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Sam Hassas wrote:

Almost. Maybe its the coyotes.
Maybe it's the wolves....3 wolves that is.

Yes, here in the desert, we have no electricity. We harness all of our power from the 3 wolves that stalk the desert floor of the Grand Canyon. They don't call it Grand for nothing. When the moon comes up at night, a single combined howl from these mystical creatures creates a measly 100,000,000 gigawatts. That power is then encapsulated and distributed across the state. In order to get the maximum amount of energy from each howl, the three wolves require a small child every 66 days as a sacrifice. Hey, it works. You guys think you are cool with your power from hydroelectric plants or nuclear facilities. We have 3 freaking wolves. Boo ya.

Nov 20, 2009 at 04:11 AM

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curryphoto wrote:
Anybody using the new PW tt1's (i think) for Nikon? If so are they reliable. I am mainly interested in getting the hot shoe mount to eliminate having to plug a cord into the camera. I have concerns because I heard that there were problems with the new model when released for the Canon camera's.....thomas

Don't know about Nikon, but they work fine for me on Canon. They addressed most of the problems in the new firmware, and adding a new feature to it in the beta firmware for better bounce flash:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10044-10314

Nov 20, 2009 at 05:08 AM

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I don't think the new pocketwizard's came out for Nikon as yet.

Nov 20, 2009 at 05:40 AM

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I realize Radiopoppers work better than PW, but has anyone considered this to be primarily a Canon flash problem? My 580EXIIs don't work ON camera half the time, much less off-camera. I would love to hear about someone's experience with PWs and Nikon off-camera flash.

Nov 20, 2009 at 03:04 PM

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Nov 20, 2009 at 03:10 PM

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jeremy_clay wrote:
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Nov 20, 2009 at 03:11 PM

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DB wrote:
I realize Radiopoppers work better than PW, but has anyone considered this to be primarily a Canon flash problem? My 580EXIIs don't work ON camera half the time, much less off-camera. I would love to hear about someone's experience with PWs and Nikon off-camera flash.

Could be, or maybe I was just one of the lucky few that got reliable PWs. Mind you, I used them mostly on model photo shoots before I made the switch to wedding photography. TTL was not a concern for me back then, because I had time to evaluate lighting conditions, adjust the Alien Bees power manually, and setup the shot. Not such luxury with wedding photography, so I mostly use the ABs and the PWs for engagement shoots nowadays, and they still perform as expected (from me, at least).

Nov 20, 2009 at 03:18 PM

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for what it's worth, I was having issues with my miniTT1 and flexTT5 not working all the time. I thought it was an interference issue with the 580EX, but turned out it was the Mini TT1's fault...something to do with the connection to my 5DMKII hot shoe. I called PW, they told me there was an issue with the early copies of the TT1&TT5 and they sent me brand new copies. So far they are working flawlessly.

Nov 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM

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I talked to the guys at PW last year at Photoplus about the TTxx. I asked them if the TTxx was their response to competition from Radiopoppers. Their rep laughed and said 'Nah, those guys are no competition to us'. Another example of market leader hubris. Too bad RP has kept the price so high, because they could probably really jumped ahead with the promlems the TTxxs are having.

Nov 20, 2009 at 03:49 PM

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DB wrote:
My 580EXIIs don't work ON camera half the time, much less off-camera.

Say what? I'm assuming you are exaggerating, or something.

Nov 20, 2009 at 08:11 PM

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Lance Lee wrote:
DB wrote:
My 580EXIIs don't work ON camera half the time, much less off-camera.

Say what? I'm assuming you are exaggerating, or something.

Nope. Wish I was. It seems there's a connection issue between our flashes and the 5D hotshoes. Sometimes they just don't go off. Other times they let off one full power flash and go to TTL mode then don't go off. And it doesn't matter if we are in ETTL or Manual. It's been THE biggest pain in our rears to date. They usually choose not to go off at times that we really need them so we are using video light right now. It's like that with any combination of our cameras and flashes. One particular flash is worse than the rest, but all of them fail on a regular basis. Let me tell you how much I love canon. Haven't had that issue with the 550 EX, though.

Nov 20, 2009 at 08:15 PM

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Nope. Wish I was. It seems there's a connection issue between our flashes and the 5D hotshoes. Sometimes they just don't go off. Other times they let off one full power flash and go to TTL mode then don't go off. And it doesn't matter if we are in ETTL or Manual. It's been THE biggest pain in our rears to date. They usually choose not to go off at times that we really need them so we are using video light right now. It's like that with any combination of our cameras and flashes. One particular flash is worse than the rest, but all of them fail on a regular basis. Let me tell you how much I love canon. Haven't had that issue with the 550 EX, though.

Yep...everyone can make fun of my 550EXs all you want, but the only time they've failed was when the hot shoe on my 1Ds practically fell off during a reception (all four screws backed out).

Nov 20, 2009 at 08:27 PM

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aragoona wrote:
I don't think the new pocketwizard's came out for Nikon as yet.

Dude , your right, B & H shows "available soon". Only the canon shooters have had any practical experience with them as yet....

I going to give one a try......

Nov 20, 2009 at 09:40 PM

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I've had mixed feelings about the PocketWizard Flex/Mini TT units so far. While I love the convenience they have been troublesome at times, strange random blown out exposures from full discharges, unreliable at long distances with certain Canon flashes, etc. I did not want to use RadioPoppers because I wanted compatibility with my old PW Plus II units. With that being said, they have been getting better with each firmware revision.

Nov 20, 2009 at 10:19 PM

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Sam Hassas wrote:
Pocket Wizards blow. They work great at times and sucked at others. The times they sucked it was so critical. That was indoor. Outdoor was another story all together. They are terrible. Anything over 10 ft and they render useless. So bad. Couldn't count on them for anything.

Hoff was at 200 yards here.
you gotta get that soft shield

Nov 20, 2009 at 10:41 PM

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DB wrote:
Lance Lee wrote:
DB wrote:
My 580EXIIs don't work ON camera half the time, much less off-camera.

Say what? I'm assuming you are exaggerating, or something.

Nope. Wish I was. It seems there's a connection issue between our flashes and the 5D hotshoes. Sometimes they just don't go off. Other times they let off one full power flash and go to TTL mode then don't go off. And it doesn't matter if we are in ETTL or Manual. It's been THE biggest pain in our rears to date. They usually choose not to go off at times that we really need them so we are using video light right now. It's like that with any combination of our cameras and flashes. One particular flash is worse than the rest, but all of them fail on a regular basis. Let me tell you how much I love canon. Haven't had that issue with the 550 EX, though.

That's just a loose shoe mount,Canon can fix that in a day... Or there is a do-it-yourself method. Just had to do this to my 1D3 to alleviate the exact symptoms you described:

http://www.conraderb.com/flashrepair/

Chris Miller
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Nov 21, 2009 at 02:14 AM

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DB, PW has admitted that the 580II emits radio frequencies that knock out the communication between the transmitters. They are offering a free sleeve that contains the RF blasts. Check out their website.

Nov 21, 2009 at 04:22 AM

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