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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Programmable wired/wireless remote trigger - to fire X flashes per minute? | |
wsalopek wrote:
My knowledge of flash photography is limited, so what I'm asking for might be obviously available, or obviously NOT available.
I'd like to be able to set a flash to fire once per X seconds (in my case, a Yongnuo YN560-III, though I'll buy a different flash if need be).
Is that possible?
My use case is this:
I'd like to be able to mount a flash on a drone, and have it flash regularly so as to make the drone more visible from far away,
Most flashes - I don't know Yongnuo - have a repeating mode. On the Nikon SB-5000, at 1 Hertz (one flash per second) and low output (1/64-1/256) you will get up to 90 flashes per triggering event. Page C-20 of the manual. You would get "many" total flashes at 1/64 and lower with multiple triggering events. If the flash is pointed towards you it will be visible from a large distance, although I can't quantify that. With a Diffusion Dome, I would think also a long distance.
At least on the SB-5000, there is no way to push a button on the flash and have it self-trigger repeatedly (AFAIK), so you need a way to trigger remotely at long distance. That would mean a RadioPopper Nano TX/RX combination (Up to 1,750' range), on top of a camera body set to Bulb. Or you could easily DIY a simple switch to trigger the TX unit so you aren't carrying a camera body around.
Or you could set the remote flash for single triggering (not repeating), and then use the intervalometer on your body to trigger every x seconds, if a 1hz flash is too frequent, or just manually push the above-mentioned DIY switch to trigger at your command.
When you've completed your quest, please provide a writeup and pictures
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