Comments on: Pocket Wizard shot 2 ~ Pictures and Technique http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/ Creative resources for all pro photographers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-4387 damien Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:16:06 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-4387 Hi Sean, The TT1 and TT5 PW system is designed to work with the cameras high speed sync system and it improves on it somewhat. The Plus 2 fails to do the same thing although it does do basic triggering particularly well. Regards, Damien. Hi Sean,

The TT1 and TT5 PW system is designed to work with the cameras high speed sync system and it improves on it somewhat. The Plus 2 fails to do the same thing although it does do basic triggering particularly well.

Regards, Damien.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-4385 Shaun Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-4385 Hi there i have a question regarding your speedlight mastery dvd. I see you were shooting with outdoor flash at 1/2000th of sec @ f4. How did you get to sync the camera to the flash gun at that speed. I am using a Canon Mk2 Mini tt1 and pocket wizard plus 2 transciever. Flash gun is Canon 580 ex mark 1. Look forward to hearing from you Shaun Hi there i have a question regarding your speedlight mastery dvd. I see you were shooting with outdoor flash at 1/2000th of sec @ f4. How did you get to sync the camera to the flash gun at that speed. I am using a Canon Mk2
Mini tt1 and pocket wizard plus 2 transciever. Flash gun is Canon 580 ex mark 1.

Look forward to hearing from you

Shaun

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3545 damien Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:13:34 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3545 Hi Clive, We have our second consignment of stock in now and we could dispatch same day ;-) Thanks for your praise and I'm pleased for your photographic accomplishments. Damien. Hi Clive,

We have our second consignment of stock in now and we could dispatch same day ;-)

Thanks for your praise and I’m pleased for your photographic accomplishments.

Damien.

]]> By: Clive Litchfield http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Clive Litchfield Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:24:59 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3538 The suspense is barely tolerable, can't wait to get my hands on this kit! Went on a shoot with a model and used the techniques you taught on your urban portraits workshop and stuff I've read on here, the results are my best to date, thank you so much it's a new world. Clive The suspense is barely tolerable, can’t wait to get my hands on this kit!
Went on a shoot with a model and used the techniques you taught on your urban portraits workshop and stuff I’ve read on here, the results are my best to date, thank you so much it’s a new world.

Clive

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 damien Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:14:49 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3528 Hi Chris, Yes you are right, the Plus 2s only do one thing - close a contact momentarily. They do however do this task brilliantly. Hypersync requires a series of flashes to cover the several stages of a shutter action. It requires 2 way communication to do this plus a flash capable of the task. The sync socket on the side of a Speedlight is not connected to the logic systems of the unit. It is just a pair of open contacts that when closed triggers the unit to flash at whatever power has be manually set. Because the Plus2 communication is literally one single pulse going one way it is a very robust reliable unit. Adding a MiniTT1 to my pair of Plus 2's gave me another receiver as I no longer need to have a bulky Plus 2 on the camera working as a transmitter. I now have a Plus 2 for each of my Bron packs. (The Canon version of the MiniTT1 can't be used on Nikon cameras even if it is to trigger Plus 2s and not to perform TTL communication). I have also bought a pair of FlexTT5 units and these have mini jack outputs like the Plus 2s and can do everything a Plus 2 can do including trigger a camera as well as perform TTL communication and Hypersync in conjunction with Canon Speedlights. Damien. Hi Chris,

Yes you are right, the Plus 2s only do one thing – close a contact momentarily. They do however do this task brilliantly. Hypersync requires a series of flashes to cover the several stages of a shutter action. It requires 2 way communication to do this plus a flash capable of the task. The sync socket on the side of a Speedlight is not connected to the logic systems of the unit. It is just a pair of open contacts that when closed triggers the unit to flash at whatever power has be manually set.

Because the Plus2 communication is literally one single pulse going one way it is a very robust reliable unit.

Adding a MiniTT1 to my pair of Plus 2′s gave me another receiver as I no longer need to have a bulky Plus 2 on the camera working as a transmitter. I now have a Plus 2 for each of my Bron packs. (The Canon version of the MiniTT1 can’t be used on Nikon cameras even if it is to trigger Plus 2s and not to perform TTL communication).

I have also bought a pair of FlexTT5 units and these have mini jack outputs like the Plus 2s and can do everything a Plus 2 can do including trigger a camera as well as perform TTL communication and Hypersync in conjunction with Canon Speedlights.

Damien.

]]> By: Cris Matthews http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 Cris Matthews Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:36:08 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3526 Hi Damien, So even without using TTL I can't use Hypersync with the Plus II using the MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 as the trigger? That is such a shame if I have understood that correctly. I may still have to raid the piggy bank, it looks like a great system, can't wait to see more results of yours. Cheers Cris. Hi Damien,

So even without using TTL I can’t use Hypersync with the Plus II using the MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 as the trigger? That is such a shame if I have understood that correctly.

I may still have to raid the piggy bank, it looks like a great system, can’t wait to see more results of yours.

Cheers

Cris.

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 damien Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:41:40 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3520 Hi Chris, I tried the Plus 2 at the high speed sync but alas no trigger. It's hardly surprising as the Plus 2 is literally just a single trigger with no 2 way communication. It is good up to 1/200th though and this is all you can use with studio flash or battery powered manual flashes anyway. I've done a test shoot with 2 TTL Speedlights triggered by Flex TT5s and 2 Broncolor Mobil packs triggered by Plus 2s all in the same shot at 1/200th with a Mini TT1 on the camera to great effect. Damien. Hi Chris,

I tried the Plus 2 at the high speed sync but alas no trigger. It’s hardly surprising as the Plus 2 is literally just a single trigger with no 2 way communication. It is good up to 1/200th though and this is all you can use with studio flash or battery powered manual flashes anyway.

I’ve done a test shoot with 2 TTL Speedlights triggered by Flex TT5s and 2 Broncolor Mobil packs triggered by Plus 2s all in the same shot at 1/200th with a Mini TT1 on the camera to great effect.

Damien.

]]> By: Cris Matthews http://www.prophotonut.com/2009/08/14/pocket-wizard-shot-2-pictures-and-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 Cris Matthews Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:33:44 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=3347#comment-3518 Hi Damien, great info on this new system. I am already a PocketWizard user and was wondering how well this new kit would integrate with what I already have (2 x Plus2 and a Mulitmax). What interests me most about this is the shutter speed you have been able to use, would I be able to use a new set and have my Plus2 also trigger another light and it all be in time? Cheers Cris. Hi Damien, great info on this new system. I am already a PocketWizard user and was wondering how well this new kit would integrate with what I already have (2 x Plus2 and a Mulitmax). What interests me most about this is the shutter speed you have been able to use, would I be able to use a new set and have my Plus2 also trigger another light and it all be in time?

Cheers Cris.

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