Flex TT5 & MiniTT1 Review
The fine folks at Strobist have posted their review of the new pocket wizard products.
Needless to say there is a lot of excitement about the product.
I'm mostly excited because of the small size. My only gripe with my PocketWizards has been the giant antenna. These will fit nicely in a very small space.
The big feature upgrade? These things do remote TTL. The units are brand specific and the first ones will be available for Canon.
Read The Review: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/pocketwizard-flextt5-and-minitt1-full.html
Visit PocketWizard: http://www.pocketwizard.com/
New PocketWizard Manual: PocketWizard FlexTT5/Mini 1 Manual
Pricing? MiniTT1$199 and FlexTT5 $219
I will say the only thing I don't like about the new PocketWizards is their new name. Couldn't just call them the “Flex1” and “Mini1”?
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19 Comments
wrong – the only thing it doesn’t support on the 5D2 is the flash in the hotshoe on top of the transmitter…
JC
when you put a Flash on top of the miniTT1 on the 5d MII, the system will not function. Pocketwizard says they will fix this threw firmware upgrade, who says they will. I’m still gonna use my ebay triggers, their cheap and work with each brand.
Thanks, I found it. On Rob Galbraith Site. He has been using them for a few months as a beta tester.
Of these models, there are two with limitations. First, Auto Power Off must be disabled in the 30D or remote triggering won’t be possible after this camera automatically powers down. Second, it’s not possible to use a flash in the hot shoe of a MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 attached to a 5D Mark II (the new PocketWizards operate fine with this camera when no flash is in their shoe). LPA Design anticipates being able to correct this through a firmware update sometime in the months ahead.
there’s no af assist light as on ST-E2???
how should I suppose to auto focus in nightclub environments with this units?
Doesn’t COMPLETELY work on the 5D Mark II. I wouldn’t rush to buy this until they release another revision.