Comments on: The Nuts and Bolts of Off Camera Flash – Part 3, TTL wireless

By: David Hardwick Photography

David Hardwick Photography — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:44:26 +0000

Thanks for the interesting article. I have only used massive studio type flash in the past. I think that I might have to get some slave triggers and start to use smaller and lighter regular flash heads from now on.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:32:34 +0000

Great article. You broke everything down into simple, easily digestible bits. Now I know what radio poppers do!

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By: CaryD.

CaryD. — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:40:16 +0000

Great info! Well presented too

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AOTD – Nuts & Bolts with an Off-Camera Flash. | Pixel Multiverse — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:54:37 +0000

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By: Ed Z

Ed Z — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:53:49 +0000

Thanks amy - I added the link, I also collected the entire series into one post for easy reference here: The Nuts and Bolts of Off-Camera Flash

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:55:09 +0000

Great series and introduction for beginners like me; I learned a lot.

Please add a link to Part 4 in this Part 3 article – I searched for it but it might help others.

By: pressureworld

pressureworld — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:16:00 +0000

Excellent series, I look forward to part four

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Link Roundup 07-26-2008 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:33:56 +0000

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By: Ed Z

Ed Z — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:50:37 +0000

Thanks Mike!

Brian – yes, I forgot Sony/Minolta, shame on me as I used to be a Minolta shooter Yes, basically all the radiopoppers do is act a “bridge” for the system’s ttl optical signal, removing the range/LOS requirements. It sounds simple, but is really incredibly valuable, and opens up a ton of creative possibilities

@me – I would disagree, I don’t think ttl is overrated – it’s simply another tool in a photgrapher’s bag of tricks. I love manual flash as well, and use it plenty (probably most of the time) but many times TTL is very useful. Sure, if you rely on TTL as a crutch it may be limiting, but if you understand the fundamental of lighting TTL is simply another creative option. Personally I love the ability to control lighting rations and adjust FEC “on the fly” directly from my camera. I also often work with a mix of TTL and manual lights, which sounds weird but is really cool once you get the hang of balancing them together.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:12:56 +0000

Certainly a good article, well written and very informative. But TTL flash is a bit overrated, even a thyristor flash (see 20+ year old flashes that are still used by some professional photographers today…including me and some I work with) can be quite effective. And in most staged shots you can do the test shots to fine tune the exposure, so TTL isn’t necessary. If you’re shooting on the fly, with fill flash, then TTL can certainly make life much easier.

But then autofocus makes life easier too, and I’m currently dealing with a lot of people who are unable to manually focus well because they were coddled by current technology and the lack of great split/catseye viewfinders. I’d be in the same boat if my big move into digital photography hadn’t been with fully manual lenses as old as I am.

By: Brian Auer

Brian Auer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:39:18 +0000

I agree, this method is very handy and extremely easy to use — especially with cameras that have a built-in flash to use as a master. (By the way, Sony also has this capability, as did Konica Minolta). I’ve heard of the radio poppers, but I didn’t really understand what they did. I’m still a little fuzzy — so they just make it possible to fire a slave from further away or around corners? Seems a little limited.

By: photographyVoter.com

photographyVoter.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:32:47 +0000

The Nuts and Bolts of Off Camera Flash – TTL wireless…

Awesome run-down of the inner workings behind TTL wireless flash options. This is part 3 of an amazingly educational series….

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:56:22 +0000

Having had bad experiences with flashes in the past, this series has convinced me to start again. Only this time I’ll be more knowledgeable.
Thanks for this excellent series.

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