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Postby Grev on Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:20 am

Do most places sell the EU frequencies ones? I've seen some local stores sells the US frequency ones and supposedly illegal here...

I also want to ask, does anybody know where I can get a cheap set of pocket wizards at the moment?
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:17 am

Discount Digital have them - see here.

Also, I noticed that you can buy them from ECS.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Raskill on Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:33 am

"cheap pocket wizards"

Such a thing does not exist unfortunately! :wink:
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby surenj on Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:28 pm

In theory the older type of unit should come down in price though? They got the new TTL models don't they?
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby methd on Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:07 pm

surenj wrote:In theory the older type of unit should come down in price though? They got the new TTL models don't they?


That's theory :)

I've found that for when i need TTL (read, never) I use Nikon CLS, but when I want total control over my flashes, i use the PW in manual mode in any case.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Grev on Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:53 am

What is the difference between the Plus II and the Multimax ones? I've only got the Plus II ones.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Raskill on Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:28 am

Grev wrote:What is the difference between the Plus II and the Multimax ones? I've only got the Plus II ones.


I think the multi-max allows more channels. And it looks sexier. :roll:
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby surenj on Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:58 pm

Raskill wrote:looks sexier

Nothing like a phallus on your camera to turn the ladies on. :mrgreen:
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Raskill on Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:25 pm

i'm sure there is a joke there about the dick holding the camera, but think it might be at my expense... :lol:
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Grev on Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:03 am

Ok, another question, if I want to fire 3 flashes with one pocket wizard, is it possible? I'm not sure if it has enough voltage to trigger all 3...

You see, I bought 2 of the lastolite triflash mounts and just need to know how to trigger them wirelessly... :P Aside from optical triggers that is...
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby surenj on Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:20 am

Raskill wrote:i'm sure there is a joke there about the dick holding the camera, but think it might be at my expense... :lol:

:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby methd on Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:02 pm

Grev wrote:Ok, another question, if I want to fire 3 flashes with one pocket wizard, is it possible? I'm not sure if it has enough voltage to trigger all 3...

You see, I bought 2 of the lastolite triflash mounts and just need to know how to trigger them wirelessly... :P Aside from optical triggers that is...



if u want to fire three flashes, then u need four PWs. One PW for each flash, plus on on the camera to fire it.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Flatpick on Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:13 pm

methd wrote:
Grev wrote:Ok, another question, if I want to fire 3 flashes with one pocket wizard, is it possible? I'm not sure if it has enough voltage to trigger all 3...

You see, I bought 2 of the lastolite triflash mounts and just need to know how to trigger them wirelessly... :P Aside from optical triggers that is...



if u want to fire three flashes, then u need four PWs. One PW for each flash, plus on on the camera to fire it.


One Pocket Wizard will fire two flash's, a three millimeter double adapter jack plug will do the trick, a few bucks from Dick Smiths, I use two P/W to fire two SB800 and two SB900's with no problems.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby gstark on Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:22 pm

Flatpick wrote:
methd wrote:
Grev wrote:Ok, another question, if I want to fire 3 flashes with one pocket wizard, is it possible? I'm not sure if it has enough voltage to trigger all 3...

You see, I bought 2 of the lastolite triflash mounts and just need to know how to trigger them wirelessly... :P Aside from optical triggers that is...



if u want to fire three flashes, then u need four PWs. One PW for each flash, plus on on the camera to fire it.


One Pocket Wizard will fire two flash's, a three millimeter double adapter jack plug will do the trick, a few bucks from Dick Smiths, I use two P/W to fire two SB800 and two SB900's with no problems.


If the flash heads have inbuilt optical triggers, then all you need to do is trigger just the first flash which, in turn, will trigger the rest.
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby surenj on Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:16 pm

Flatpick wrote:
methd wrote:
One Pocket Wizard will fire two flash's, a three millimeter double adapter jack plug will do the trick, a few bucks from Dick Smiths, I use two P/W to fire two SB800 and two SB900's with no problems.


What a great idea! Are you becoming another Mcnally with his Gazillion flashes? Would love see some work with the triflash mount...
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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Flatpick on Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:07 am

surenj wrote:
Flatpick wrote:
methd wrote:
One Pocket Wizard will fire two flash's, a three millimeter double adapter jack plug will do the trick, a few bucks from Dick Smiths, I use two P/W to fire two SB800 and two SB900's with no problems.


What a great idea! Are you becoming another Mcnally with his Gazillion flashes? Would love see some work with the triflash mount...


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Re: Pocket Wizards

Postby Grev on Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:41 pm

Flatpick, I have the lastolite triflash adapters, maybe I can further expand that to 3 flashes!! :D
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