How easy is it to use the Pocket Wizards with Canon 5D, 580EX and 550EX?
Jun 28, 2008 13:01 | #16 |
PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Jun 28, 2008 15:09 | #17 PhotoMatte wrote in post #5809498  How easy is it to use the Pocket Wizards with Canon 5D, 580EX and 550EX? Using the PW with any camera and flash is pretty straight-forward. The PW on the camera sits on the hotshoe (or can be connected to the PC port) and the PW for the flashes either connect to the PC port on the flash if available on via a hotshoe to miniphone plug cable. Turn the PW units on and set them all to the same channel. That's it. ...Leo
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Galaxy99 Goldmember  1,142 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: So. Cal More info | Jun 28, 2008 18:56 | #18 PacAce wrote in post #5810042 Working the flash is a another matter, though. They'll need to be in manual mode so you'll need to set the appropriate power level for each flash to get the exposure you want. It probably means a flash meter if you don't want to keep trying and trying...
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RichNY Goldmember  1,817 posts Likes: 3 Joined Sep 2006 More info | Jun 28, 2008 23:22 | #19 Don't forget that PWs will allow you to remotely trigger a camera not just flashes. Nikon D3, D300, 10.5 Fisheye, 35 f/1.4, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.4, Zeiss 100 f/2, 105 f/2.5, 200 f/4 Micro, 200 f/2, 300 f/2.8, 14-24, 24-70, 70-200, SB-800x4, SB-900, SU-800, (3) Sunpak 120J (2) Profoto Acute 2400s,Chimera softboxes, (4)PW Multimax, (6) C-stands, (3) Bogen Superbooms, Autopoles
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jj_photography Senior Member  997 posts Joined Apr 2007 More info | Jun 28, 2008 23:46 | #20 Yes you are paying $188 for each one. They a punch in the wallet but sure are worth it.
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