Eldor
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I ordered the PW FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 the very day they were announced, but only just got them yesterday (I'm in Canada and LP Design told me that they had a really hard time getting Canadian approval for the units and the long wait was frustrating as heck. But I've finally got myself three FlexTT5's and two MiniTT1's.
I think I've got them set up fine for use with my Canon 5D Mark II's, although I really haven't played much with the ETTL features. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the ControlTL channels ONLY work when using ETTL and simply won't work at all if the flash units are in manual mode. So I've got my C1 configured for ETTL and C2 set to use a Standard Rx channel for when the flash is in manual mode. That way I'm also able to trigger the flashes with my Sekonic 358 meter (which has the PW radio module installed). In C1 mode I've got it set to "Use ControlTL for Rx Channel" and my Sekonic meter won't trigger the flashes. (I guess that makes sense, as when you're in ETTL mode you don't need a handheld meter to measure the flashes.) In C2 mode I've turned that off and I'm using the same Standard Rx channel as I use in my regular PW units (a mix of the original and II models) and my Sekonic meter.
As I said, I really don't have a lot of experience using ETTL as most of my flash use up to now has been with studio units in manual mode. But I tried a few shots with the camera in P and M modes and it seems to be working fine.
In terms of setting up the units, the help shows a "Replicate" button to be used to make the same settings on other units, but I can't seem to find it on my software. Anyone?
I also have a Canon G9 and I thought I'd try the PW's with that. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not, but I just can't make it work. The test fire button does work but when I take a photo with the G9 the flash(es) are not triggered. I've reset the PW's to default. I've tried all the settings I could think of, including setting the camera model to Canon G9 on the Misc tab. But without success. The best I can get is the flash firing (seems inconsistently) but with the images being significantly under exposed. I've left the HyerSync Offset at the default of -170, but since I'm using shutter speeds of 1/60th, I don't think this is the issue.
Has anyone been successful in getting these new PW's working well with the G9? I'm hoping there is an easy way to get them to work with BOTH the 5D Mark II and the G9 so I don't have to do any major reconfiguring if I change cameras.
Thanks for any suggestions...
Oh heck, the plot thickens... I just tested again with my 5DII and things are NOT fine! In the C2 (regular Rx channel, not ControlTL, with the flash in manual mode) setting, using my 50mm f1.4 lens (if that makes a difference) and a shutter speed of 1/125th, if I shot at f9 (or larger) all was well. However if I shot at f10 or smaller, I would get a band of black at the bottom of the (horizontal) frame. Like sync speed was off. (But since when does changing aperture affect sync speed?) Using a regular PW transmitter on the camera, with the same FlexTT5 on the remote flash, all was well no matter what the aperture.
I switched back to ETTL mode and my C1 setting with the MiniTT1 on the camera. Now at f11 all was well but at f8 or larger, I'd get a black band at the TOP!! (The camera was in manual mode... 1/125th of a second, but the flash was in ETTL mode and I was using a ControlTL channel.)
All these months of impatient waiting, thinking that at least the bugs would be worked out by the time my units arrive, appear to have been for nothing. SIGH
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