Comments on: Canon & Nikon TTL flash compared http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/ Creative resources for all pro photographers Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:30:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nikon D90 Camera http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Nikon D90 Camera Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:38:57 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-461 <strong>Nikon D90 Camera...</strong> One of my favorite photography quotes by Ansel Adams: There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.... Nikon D90 Camera…

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]]> By: John Harris http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-421 John Harris Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:49:38 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-421 Hi Damien, fantastic blog resource - so much so that I decided to go back and re-read all of them! In doing so, a question occured to me. I am a Nikon user and normally shoot in AP mode but have decided to try using manual control for flash shots. I understand the fact that in AP mode, a negative exposure compensation adjustment on the ambient exposure needs to be 'offset' by a corresponding positive exposure compensation value on the flash to get a correct flash exposure. However, would I be right in saying that when using manual mode this is not necessary as the camera doesn't 'know' that you are purposely underexposing and therefore still calcualtes the correct flash output duration (or is the camera so smart that it detects the fact that the manual setting is below that for a normal ambient exposure and therefore drops the flash power accordingly???). Hope that makes sense. Regards John Hi Damien, fantastic blog resource – so much so that I decided to go back and re-read all of them! In doing so, a question occured to me.

I am a Nikon user and normally shoot in AP mode but have decided to try using manual control for flash shots. I understand the fact that in AP mode, a negative exposure compensation adjustment on the ambient exposure needs to be ‘offset’ by a corresponding positive exposure compensation value on the flash to get a correct flash exposure.

However, would I be right in saying that when using manual mode this is not necessary as the camera doesn’t ‘know’ that you are purposely underexposing and therefore still calcualtes the correct flash output duration (or is the camera so smart that it detects the fact that the manual setting is below that for a normal ambient exposure and therefore drops the flash power accordingly???).

Hope that makes sense.

Regards
John

]]> By: Rob Slaski http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Rob Slaski Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:56:49 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-386 Hi Damien, Perhaps you should post a review of the G10 - would certainly drive extra traffic to your site. I know I'd be keen to hear your views on it. Do you never sleep? Rob Hi Damien,

Perhaps you should post a review of the G10 – would certainly drive extra traffic to your site. I know I’d be keen to hear your views on it.

Do you never sleep?

Rob

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-384 damien Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:32:54 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-384 Hi Rob, My G10 arrived yesterday but Calumet sent me a CF card with it and not the SD card that was supposed to have been bundled with it. So I'm a bit fed up with them as I can't yet use the camera. They claim they will send me an SD card in a few days time. Damien :-( Hi Rob,

My G10 arrived yesterday but Calumet sent me a CF card with it and not the SD card that was supposed to have been bundled with it. So I’m a bit fed up with them as I can’t yet use the camera. They claim they will send me an SD card in a few days time.

Damien :-(

]]> By: Rob Slaski http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Rob Slaski Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:14:13 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-383 Thanks Damien, not sure what I did wrong the first time around but you're right it does work! Seems this set up could work well in my studio using the STE2 to trigger a 580 as a flexible hairlight, while the Bowens key & BG lights stay at a fixed setting.... will need to experiment! Thanks for the inspiration. By the way have you been tempted to get a Canon G10 yet?!! Rob. Thanks Damien, not sure what I did wrong the first time around but you’re right it does work!

Seems this set up could work well in my studio using the STE2 to trigger a 580 as a flexible hairlight, while the Bowens key & BG lights stay at a fixed setting…. will need to experiment!

Thanks for the inspiration. By the way have you been tempted to get a Canon G10 yet?!!

Rob.

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-381 damien Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:26:45 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-381 Hi Ian, Martin pointed me to the fact that Canon are flogging off 1DSmk3's on Ebay here: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=outlet+iii+refurbished Hi Ian,

Martin pointed me to the fact that Canon are flogging off 1DSmk3’s on Ebay here:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=outlet+iii+refurbished

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-380 damien Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-380 Hi Rob, It's Damien here, You plug the PW's into the pc socket outlet on the side of the camera and have the STE2 on the top. I've got a bit of Velcro on my STE2 to take a corresponding bit of the opposite sex on the Pocket Wizzards. (I'm not sure Velcro is sexed but you know what I mean. Damien. -- Hi Rob,

It’s Damien here, You plug the PW’s into the pc socket outlet on the side of the camera and have the STE2 on the top. I’ve got a bit of Velcro on my STE2 to take a corresponding bit of the opposite sex on the Pocket Wizzards. (I’m not sure Velcro is sexed but you know what I mean.

