Archive 2018 · Trouble with XT2 and studio strobes

Greg Feldman
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Trouble with XT2 and studio strobes

So I've been using my XT2 bodies with old Pocket Wizards and old-fashioned Dynalite packs for a few shoots now. So far so good, when I set the correct Preview thingy in Screen Setup.

Trouble today, though. I was dialed in to my usual 1/250, f8, ISO 200 and typical pack settings. But I was getting erratic exposure, usually way too bright. Then I realized that exposure was spot-on when I used manual focus. It's almost like the lens wasn't stopping down correctly when I was using AF.

I don't mind using MF for portraits, but it was dark and the whole thing was a pain. And it doesn't really make sense. Anyone know what's going on?

Sep 20, 2018 at 04:28 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Trouble with XT2 and studio strobes

PS I really want to use ISO 100 sometimes, but the "low" setting on the dial sets the ISO to 200. I dug around the menus and searched, and I don't see how to tell it to be 100.

Sep 20, 2018 at 04:30 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Trouble with XT2 and studio strobes

Don't know what's going on with your flash sync but I do think you have to enable "expanded ISO mode" or something in the settings to use the Low and High settings. Don't use them much but I remember running into similar quandary a while ago.

Sep 20, 2018 at 04:40 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Trouble with XT2 and studio strobes

Hmm, assuming you're in manual on both camera and strobe, that shouldn't be happening. Even if the flash sync was screwing up for whatever reason, it'd result in a dark or partially dark frame, not over-exposure.

It sounds like you're in auto mode on your camera in one of your settings.

Sep 21, 2018 at 07:02 PM


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