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Firing Remote Cameras with Strobes
Tim Cowie, Photographer
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Davidson | NC | USA | Posted: 12:00 AM on 11.05.09 |
->> Okay...I know there has been an article or two on this, but I don't think it answers the question I have.
I get the remote fire of the camera with the relay/delay for the strobes via my PocketWizard MultiMax's. Been there and accomplished. I actually have my strobes hardwired to the floor and can plug in using a XLR plug and microphone cord at multiple points in the building to have my cameras (both in hand and remotes) fire the strobes.
What I want to do is fire the camera in my hand, which is hard wired to my strobes and using a PocketWizard fire a remote, which would fire in sync with the strobes that have been fired by my handheld (I wouldn't have the remote hard wired because it would try to fire the strobes again, which wouldn't be necessary).
Am I going to have a sync/lag problem with my remote? If so, is there a way to do this and fire both handheld and remote all in sync with the strobes?
Help will save endless hours of trial and error!
PS - I realize I can fire them separately, but I want to be able to shoot two or more cameras on one firing of the strobe to capture multiple angles of the same image.
Also for reference sake -
Camera in hand will either be my D3 or a D300. Remote(s) will be D300's |
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Larry W. Smith, Photographer
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Valley Center (Wichita) | KS | USA | Posted: 12:12 AM on 11.05.09 |
| ->> Yes you can but your handheld will need to be fired the same as the remote from a trigger not hard wired in but off a pocket wizard like the other remotes |
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Chris Parent, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Baton Rouge | LA | United States | Posted: 1:41 AM on 11.05.09 |
->> Basically make your handheld camera a remote. Control focus through the AF-ON button. The problem it creates though is you delay shooting for whatever delay needed in the system. Very hard to shoot peak action whne you camera lags to match the strobes.
I always thought an awesome way to do it would be have it shoot a high iso frame on button press and then the strobe frame also when they fired. Never figured out how to do that though. It would involve rotating exposure and I've never found something to do that. |
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Matt Cashore, Photographer
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Tim Cowie, Photographer
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Davidson | NC | USA | Posted: 1:53 PM on 11.05.09 |
->> That's a great article, but I think that works only when firing remotes only together. I don't believe it addresses the ability to fire your handheld, have it synced with the strobes, while triggering the remotes and having them synced with the same firing of the strobe.
Larry and Chris giving a couple of ideas, although I would like to think there is a better solution. Perhaps not. |
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Chris Parent, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Baton Rouge | LA | United States | Posted: 1:58 PM on 11.05.09 |
| ->> I wish I could find a better way. I took almost a month trying different ways, but nothing seems to work. It isn't possible unless you have two sets of strobes. |
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Larry W. Smith, Photographer
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Valley Center (Wichita) | KS | USA | Posted: 2:01 PM on 11.05.09 |
->> Tim you have to lag your handheld on a PocketWizard the same as you do the remotes and then fire your handheld with a trigger and that will fire it and the the remotes all at the same time it works fine no issues just have to get used to firing cameras with a trigger and not the camera's shutter button.
Larry |
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Richard Denham, Photographer
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Toronto/Buffalo/Niagara | On | Canada | Posted: 3:33 PM on 11.05.09 |
| ->> As everyone else said, treat your handheld as a remote. It's a big pain in the but. |
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