Damien.
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]]> By: Rob Slaski http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Rob Slaski Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:48:10 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-379 Hi Martin, Can you explain a little further how to combine STE2 driven TTL off camera flash at the same time as triggering a second off camera (non TTL) unit with the PW's? I can't get this configuration to work on anything other than manual (the ETTL preflash sets off the PW flash) Thanks Rob. Great blog by the way. Hi Martin,
Can you explain a little further how to combine STE2 driven TTL off camera flash at the same time as triggering a second off camera (non TTL) unit with the PW’s?

I can’t get this configuration to work on anything other than manual (the ETTL preflash sets off the PW flash)

Thanks
Rob.
Great blog by the way.

]]> By: Ian McGraw http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Ian McGraw Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:59:04 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-101 Interesting news: the new 5D MKII is up for pre-order http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1027970&go=kits_bundles Interesting news: the new 5D MKII is up for pre-order

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1027970&go=kits_bundles

]]> By: Lius http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Lius Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:06:18 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-40 Hi, I'm from Indonesia. One of canon wireless lighting system drawbacks is, you can't use the rear/second curtain sync. You can only use it on camera or using the off shoe cord (CMIIW). Very nice and inspiring blog :) Hi, I’m from Indonesia.
One of canon wireless lighting system drawbacks is, you can’t use the rear/second curtain sync. You can only use it on camera or using the off shoe cord (CMIIW).
Very nice and inspiring blog :)

]]> By: martin http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-29 martin Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:13 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-29 As Damien is tied up teaching, I'll answer that and he can correct me if I am wrong. The broncolor would be triggered by a pocketwizard pair. The speedlight would have been triggered by an ST_E2 which means the PW transmitter would have been plugged in to the sync socket of the camera. The alternative would have been to trigger the speedlight with a PW too but then you would be controlling the speedlight output manually. As Damien is tied up teaching, I’ll answer that and he can correct me if I am wrong.

The broncolor would be triggered by a pocketwizard pair. The speedlight would have been triggered by an ST_E2 which means the PW transmitter would have been plugged in to the sync socket of the camera.

The alternative would have been to trigger the speedlight with a PW too but then you would be controlling the speedlight output manually.

]]> By: Kevin Moore http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kevin Moore Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:46:32 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-28 Makes a world of diffrence to read something without a bias.Great insight saved me a purchase on EX580 Mk2 as I have been more than happy with my Mk1. Damien on your main website you have an iamge when you used a speed light and your Broncolor. What did you use to trigger them ? Makes a world of diffrence to read something without a bias.Great insight saved me a purchase on EX580 Mk2 as I have been more than happy with my Mk1. Damien on your main website you have an iamge when you used a speed light and your Broncolor. What did you use to trigger them ?

]]> By: UKpro http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/11/16/canon-nikon-ttl-flash-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-5 UKpro Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:02:56 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=30#comment-5 I switched from Nikon to Canon back when the 10D and 1D were top of the Canon line. At the time Nikon users had been forced through three flash upgrades to get to a system that worked with digital. I'm still using my Canon 550EX that dates from film days. Now it seems on balance that the Nikon flash line is one step ahead of Canon. The SB900 does seem to move the bar. And not forgetting for Macro shooters the Nikon wireless system is much better than anything Canon can offer. Competition is good, we all win in the end :) I switched from Nikon to Canon back when the 10D and 1D were top of the Canon line. At the time Nikon users had been forced through three flash upgrades to get to a system that worked with digital. I’m still using my Canon 550EX that dates from film days. Now it seems on balance that the Nikon flash line is one step ahead of Canon. The SB900 does seem to move the bar. And not forgetting for Macro shooters the Nikon wireless system is much better than anything Canon can offer. Competition is good, we all win in the end :)

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