OCF TTL Flash Cables

OCF (Off-Camera Flash) TTL cables give you the cheapest way possible to experiment shooting with the flash removed from the camera body. With the help of such a cable you can achieve a more natural direction and quality of the light coming from your flash, while retaining full automatic TTL exposure capabilities .

Besides the apparent benefit from keeping the communication between the camera and the flash, the OCF TTL cables have the less known ability to retain HSS (High-Speed Synchronisation), which is used a lot in special effect photography (e.g. for filming objects falling into liquid, or an athlete in action, etc.)

OCF TTL do have disadvantages. They are thick and relatively heavy; you need to be extremely careful if you are using such a cable and your flashlight is put on a stand. However the creative benefits of this tool far outweigh its drawbacks. If you ask around, you will find out that many seasoned pros still keep at least one such cable for some special occasions.