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ArCaver wrote:Take care that your built in flash doesn't pre-flash and set off the slaves prematurely.
Dave Bunnell wrote:That built-in flash can play havoc with photos, causing red eye or haze, and washing out the nice shadows made by your off-camera flashes. At the least, turn it down as suggested. If you have a hotshoe, I recommend the Wein flash trigger which is infrared and does a great job. It emits no visible flash. It's very small as well and runs about 60 bucks, runs off a hotshoe like a regular flash.
John Lovaas wrote:You could mount your camera on a tripod, disable the on-camera flash, and use the short timer/self timer, along with 2-4 second shutter speed, to trigger your flashes manually.
captnemo wrote:I've used optical triggers for several years-
Now that I've found the cactus v4's and can get a transmitter with receiver for $45, RF is definitely my preferred way to go.
NZcaver wrote:John Lovaas wrote:You could mount your camera on a tripod, disable the on-camera flash, and use the short timer/self timer, along with 2-4 second shutter speed, to trigger your flashes manually.
Tripods are a good idea, and I also have a smaller/lighter folding model which is good for caving. That said, every piece of caving gear adds up in weight and bulk and I repeatedly make excuses not to carry a tripod with me. Plus I take some damn good photos hand held.
John Lovaas wrote:You could mount your camera on a tripod, disable the on-camera flash, and use the short timer/self timer, along with 2-4 second shutter speed, to trigger your flashes manually.
NZcaver wrote:I repeatedly make excuses not to carry a tripod with me
Me too, but then I get to a spot where I say, “DANG! I wish I brought my tripod!”captnemo wrote:I also, often decide not to carry a tripod since it takes up extra space/weight and time to set up.
I think that's a good setup for underwater cases but not too practical where multiple slaves are 10 or more meters from the camera.FW wrote:... use fiber optics to point the light towards the slave strobe. You could also use a small mirror.
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