    • Reliable

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                      • Portraits
                                      • Studio

                                      Comments about PocketWizard PC Female to Miniphone Adapter:

                                      When you use PocketWizard control TL
                                      I enable the use of an electronic flash using in a studio now this in TT5. I do not think flash maker.
                                      I make Lighting with the big electronic flash of the quantity and use speedlight equipped with E-TTL for an accent light in another TT5 and I am cordless and can easily get various light by controlling quantity from a camera.

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