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09/21/2006 12:07:17 PM · #1 |
Hi Everyone,
I was recently down at the beach and noticed a photographer shooting a couple with a portable wireless light / flash (on stand). Honestly, I had no idea you could get this. DUH ! What is this and how much does this run ?
thanks in advance !
kopa21
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09/21/2006 12:23:52 PM · #2 |
With out seeing it, would be hard to say what he was using. can you describe it better?
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09/21/2006 12:33:27 PM · #3 |
Funny, I was thinking of purchasing a radio trigger today.
There are a crap load of manugacturers out there with RG Transmitter/Reciever (Master/Slave) triggers.
The top three, each with their own strengths are...
MicroSync, Quantum FW7Q Freewire, and the one I am considering and the most popular is the Pocket Wizard.
You can spend anywhere from $250 to $500 depending on how many units you buy, range of the signal, channels, blah, blah.
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09/21/2006 12:35:24 PM · #4 |
| Most manufacturers have battery packs for their strobes and if for some reason they don't there are third party packs available. |
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09/21/2006 01:10:27 PM · #5 |
You mean the strobes or the wireless or what?
Pocket Wizards are teh most comon wirelss triggers, but quantum also sells their version.
//www.pocketwizard.com/
for battery lights, most are pack and head set ups - lumedyne make some nice ones - figure $1200-1500 per light, and you'll want more batteries.
//www.lumedyne.com/
Norman as a battery power strobe out now, I used one at school - nice out fit, and can be had with the pocket wizard receiver built in.
//www.photo-control.com/
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09/21/2006 01:12:14 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by American_Horse:
Funny, I was thinking of purchasing a radio trigger today.
There are a crap load of manugacturers out there with RG Transmitter/Reciever (Master/Slave) triggers.
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I've got the PW Plus 2's - the new 4 channel transciever units and a Sekonic 358 with the PW module - HIGHLY recomended! remember - you'll need to get the PW to stobe cord for your set up as they're not included.
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09/21/2006 01:19:24 PM · #7 |
Nobody has mentioned just using regular flashes, so I'll toss that out as well. This image, for example, was shot with the Canon 580EX on camera, pointed to my left to trigger the Canon 420EX (or 550EX, now I don't remember) which was on a light standing shooting through a translucent umbrella:
The thing I like about using Canon's flashes is that they are highly portable. And because of e-TTL, I basically set my exposure for the background and let the camera/flash system figure out the rest. It's pretty simple.
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09/21/2006 01:21:24 PM · #8 |
| That wasn't in Malibu at El Matador beach a couple weeks ago, was it? I was doing this with a very portable setup, as it's a bit of a steep hike down a cliff to the beach. 580Ex on stand with umbrella and Quantum Turbo battery triggered by aCanon ST-E2. |
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09/21/2006 02:00:58 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
With out seeing it, would be hard to say what he was using. can you describe it better? |
It was on a stand and looked like a softbox / lightbox. Went off the same time his camera flash went off. Thanks for the help.
kopa21
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09/21/2006 02:50:36 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by kopa21:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
With out seeing it, would be hard to say what he was using. can you describe it better? |
It was on a stand and looked like a softbox / lightbox. Went off the same time his camera flash went off. Thanks for the help.
kopa21 |
Sounds like it's something that's triggering off optical slave. Advantage of that is it's nice, simple, and cheap. A decent number of hotshoe flashes and most strobes have optical slaves. Disadvantage is that they don't discriminate between your camera and anyone else's, meaning if someone else nearby shoots with a flash they'll go off. Not the best thing in the world for weddings and event coverage.
The most reliable solution (though not cheap) are Pocket Wizards. They trigger off RF, have multiple channels, have great range, and don't require line of sight in order to go off. You can also trigger remote cameras with them which is great for sports and event photography if you're trying to shoot the same scene from multiple angles.
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09/21/2006 06:14:44 PM · #11 |
Thank you everybody for the info !
kopa21
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09/21/2006 06:59:11 PM · #12 |
Yep, just bought my Pocket Wizard Plus 2, two of them, and a hotshoe cable.
Went to Samy's Camera in Fairfax, CA. Even though the "no tax day" has been over for almost a week there, the sales man gave me the benefit anyway and saved almost $30 in taxes.
$380 total.
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