Category: ttl

Now you can get TTL & HSS with Godox flashes on your Fuji X cameras – But it’s not cheap

John Aldred

Godox flashes have become wildly popular over the last couple of years amongst Nikon and Canon shooters. They’re relatively inexpensive, very well built, and offer a full range of lights from speedlights to 1200Ws of strobe power. What makes Godox’s products really stand out, though, is that they can all be controlled from the same […]

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New free Cactus firmware update lets you get TTL and HSS with almost every camera and flash brand

John Aldred

This is something that I know my Pentax, Sigma and Panasonic shooting friends will be pleased with. Nine months after releasing the Cactus V6 II and Cactus V6 IIs, there’s new brand-specific firmware updates coming. These let you get HSS and TTL across different brands of camera and flash. Yes, that’s right, you’ll soon be able […]

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Get amazing outdoor location portraits by mixing ambient light with your flash

John Aldred

A common mistake made when learning to shoot flash outdoors is to try and crush every bit of ambient light you can. Many photographers think it’s either one or the other. Daylight or flash. But mixing the two and getting the best of both worlds often produces the most spectacular results. It’s also less stress […]

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Sony shooters need wait no more, the Godox X1 triggers for Sony are now available

John Aldred

Sony’s decision to go with a hotshoe design that no other camera system in the world supports has meant that Sony shooters have typically been limited to using Sony’s own expensive flash units, or going with some array of adapters that may or may not allow them all the functionality they need out of their […]

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Sony to introduce their own wireless radio flash trigger system

John Aldred

Sony has announced plans at the WPPI2016 trade fair in Last Vegas to release a “wireless lighting control system to meet the growing demands of professional Sony photographers”. The FA-WRC1M wireless radio commander and the FA-WRR1 wireless radio receiver will be the pair of units that make up this new system. In a press release, […]

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Watch Joe McNally Explain TTL Flash

Eric Reagan

In these videos, Joe McNally walks through the basics of TTL flash, including lighting ratios and high-speed sync. He’s specifically talking about Profoto’s Air TTL system; however, these principles apply to smaller speedlights from Canon, Nikon and other manufacturers. If you like these videos, I highly recommend checking out Joe McNally’s book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, […]

Deal: Cactus V6 Wireless Flash TTL Transceiver for $54

Eric Reagan

B&H has the Cactus V6 wireless TTL speedlight transceiver for $54.95 (reg. $69.95) through Sept. 10. It is compatible with Canon, Nikon and Pentax TTL systems. A firmware upgrade allows for Panasonic and Olympus flashes as well. Check it out here at B&H Photo. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. […]