Finally!
PocketWizard is happy to announce they have received a file on record with Industry Canada for the legal sale of the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 in Canada.
What does this mean?
PocketWizard MiniTT1's and FlexTT5's are now available for sale in Canada.
From: http://www.pocketwizard.com/news_events/news/canadian_approval/
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I’m still working in the “pre-radio days” with strobes (using olde timey sync cables and optical slaving), and I’ve been thinking about what to do with regards to radio triggers. And, even thinking about modernizing my whole strobe system (I’m using old Elinchrom mono heads that have analog sliders).
Along with PocketWizard’s Mini and Flex, I’ve also been checking out RadioPopper’s PX and Jr. Looks like RadioPopper is now available in Canada too: http://radiopopper.com/blog/2009/04/24/px-units-shipping-to-canada/
Any word on Canadian prices?
It looks like Radio Poppers do not fully work with the 5d MK II, you must use a 580 EX Series flash on the camera as well as radio popper to use ETTL.
The Pocket Wizards have a compatibility issue with 5D MK II as well, and a much more serious range issue when used with 580 series flashes, the range is extremely limited.
We can assume that future Canon Models like 1D MK IV will have the same issues with Pocket Wizard.
The work arounds sounds pretty complex to me, I just keep using the older Pocket Wizard Pluss II model, since there is no advantage to me and my 5D MK II / 580 EX II combination with the new model.
Ed, you’re right. But, Pocket Wizard has been fairly up-front with disclosing the limitations of the 5D2 and their new products. If you read the manual, with its updates, you’ll find that there are a lot of limitations with the advanced modes of the new PW system, regardless of camera. That said, they open up a lot of alternatives that IMHO make the system worthwhile.
What concerns me is that Canon is apparently putting some features in their new models that make it difficult for PW and Radio Poppers to work with ETTL. I did read about the improvements for the 5D MK II.
One fix for the PW range issue is to wrap your flash in mesh, apparently, there is no possibility of a permanent fix due to the frequencies used by PW being hosed by most of the Canon flashes. This is a big engineering error that takes away much of the range advantage. Requiring a Canon Flash to be on the 5D MK II along with the short range means little if any advantage to users like me who now use 3 580 EX II flashes.