Canon 60D Users, Unite!

co_photog wrote in post #12196856

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Very nice pic's, and welcome to the 60D club!!

Ranger50 thanks for the invite. I’ll be in the middle of class in June. I hope to get up that way again this August.

That is an old 84 FXRS originally bought at the “North End” in Plattsburgh or so I was told.

IQ Zero wrote in post #12197007
Ranger50 thanks for the invite. I’ll be in the middle of class in June. I hope to get up that way again this August.

That is an old 84 FXRS originally bought at the “North End” in Plattsburgh or so I was told.

Let me know when you are coming. We can have coffee, and take a ride. Also. Take some pic's. Your always welcome. P.S. I do business with North End all the time.

last few days ~

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Ranger50 I'll let you know when I head that way. Thanks.

Thanks for the help guys!

SuicidnS13 wrote in post #12193828
Im kinda confused by your statement. You blinded yourself? Anyways yes for ocf its best to use wireless triggers of some sort. To beable to flash ettl OCF you will need pocketwizards at the least which a setup for 2 lights and the trigger will run you close to 700.00 easily. If you shoot manual power on the flashes you can go with thr rf602/603's. I feel that strobist photography is for those who fully understand natural lighting and exposure with natural light and reflectors first. It makes ocf much easier to learn.

I think manual OCF is probably fine for my needs - it won't be used often, but it will be nice to have for when I need it. I meant that I "blinded" myself because the YN460 essentially has to be pointed at the camera in order to be triggered remotely without extra equipment.

Rivest wrote in post #12193869
Thanks Allen, I'll take it!

Hi Jl, here my suggestion. If you have the money, you should really go for Canon 430ex, 430exII if possible. They are far more reliable and y can trust them 100%. I would never trust a Yongnuo for an important event, they are too un-reliable. This sais, they are great flashes, I own two YN-560 and love them. But I also own a 430ex.

The 430ex is a great flash, recycle quite fast is is also powerful. It has ETTl and High Speed Sync, which lacks your Yongnuo. I know Yongnuo makes an ETTL capable flash, the YN-468. It sells for around 100$. The choice is up to you, but if I was you, I'd invest a bit more and get the 430ex. It'll last a lot longer and will benefit you better in the long run.

As for triggers, go for the trusted RF-602. they are cheap and reliable. They also work as a remote shutter, meaning you'll be able to trigger your camera from 100 feet away. Get a set of 1 transmitter (TX) and 2 receptor (RX). This way, you'll be able to trigger both flashes at the same time.

Last thing, if you go with the 430ex, you'll be able to control it directly from your camera, in the wireless flash setting menu. It works really well, you can control the power of the 430ex from the camera, which is a really neat feature when doing some light tests, you save a lot of time from going back and forth from flash to camera.

I any way, do tell us which choice you'll go for

This makes sense to me... I think that I'll probably go for a 430ex and the RF-602.

JLateralus wrote in post #12197595
Thanks for the help guys!

I think manual OCF is probably fine for my needs - it won't be used often, but it will be nice to have for when I need it. I meant that I "blinded" myself because the YN460 essentially has to be pointed at the camera in order to be triggered remotely without extra equipment.

This makes sense to me... I think that I'll probably go for a 430ex and the RF-602.

You can rotate the head of the flash so the optical sensor aims at your camera and not the flash. Try it... I use optical sensors once in a while too when Im firing off more than 5 lights at a time.

Hi SuicidnS13
What is your next surprise picture for us

Can't wait.

taken with my 60d!

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CanonEOS wrote in post #12197874
Hi SuicidnS13
What is your next surprise picture for us

Can't wait.

LOL... Nothing really... Im doing some additions to a girls portfolio on monday. Shes underage but beautiful...LOL... 5'10" korean and american @ 103lbs. Also a national cheerleading competitor. She definately has runway potential and just recently signed on with a well known local agency thanks to my work with her. Marketing is in my opinion as or more important than the quality of our work. I may not be the best fashion photographer by far in any way but my success in marketing is second to none. Im more excited about my upcoming website launch than any of my upcoming model shoots...

But on the 24th im doing a glamour/bikini shoot with a comedian/actress from los angelas, CA. Shes a beautiful girl and my team and I are super excited to be working with her. Cathy Zukimoto is her name (spelling maybe off lol). You can google her and she comes right up.

So I feel like a total noob here!!

But how on earth do I figure out which firmware I have installed, when I look at the screen with battery info, all I see are two things:

Battery Info
INFO. Button Display options

Am I looking in the wrong place?

m_ove wrote in post #12198773
So I feel like a total noob here!!

But how on earth do I figure out which firmware I have installed, when I look at the screen with battery info, all I see are two things:

Battery Info
INFO. Button Display options

Am I looking in the wrong place?

Hello ~
turn your top left dial to "M"
press menu
scroll to 3rd from right - top option says battery info but bottom tells you what firmware you have

cheers ~

Immaculens wrote in post #12198786
Hello ~
turn your top left dial to "M"
press menu
scroll to 3rd from right - top option says battery info but bottom tells you what firmware you have

cheers ~

Thanx a bunch, I had totally forgotten the "M" part now I see the right now, just need to upgrade it now.

SuicidnS13 wrote in post #12198480
But on the 24th im doing a glamour/bikini shoot with a comedian/actress from los angelas, CA. Shes a beautiful girl and my team and I are super excited to be working with her. Cathy Zukimoto is her name (spelling maybe off lol). You can google her and she comes right up.

I hope you will post the pictures here