I want to experiment with studio lighting for portraits of friends and family. I ordered a mid price 'kit' which consisted of 3 x B Series master flash heads, 3 x sync cords for wired connection, various light modifiers, 1 universal radio trigger and a backdrop. I set one light up and the backdrop and fixed the sync cord from my camera (5D) to the back of the strobe. I tested the strobe which flashed correctly. My question is: what settings do I put the camera on to make the strobe fire? Let me just say that there were absolutely no instructions with this kit! I'm getting very frustrated because no settings I try seem to work consistently. I've tried manual, setting the shutter speed to 1/125 but I can't get a reading even with the aperture wide open. I pointed the camera at the softbox and locked the exposure, focussed on my subject and the strobe fired. When I did exactly the same thing 30 seconds later, the strobe did not fire. What am I doing wrong?! Someone help before I go mad!!
Lindsay