Thanks for the help. That's pretty much what I was thinking. Nothing in life is ever that easy. I'll mess around with the alternatives until I get a workable set up. There is a flash meter that will fire the strobes.
Yes, I was dating myself by admitting that I bought equipment from Spiratone new!
Thanks again.
Pat
Well, if you DSLR has a bulb feature, it could work too. You know the old View Camera technique? Set the aperture, set the shutter to T or B, with the lens cap on. Carefully remove the lens cap, trigger the flash. Close the shutter.
Of course this is done in studio or outside in low ambient lighting. We used to paint light to expose a whole building, for example.
Could be an interesting experiment for you. Use the lowest ISO of course 64