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02/19/2009 01:11:08 PM · #1 |
| I see alot of high end wedding photographers using this set up during the reception. The have a speedlight on a stand set up on a stand with a pocket wizzard. Then they have a flash on their camera. How do they fire the strobe when they have a flash hooked up on the hotshoe? Magic? |
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02/19/2009 03:48:00 PM · #2 |
the flash on the hotshoe triggers the strobe. I do that sometimes or sometimes Ill use 2 off camera flashes and an infrared trigger on the hotshoe.
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02/19/2009 04:17:17 PM · #3 |
It's called Slaving. The flash on the camera is set as the 'Master' and the other flash is set as the 'Slave'. When the Master fires, the Slave is triggered.
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02/19/2009 08:36:52 PM · #4 |
flashed can be triggered several ways -
optically - when they see a flash go off, they go off. Not good at a wedding as the slaved flash will go off everytime grandma takes a picture cause her flash will go off and trigger it.
infrared - the Canon (and others) use this method. The on-camera flash is 'master' and the slave is, well, 'slave'. If the room is too bright or something blocks the line of sight between the flashed the slave may not trigger.
radio - Pocket Wizards (and others) use this method. There is a unit attached to the camera and one on each slaved flash. You can fire one this way from up to 1/4 mile away, outside of buildings with the flash inside, etc. |
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