oldmacman
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- Jul 16, 2010
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- Southern Ontario
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- www.mcavoyphoto.com
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So I wanted to do some OCF work this weekend and I "forgot" my synch cables at work. I had been meaning to get a wireless trigger and thought this would be the perfect time to pick up Canon's ST-E2 wireless trigger. The sales guy says they don't have any in stock, would I like one ordered in. "Sure," I say, "how long will that take?" Sensing he might lose a sale, he says the Pocket Wizards are on sale and only $180 vs $320 for the Canon gear. "Will it do high synch with the 580ex II?" He checks for a long time on the Internet and finally says, "yeah, up to 1/500th."
Ok, so I give it a try. Open it up at home at there is only one transceiver in the box. Hmm, I guess it must fire the 580 when it's in slave mode. Nope. After further research, you need one on camera and one on the flash. Not a huge deal, but the store is 40 minutes from home. Wouldn't the salesguy know that I need two? Now the price is $360 to do the same job as the Canon gear and I don't get ttl metering to boot. It's Sunday and too late to return them, so now I have to try and run by some time this week when I'm not busy. Just frustrating and no shots for today.
Ok, so I give it a try. Open it up at home at there is only one transceiver in the box. Hmm, I guess it must fire the 580 when it's in slave mode. Nope. After further research, you need one on camera and one on the flash. Not a huge deal, but the store is 40 minutes from home. Wouldn't the salesguy know that I need two? Now the price is $360 to do the same job as the Canon gear and I don't get ttl metering to boot. It's Sunday and too late to return them, so now I have to try and run by some time this week when I'm not busy. Just frustrating and no shots for today.