metalgear said:bummer - just realised MkIII is 950g or about 100g heavier than the MkII.
i understand weather sealing but I'd like to understand where the +12% increase is coming from.
hopefully its the battery, for longer battery life, and not just cheaper and heavier materials.
One reason why I preferred the 5DII to the D700 was that at 850g it is significantly lighter vs 995g without battery. With the Nikkor 24-70 at 900g the whole package is like 2kg. Canon still has a very slight advantage since the new 24-70 is only 805g down from 950g. Basically we are back to square 1.bummer - just realised MkIII is 950g or about 100g heavier than the MkII.
daggraa said:not sure if this topic have been answer, just got my 5D2 2 months back.
Try out the wireless flash function with my Nissin 866 MK2 but cant work.... any seniors can help... TIA
Eh.... I am pretty noob to this system. Do I need to buy a trigger unit to attach to my hotshoe?
pohkc15763 said:Yes , you need to a trigger unit to attach to your 5DMKII hotshoe. Since you are using Nissin 866MKII, you have the option to use a high speed syn trigger to syn your off camera flash higher than 1/200..all the way to 1/8000. But watch out for the slow charging time for 866MKII, it take 5-6 sec to charge when fire at full power![]()
Thanks for the reply... Was wondering if there is any third party can recommend.....
I pretty sting in other items except lens![]()
pohkc15763 said:You can get this 3rd party trigger - Pixel (two models : Knight and King) both have ETTL function for Canon. I use it for my 5DMKII on 580EXII and Nissin 866MKII flash for the last 2 yrs, is accurate and high speed syn is very useful when you need to shoot wide open, Cost you around $220 for set of TX n RX. If you like to trigger your flash manually without high speed syn, there are trigger selling for $50-60 a set of TX & RX.
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