PocketWizard for Canon - FINALLY!


More videos on the product. I want to try 2 - 3 lightings. :bsmilie:

David Guy

BTW, I did notice most of the photographers used 70 - 200 mm for portrait shoot.
 

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phoakm much does it cost wif shippin? :)
 

what phoakm needs to do now is to to find a " SUI" model, plus a video guy..then " blah blah " away to say how good pocketwizard is , how it makes black true black, purple is purple....then somehow the video finds its way onto pocketwizard site...wah lao eh.. SINGAPORE TRUE TALENT shines brightly on THE OTHER SIDE leh... ..erm, sorry just rambling. :)
 

shootwide said:
what phoakm needs to do now is to to find a " SUI" model, plus a video guy..then " blah blah " away to say how good pocketwizard is , how it makes black true black, purple is purple....then somehow the video finds its way onto pocketwizard site...wah lao eh.. SINGAPORE TRUE TALENT shines brightly on THE OTHER SIDE leh... ..erm, sorry just rambling. :)
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:bsmilie: .... I found out this kind of review are not really common in Singapore, but were popular overseas. It doesn't matter if PW would want to include a small timer in their web. It is that I want to try something different for experience. It takes some planning and the detail of the content to make the review meaningful. That is what I want to achieve.
 

shootwide said:
....then somehow the video finds its way onto pocketwizard site...wah lao eh.. SINGAPORE TRUE TALENT shines brightly on THE OTHER SIDE leh... ..erm, sorry just rambling. :)
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is KR lah.... ;) :bigeyes: :bsmilie: :heart:
 

Guys latest firmware update news.

New Firmwares

Some good news.
 

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Another shoot today, using MiniTT1 & FlexTT5.

Info mentioned for reference.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shooting Mode: Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ): 4.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 135.0mm
Flash: On
Flash Type: External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering: Evaluative flash metering

3414196378_57b7987174_o.jpg
 

phoakm said:
Another shoot today, using MiniTT1 & FlexTT5.

Info mentioned for reference.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shooting Mode: Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ): 4.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 135.0mm
Flash: On
Flash Type: External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering: Evaluative flash metering

3414196378_57b7987174_o.jpg
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hi phoa

does the PW work with canon's AIM system?
 

I do apologise if I sound silly,

If I were to get 2 flex (1 for cam, one for flash) can I use the flash to trigger another based on Canon wireless ETTL system?

Would there be any issues?

Anyhow
 

phoakm said:
AIM????:dunno:
Focusing?
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Refinements to TTL flash, including Canon AIM.

TTL metering is typically more reliable than systems which rely on external sensors, but it can still be fooled. For example, a highly reflective subject or a subject in white surroundings can result in a lot of light reflecting back, so the resulting picture may well be underexposed as the camera quenches the flash too soon. An off-centre subject poses similar problems. Another issue is that the flash metering occurs while the shutter is open, so the camera can’t accurately factor flash in with ambient light metering.

Canon refined TTL control on their multiple focus point cameras by adding a feature they call AIM, (“Advanced Integrated Multi-point Control System”) which is basically multiple-segment flash metering. This lets the camera bias the flash exposure to the currently selected focus point, thereby increasing the chances of getting accurate flash exposure for off-centre subjects.

The AIM system means that it’s best to rely on selecting off-centre focus points for flash photography rather than using the centre point and then recomposing the image. (unless you use flash exposure lock, explained below) For more information on AIM consult the flash metering patterns section. Note that older EOS cameras with multiple-segment flash metering didn’t use the term “AIM” in their documentation - Canon came up with the marketing term sometime in the mid 90s - so the fact your multiple focus point camera doesn’t mention AIM doesn’t mean it hasn’t got it.

Nikon improved their TTL flash metering system by incorporating subject distance into flash calculations - their “3D” system. This system determines distance information by reading the current focussing distance from the lens. Canon did not incorporate a similar distance-data system in their flash technology until 2004, with the introduction of E-TTL II. However, while distance data is valuable, it’s important to keep in mind that distance data isn’t very useful when using a flash in bounce mode or when using any diffusion system in which the light from the flash unit does not travel directly to the subject, since both cases increase the flash to subject distance over the lens to subject distance.
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... :)
 

Anyhow said:
I do apologise if I sound silly,

If I were to get 2 flex (1 for cam, one for flash) can I use the flash to trigger another based on Canon wireless ETTL system?

Would there be any issues?

Anyhow
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No worries. First of all, I only have one flashgun, I need another flashgun to test it out. If you have a flash in the hotshoe of Flex which is in the hotshoe of the camera and the other flashgun in another hotshoe of flex. The ETTL should work.

Flow:
Camera + Flex + Flashgun -----> Flex + Flashgun - ETTL works

If you are using the Flashgun in the Flex to trigger the other flashgun in the ETTL system. I don't think it works because the Flex will take control of the ETTL in the system rather than the flashguns. :)

Flex + Flashgun -----> Flashgun - ETTL not works

This is my theory, I need aonther flashgun to justify.
 

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