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Triggers / Receivers
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I am looking for “dumb” triggers as in they cannot be ttl or e-ttl, I would like to trigger multiple flashes without turning off Auto Exposure braketing on my canon.
I am mainly using 430’s and a 580 but I may buy a few more, the problem is I mainly use exposure fussion and I have seen some great results where these two methods are combined. if I use some triggers I the AEB switches off. So I am looking for a basic trigger.
You could perhaps get two Bowens transmitters? I’ve shot previously with them connected to my 580.
Hi, If you are on a tight budget we can do a set of these (One Transmitter and THREE receivers) for only €99 !
[/img]cash is not the most important thing but obviously I would like to pay as little as possible as long as they trigger flashes and don’t switch of AEB on a canon I am interested. Do you send to kildare?
brianmacl wrote:
cash is not the most important thing but obviously I would like to pay as little as possible as long as they trigger flashes and don’t switch of AEB on a canon I am interested. Do you send to kildare?
Hi Brian, I am not sure what “AEB” is – but all they do is trigger! Delivery to Anywhere in Ireland is €7.50.
Brian have you looked under the custom functions on your Canon to see if you can turn off the AEB?
JohnnyMcMillan wrote:
Brian have you looked under the custom functions on your Canon to see if you can turn off the AEB?
Yeah, you can turn of the AEB auto switch off, but the problem is that it still does a meter display as if it is about to shoot in AEB but it only does one exposure, even if you take three shots they are all the same,
Well I know on my 580 EX II you can go to the custom settings on the actual flash (not camera body) and change the FEB settings. (under C.Fn-03 annd -04)
Hi Paddy,
I would be happy to buy those items if you could just do a quick test for me,
AEB is Auto Exposure Bracketing, it is used to take three exposures often -2,0,2 ev, could possibly test to see if the trigger (when switched on) sits in the hot shoe of a canon can the canon shoot three exposures one after the other using the AEB function. This is simple enoug to use on most canon dSLRs, but if you have any questions please feel free to call me, I left my number at your office.
Thanks
Brian MacLochlainn
Hi Brian. From my understanding of FEB you can get the same effect as AEB except it’s the flash output power changes instead (x2,normal,-x half). I could be wrong though.
brianmacl wrote:
Hi Paddy,
I would be happy to buy those items if you could just do a quick test for me,
AEB is Auto Exposure Bracketing, it is used to take three exposures often -2,0,2 ev, could possibly test to see if the trigger (when switched on) sits in the hot shoe of a canon can the canon shoot three exposures one after the other using the AEB function. This is simple enoug to use on most canon dSLRs, but if you have any questions please feel free to call me, I left my number at your office.
Thanks
Brian MacLochlainn
With these triggers the remote receivers will receive the signal everytime the shutter is triggered…they are simple and dumb. The only drawback is that the charge in the flash on AEB mode might not have enough charge to give your desired exposure…that’ll be your call. If you go for 1/4 flash strength or below it should be OK.
But this does seem a bit silly though – why to you want to bracket if you’ve control over the lighting position and strength??? Surely that’s the whole idea of using remotes and flashes???Alan
irishwonkafan wrote:
But this does seem a bit silly though – why to you want to bracket if you’ve control over the lighting position and strength??? Surely that’s the whole idea of using remotes and flashes???
Alan
it is a bit silly, but it is an effect I have seen and used myself manually and it gives a nice finish, I normally use exposure fussion or flashes to balance interiors with the exterior levels. but by combinging the two I can give a bit more pop to the HDR or make the flash shots seem slightly softer. I tend not to relly on the flashes, I do not over work the flashes rather I tend to slow down the shutter a touch and allow a little more ambient in. it is basically doing exposure fussion with fill flash on each exposure. I when I get it up and running early in the new year I will send you a link if you would like.
Thanks everyone for the assistance.
Regards
Brian
I when I get it up and running early in the new year I will send you a link if you would like.
Do, please. It sounds interesting.
Alan.
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