On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> RC can also mean "REMOTE" control. I know nothing about the 600R but
> suspect that it operates via infra-red, not radio. I'm not sure if
> there are any major manufacturers making radio controlled remote flash
> units. The problem for international corporations is running the gamut
> of a bewildering array of regulations regarding radio frequencies in
> different countries.
>
> Yeah, wasn't considering the problems with getting an in-camera radio
certified in many different countries...
> I have no definitive info on it but I would also be suspect of flash
> mode working at all if the pop-up flash is down.
>
> Which is what I discovered.
The one thing that bugs me about this setup is that now I have the goofy
little popup flash throwing direct, unfiltered light on the scene. I guess
another option is to pick up another of the FL-XXr strobes and put that on
the camera, and let it talk to the off-camera flash. I realize I can do a
lot with ambient, but there are situations where it just doesn't produce a
sharp enough image. I'd like to learn proper flash usage just so I have
some more knowledge in my little bag of tricks.
I'd suggest you get yourself a real radio transmitter and receiver of
> which there are many on the market. I like my Alien Bees units... the
> little battery powered CyberSync units shown here
> <http://www.paulcbuff.com/cybersync.php> but there are many others on
> the market. I gave up on my original cheapy ebay units because they had
> not much range and were very unreliable.
>
> Note: some of the CyberSync units are AC powered for studio strobes.
>
>
That's also a possibility. Seems like almost all of them will talk to
Canyon and Nykon, but basically nobody speaks Olympish. Oh, sure, you
say. Don't be a TTL wimp. Learn how to do flash the old-fashioned way.
Well, maybe.
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Paul Braun
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