The eBay triggers work fairly well, but they're kind of flimsy. If you
use them a lot, you're likely to have to replace them quite frequently.
After the second set, I replaced mine with the Paul C. Buff Cyber-Sync &
I'm happy with them. I think you get fair value for your money.
From: Christine Nielsen
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
I love the shot.
Thanks, Bruce!
Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if
there's any chance the flash was the problem.
Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the
flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the
wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found
I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand &
still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining
of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...?
And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind
did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first
reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do
you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay
triggers are just fine...?
Thx,
-c
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello all,
Here's a head-scratcher:
Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out
to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the
occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on
a stand & softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system.
All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera
stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of
light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..),
but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try
again, but nothing. I tried the following:
- turning the whole thing off & on again
- turning off the focus assist light
- setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority
- using manual focus
- turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode
- shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO
None of these got the shutter to fire.
We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I
tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I
didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole
shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So,
I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing
something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts?
Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking
as bad as he is able...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/
Thanks in advance--
:)
-c
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