FYI, I just got my Einstein today and tested w/ Radiopopper JrX's w/o problem from clear across the apartment and putting the TX behind doors, walls, etc. Seems like this is just a PW issue...too bad they're so popular
Same problem as Canon 580EXII. We're working on it, no indication Canon is. It's mostly a PW problem. Their RF design is 15 years old and doesn't have the rejection of more current technology as in Skyport. Cyber Sync, Air, RP and others. Until we can do a fix, the solution is a longer sync cord and some distance between Einstein and PW receiver.
Regarding "industry standard accessories" does a small company like ours have more responsibility in this regard than a company like Apple? Apple WIFI won't work with a 2.4GHz phone in the same house. CyberSync and Skyport are on the same 2.4GHz band and play nice with these phones. Is it Apple's fault or the phone industry, or the FCC, our ours or PW's?
I'm happy to report that wtih about 500 Einsteins now in the field we haven't had a single field failure reported.
Paul Buff wrote:
Regarding "industry standard accessories" does a small company like ours have more responsibility in this regard than a company like Apple? Apple WIFI won't work with a 2.4GHz phone in the same house. CyberSync and Skyport are on the same 2.4GHz band and play nice with these phones. Is it Apple's fault or the phone industry, or the FCC, our ours or PW's?
Just curious where the Apple WIFI comment came from. I use an Apple Time Capsule at home and in the office, and I have 2.4GHz cordless phones in both as well. No issues for me.
It does blow my mind that PW has these issues though... Surely they can re-engineer their devices and bring them up to spec, no?
TTLKurtis wrote:
Just curious where the Apple WIFI comment came from. I use an Apple Time Capsule at home and in the office, and I have 2.4GHz cordless phones in both as well. No issues for me.
It does blow my mind that PW has these issues though... Surely they can re-engineer their devices and bring them up to spec, no?
I use Intel Mac Pro Desktop, iMac and Mac Books. My Motorola wireless modem is 50' away. With no 2.4GHz phones in the house, signal strength often falls to one bar or zero. If I turn Airport off and back on when interference is present (don't know where the interference comes from) signal goes to full strength, then falls back to practically nothing within a minute or two. With a 2.4GHz phone within 50' of either the Macs or the Modem, signal strength rarely even connects. Same deal with D Link Modem. No more 2.4GHz phones in my house - I had to replace them in order to get any sort of reliable connection . . . this is with phones on the hook and on standby.
No problems with 2.4GHz CyberSyncs or Skyport - I can go across the street 300'+ before they drop out.
As I said, PW uses discrete circuitry as far as I know and doesn't have the luxury of the same degree of selectivity and near band interference as the integrated transceiver chips (Nordic Semiconductor) used in CS and Skyport.
My Motorola wireless modem is 50' away. With no 2.4GHz phones in the house, signal strength often falls to one bar or zero.
Hmmm, have you tried an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station? My brother who uns a mostly PC. Based network in his house rcommended it to me based on experiences with amotorola and D-Link modems when I was looking for a wireless solution for our place. Also it seems to help if you place it up high as opposed to on the ground or at desk height. Finally what kind of security system do you have in your house? Could that be a factor?
E-Vener wrote:
Hmmm, have you tried an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station? My brother who uns a mostly PC. Based network in his house rcommended it to me based on experiences with amotorola and D-Link modems when I was looking for a wireless solution for our place. Also it seems to help if you place it up high as opposed to on the ground or at desk height. Finally what kind of security system do you have in your house? Could that be a factor?
You should consider a external High-gain antenna to assist with signal strength...Also you should download a free app called Netstumbler...it will show you all the 802.11 signals in your environment. If you are using 802.11b, choose a unused channel, preferably one that is at least 2 channels away from channels in use to minimize channel interference.
I believe Airport and Motorola use frequency hopping to combat this problem. A high gain transmitting antenna would violate FCC radiation regulations while a high gain receiving antenna on WIFI or PW would amplify interference in the same proportion as desired signal. I do have $1000 worth of roof mounted cell phone repeater/amplifiers but the problem is different . . . lack of signal strength rather than interfering signals. Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this . . . I'm not a real expert on the 802 protocol.
I believe the proper solution in this particular situation is personal responsibility above and beyond FCC mandates to do my part to make the industry better for all. You'll hear no "O Boy, PW has a problem I can take advantage of" from me." We'll dig in and identify the problem ASAP, but that takes some time. Just bought two MultiMaxes to help me do that. Will Canon do that with offending speedlights?
My order number just came in but I use Pocket Wizards and am holding off a few days until this is identified . Am planning on using the cybercync for commercial work when I'm just using strobes, but must use PW for weddings as I'm still using on camera flash combined w/ off camera speedlights w/ studio strobes (PW TT's). I think I have a few days to put my order through, so hopefully this may be cleared up before then......
cineski wrote:
I think I have a few days to put my order through, so hopefully this may be cleared up before then......
You're talking about a new modified version of this product.
* First must come extensive component testing to isolate the cause/s.
* Next different poential solutions must be divised, manufactured, and tested for effectiveness.
* Last, when the best solution is finally determined, parts must be sourced in bulk, and included in a new manufacturing process.
I'm guessing the above would take months, not days.
cineski wrote:
My order number just came in but I use Pocket Wizards and am holding off a few days until this is identified . Am planning on using the cybercync for commercial work when I'm just using strobes, but must use PW for weddings as I'm still using on camera flash combined w/ off camera speedlights w/ studio strobes (PW TT's). I think I have a few days to put my order through, so hopefully this may be cleared up before then......
Hey what number were you for your order? Trying to gauge how far back I am
What's the best way to use Einstein w/ the Buff receiver along with on camera flash along with off camera flash w/ TT5? Have a wire go off the on camera TT1 to the cyber commender which is mounted elsewhere on the camer or in your pocket?
cineski wrote:
What's the best way to use Einstein w/ the Buff receiver along with on camera flash along with off camera flash w/ TT5? Have a wire go off the on camera TT1 to the cyber commender which is mounted elsewhere on the camer or in your pocket?
David in customer service is more up on this subject than I. I think you have it about right though.
Correct . . . but it's a 2.5mm jack. It can connect to a camera pc input or to a PW or other tripper receiver output. Not sure what the "TT1" is . . . an output jack I assume?
The TT1 is the transmitter in the in pocketwizard ControllTT system, the TTL5 transceiver can either be used as a transmitter or receiver. The ControlTT system is the one LPADesign makes to control TTL metered Speedlights from Canon and Nikon (Nikon version is in beta testing).
Here's what I'm getting at (and sorry for a slight hijack): I want to attach a Pocket Wizard TT1, Cyber Commander and 580 EX II flash to my camera so I can control off camera TTL, Einstein, on camera flash all at the same time. This is for event work only where I'll be mixing a lot of light. What would be easier is if there was a hot shoe splitter that allowed someone to mount 3 hot shoe devices to your camera's hot shoe mount rather than have a bunch of chords. I thought I saw one online but my recent searching can't turn anything up.
