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 06/12/2007 01:32:07 AM · #1
anybody else have this problem?

my alien bees only flash in low light situations (inside, cloudy day, or dusk)

afternoon sunshine kills the sync on a multiple light situation i guess?
 06/12/2007 01:39:31 AM · #2
I haven't had that problem myself, but bright sun can be tough on optical slave sensors. You could probably just shade the back of the light somehow. (An index card and a piece of tape should do the trick)
 06/12/2007 01:59:46 AM · #3
So don't depend on the optical slaves. Use sync cords or radio triggers.
 06/12/2007 02:14:59 AM · #4
So don't depend on the optical slaves. Use sync cords or radio triggers.

can't use chords on a multiple light situation

tell me more about these radio triggers :)
 06/12/2007 02:16:16 AM · #5
Mount the transmitter on the hot shoe like any other sync cable. Recievers hook to the strobes or remote flashes like any other sync cable. Theres just air between them now!
 06/12/2007 02:27:06 AM · #6
google Pocket Wizards... they rock!
 06/12/2007 02:32:46 AM · #7
Originally posted by EvanH:
So don't depend on the optical slaves. Use sync cords or radio triggers.

can't use chords on a multiple light situation

tell me more about these radio triggers :)


You can use cords to sync multiple lights. Get a splitter -
//www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/133220-REG/Medalight_PG1112_3_Way_Flash_Sync_Adapter.html

Or adapt your cords to household plugs and use a standard outlet splitter -
//strobist.blogspot.com/2006/05/adding-and-synching-second-strobe.html
 06/12/2007 03:21:45 AM · #8
There's always this option too... It's only $99

AB Multi Lamp Wired Remote
 06/12/2007 01:40:10 PM · #9
Originally posted by Geocide:
There's always this option too... It's only $99

AB Multi Lamp Wired Remote


I've got these
//www.alienbees.com/rft1.html
and they work well.
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