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William Wilson
8th of October 2007 (Mon), 11:09
Does anyone know if this is possible with the Skyports?

I'll be looking to using my Canon 5D, with a remote trigger on a pair of Sunpak 622 Super Pros.
Curtis N
8th of October 2007 (Mon), 14:23
You can only get second curtain sync with a dedicated, E-TTL compatible flash unit, either attached to the hotshoe or fired via Canon's wireless E-TTL system.

Theoretically you might be able to delay the flash and simulate second curtain sync using the relay function of the PocketWizard Multimax.

I don't own the Skyport system but have read several reviews and there is no mention of any kind of delay capability.
PacAce
8th of October 2007 (Mon), 15:52
You can only get second curtain sync with a dedicated, E-TTL compatible flash unit, either attached to the hotshoe or fired via Canon's wireless E-TTL system.

Theoretically you might be able to delay the flash and simulate second curtain sync using the relay function of the PocketWizard Multimax.

I don't own the Skyport system but have read several reviews and there is no mention of any kind of delay capability.

Curtis, it's not theory. You actually can have 2nd curtain sync flash triggering using the PW MultiMax. :)
Curtis N
8th of October 2007 (Mon), 16:33
What I meant was, you need to be able to calculate the correct delay according to the shutter speed. If you change the shutter speed you need to change the delay.

I only used the word "theoretically" because I don't know how hard that is to figure out, or whether the OP is willing to go through that process.
PacAce
8th of October 2007 (Mon), 17:52
What I meant was, you need to be able to calculate the correct delay according to the shutter speed. If you change the shutter speed you need to change the delay.

I only used the word "theoretically" because I don't know how hard that is to figure out, or whether the OP is willing to go through that process.

Oh, OK, gotcha. On the Multimeter, 2nd curtain sync speeds up to 1/60 is accessible directly from the menu. For faster sync speeds, the shutter speeds needs to be converted to a decimal number (less .002 second) and then entered into the MultiMax.