Canon Speedlight 270 EX as a macro off camera flash?

Hi,
I´m considering to buy tomorrow, a second hand unit for a nice price (+-50,00 USD) of the older Canon Speedlight 270 EX (not the version II) as a macro off camera flash?
The bounce head feature seems a nice way to use for my macro subjects (for bounce light) or direct light with the flash upside down/belly up firing to my subjects directly.
My question is this:
1.
can I use this older unit with a flash cord?
(This flash isn´t capable of wireless/infrared communication. So only with a ETTL cord I guess).
2.
which Canon cord should I use?
As an example you can check macro DYI rigs using both 270EX and 270EX II unit.
Mine will be the older 270EX (version I)
http://orionmystery.blogspot.pt/2010/12/more-macro-rigs.html
My macro rig is Canon 5D Mark III+Canon MP-E 65mm macro and 100mm L macro.
Thank you very much for your help.

Any "Off Camera" OC-E? cord will do the job. They allow exactly the same function as mounting the flash directly in the camera's hot shoe. I use OC-E2 and OC-E3 interchangeably.
The only significant difference between OC-E2 and OC-E3 is the way the end locks onto the shoe... the E2 uses a "dial" type fixing mechanism you tighten, while the E3 uses a lever mechanism. The E3 was redesigned to be more water/dust resistant, at the same time as the 580EX, 430EX and some other flashes were intro'd with a similar mounting foot.
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