Flash trigger for Hasselblad H1?

minicoop1985 · May 30, 2015

Hey guys, anyone know if there's a TTL flash trigger out there for a Hasselblad H1? Obviously doesn't need to be HSS capable (leaf shutter), just TTL.

minicoop1985 · May 30, 2015

Oh, and I should ask, will my Yongnuo 622 trigger do TTL through this thing?

tirediron · May 30, 2015

Any radio trigger should work for straight triggering (Cactus, YN, PW, etc), but I'm not aware of ANY third-party trigger that will do Hassy TTL.

minicoop1985 · May 30, 2015

Damn, I don't know that any first party triggers exist, either. Well that sucks.

Derrel · May 30, 2015

I thought Hasselblads were so advanced they were simple....like the Canon AE-1 Program: "So advanced, it's simple!"

But seriously...(not!)...I thought Hasselblads were so advanced they could simply compute the exposure from any flash unit, in a sort of Divine Omniscience kinda way.... No???

minicoop1985 · May 30, 2015

We'll have to see on this one, Derrel. I have the flash triggers, and once the camera comes in, I plan to do some science with it.

Derrel · May 30, 2015

I dunno...I only do TTL now on Nikon...everything else I shoot with Pocket Wizards and Speedotron pack-and-head flash and AC wall current or a Tronix inverter/battery setup. I just do not see a lot of need for TTL flash control **EXCEPT** for single-flash measurement...I cannot understand the need for multi-flash TTL.
Anyway. I searched for "TTL modules for Hasselblad", and got a few results, so there are/were some TTL modules for speedlights made by Metz. SCA 390 I think is their protocol? Not really sure how the numbering nomenclature was arrived at. How about Q-flash?

Lumedyne uses the QF-19 cord for their TTL for Hasselblad system....not sure how old this is, V- or H-system? http://www.lumedyne.com/dload/065m.pdf

TTL modules for Hasselblad - Google Search

minicoop1985 · May 30, 2015

I looked into that Lumedyne/Quantum thing, looks like it's for the 555EL/D or 553EL/X models, I'm guessing. In fact, most TTL modules apparently are. This thing has a standard hot shoe. I think I'll live just fine with manual flash control on this thing.