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pocket wizard setup
Jesse Beals, Photographer
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Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 4:10 AM on 10.29.09 |
->> Ok I am looking at getting some pocket wizards for my canon flash heads but I have really no clue on what I need.
I own a 540EZ and a 550 canon flash head. I was told I need a pocket wizard setup to mount these flashes in soft boxes off the camera. So I guess what do I need to purchase to make these flashes fire off. My 550 flash head has the sinc options while the 540 would have to be set up in manuel mode.
I guess if anybody has shot with this set up can you fill me in. |
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Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Daniel Malmberg, Photographer
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 6:49 PM on 10.29.09 |
| ->> Are they still having issues with not firing once you get beyond 30 feet or so? |
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Andrew Fredrickson, Photographer
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Seattle | WA | United States | Posted: 7:25 PM on 10.29.09 |
->> Jesse,
Here's what I've done. To use standard hotshoe flash units with my pocketwizards, I purchased some hotshoe to PC adapters. This is used to convert the hotshoe of the flash to a standard PC sync. Like this:
http://store.pictureline.com/hama-pc-hot-shoe-w-cord.html
I don't remember them being more than $10, but that was a few years ago. I found them at both Ritz and Glazers. They should be a fairly common item.
Then, to connect that to the PocketWizard, you'll need these:
http://www.samys.com/index/page/product/product_id/7182/product_name/PC+Female+to+Miniphone+Adapter
Once you have those, you're all set. But I will warn you.... I lost all 3 of my small pocketwizard adapters, so make sure to keep track of them. |
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David Bailey, Photographer
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Flower Mound | TX | USA | Posted: 8:15 PM on 10.29.09 |
| ->> Check out www.flashzebra.com for some good PW accessories and ideas on how to set up your flashes. |
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Jason Zindroski, Photographer, Assistant
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Robert Benson, Photographer
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San Diego | Ca | USA | Posted: 9:53 PM on 10.29.09 |
->> Matthew
I make remotes with 20 mile range www.robertbenson.com/blog that will fix the 30 foot range issue. |
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Monty Rand, Photographer
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Bangor | ME | USA | Posted: 10:27 PM on 10.29.09 |
| ->> I've got the flex and the mini and I @$@$@ hate them. I can never get them to work right. Just my .02 |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 10:36 PM on 10.29.09 |
->> Robert,
I remember reading about those a while back, simply amazing! |
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Bill Vaughn, Photographer
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Huntsville | Al | United States | Posted: 10:29 AM on 10.30.09 |
| ->> Very happy with Flash Zebra replacement foot to adapt to the 3.5mm mono cord. http://www.flashzebra.com/canon580ex_footassembly.shtml Keeps all my cords and connections simple as they are the same for my Alien Bees. |
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Bill Vaughn, Photographer
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Huntsville | Al | United States | Posted: 10:31 AM on 10.30.09 |
| ->> Sorry, failed to pay attention that you were using 540 and 550 flash rather than 580 |
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Jesse Beals, Photographer
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Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 8:43 PM on 06.06.10 |
->> Ok dumb question but I need to know.
These The PocketWizard Plus II Transceiver's I need to know what do I buy to make these fire. I plan on purchasing The PocketWizard Plus II Transceiver and placing it on a camera about 30 feet away. I don't have the option of a 30 ft cable.
So what do I need to purchase as the trigger switch? |
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Max Gersh, Photographer, Photo Editor
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New Castle | IN | USA | Posted: 10:14 PM on 06.06.10 |
| ->> You need two PWs. One on the camera, attached to a pre-release cable. The test button on the other PW will suffice to trigger the camera. |
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Brian Blanco, Photographer
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Tampa / Sarasota | FL | USA | Posted: 10:48 PM on 06.06.10 |
->> Jesse,
Your original post said you wanted to trigger strobes. But in your post above you mention that you are looking to trigger a camera that's 30' away. I guess I'm confused. What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish?
Are you shooting with the camera and trying to trigger off-camera strobes that are 30' away, or are you standing 30' away from your camera and trying to expose a frame?
We can certainly help but we may need a bit more info, that's all.
-Blanco |
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Jesse Beals, Photographer
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Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 12:36 AM on 06.07.10 |
| ->> I am looking at doing both. Shooting off camera with a flash and having a camera set up across the way so I can get two angles. I got by with my Alien Bee set up for a while but I need to upgrade to the pocket wizard setup. |
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