Carlosh
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Never did I dream this concept would become a nightmare! All I wanted was the ability to shoot at least 2 flash attachments remotely at 1/2000 second at a large aperture opening to maximize the bokeh and darken the background. Sounds simple, huh?
First I got 3 Yongnuo receivers and 1 transmitter. They work just fine, they just don't do HSS even though they advertise that they do. Now, I've seen confirmation from other users that they don't do HSS.
I said OK, I'll buy some pocket wizards on eBay. Today I got all the pieces in and now I have the TT1, TT5, and AC3 controller in my hot little hands.
First I found that the AC3 controller is intermittent. Most of the time it doesn't work. That's probably why they sold it. I said OK, I'll take it off. Using the Nissin 386 flash, I am able to take pics with my Canon 60d up to 1/320th of a second. Faster than that, and I start to get the dark bar at the bottom and it gets worse as the shutter speed is increased.
I tried the same setup on my Canon 6d and it will work for 2 or 3 shots at 1/800 sec or faster and after that, the camera crashes and locks up. I have to turn it off and reinsert the battery to get it to recover. I couldn't imagine doing that at a wedding.
Finally, my question. What are my options? I'm tired of paying money and getting inferior equipment in return. Is there a better remote system that will do HSS without problems? Would it help if I upgrade the firmware on the Pocket Wizard modules? I have no idea what version is installed or if the firmware is only for interfacing with a pc.
Carlos
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