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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Massively Upset with PocketWizard TT5 (Nikon) | |
I have ALL regular PocketWizards....a couple Plus Units, some Plus II's, and a Plus X....
SO, i trade a buddy 2 PW's (1 Plus receiver, 1 Plus II), for a Flex TT5....he needed two reg PW's, i needed (wanted) a TT5, to be able to do some hypersync work, as well as to use the little pass-through hotshot on top, for when i need to transmit to off camera flashes, and have a flash going on top....thought it would be cool to not have any sync cords on top, or have to velcro my PW to my flash anymore...
SO, i get the FlexTT5, bring it home start dialing in the Hypersync, b/c it takes a little dialing in when you're transmitting to REGULAR PW's....so i dial it in with my flashes, it works awesome, pretty stoked....
I test it out as a receiver on C1 and C2 configurations, to make sure i can just throw a flash on top and go, and it'll work as a basic PW....that works just great.
THEN, i decide to throw the TT5 on top of the camera, put an SB-600 on top of that, and make sure that it'll work just like how my PW setup used to.....Well, only the on camera flash will fire, and NOT trigger the off camera units....BUT, if hit the test button, it triggers both units just fine.....
SO, i decide, well, what the hell, i'll just set up C2 as a BASIC TRIGGER means it works just like a reg PW....no Control TL function....well, that made the Off Camera flash trigger, but now the flash on camera (on top of the TT5) doesn't communicate with the camera in any shape or form. So i get NO AF assist....So sure, i got what i wanted, but now it wont communicate with the flash on camera....I cant be without AF-Assist....
What the heck am i missing??
And dont anyone say "well the sb-600 isn't compatible with the FlexTT5"...that's not true, b/c when i put the SB-600 on top of the flex, which is on top of the camera, i get TTL communication through just fine....
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