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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
Hi All,
I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks Joey |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
"Joey" wrote in message
... Hi All, I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks PC cords. No need to use wireless remote inside a studio. In my case, if I have more than one strobe, I connect one directly to the camera using a PC cord, then set up the others as slaves (they have built-in photo sensors). |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on
getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks I throw my flash on the camera, and turn the power down to 1/64 or 1/128, and use that to trigger the optical slaves. It's a bit more weight to hold, but that's offset by not having any cords. A wireless setup would be even nicer, but a lot more expensive - I already had the flash, so I don't count that in the cost. steve |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
"Steve Wolfe" wrote in message ... I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks I throw my flash on the camera, and turn the power down to 1/64 or 1/128, and use that to trigger the optical slaves. It's a bit more weight to hold, but that's offset by not having any cords. A wireless setup would be even nicer, but a lot more expensive - I already had the flash, so I don't count that in the cost. steve Am I correct in thinking that you need a manual flash on a 20d for this to prevent the strobes from going off too soon? What flash are you using? Could anyone recommend a dirt cheap flash that has manual and works on a 20d? |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
"Dirty Harry" writes:
Am I correct in thinking that you need a manual flash on a 20d for this to prevent the strobes from going off too soon? What flash are you using? Could anyone recommend a dirt cheap flash that has manual and works on a 20d? You could get digital optical slaves, or else use wired remotes. http://porters.com/Merchant2/merchan...ct_Code=130577 |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
"peter" wrote in message news:ZG7nf.17057$7r6.5474@trnddc07... "Joey" wrote in message ... Hi All, I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks PC cords. No need to use wireless remote inside a studio. In my case, if I have more than one strobe, I connect one directly to the camera using a PC cord, then set up the others as slaves (they have built-in photo sensors). Just be careful on the sync voltages with a PC cord...I've heard that Canon has a maximum sync voltage of 6V and some modern studio flash is higher than that...use a Wein safe sync if you need to or are uncertain. Luckily, my Nikon D70 has a max sync voltage over 150V (I believe it is 250V but am not going to look it up) so it is fine with my Bowens 15V sync flashes. It'd be a real shame to fry your camera's electronics. |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
"Joey" wrote in message
... Hi All, I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks Joey The Wireless remote system is very good, and they are not nearly as expensive, as you might think. Just put the Sender on the hotshoe, and the receiver into one of the Jacks on a Strobe. The other Strobes will probably have built in Slave Switches, which will fire them when the Wirelessly controlled one Fires. If the Strobes don't have Slaves, then Plug in ones can easily be bought, or they can be linked by Cable. OR 1. Using any cheap little, very low powered, Flash on Camera, ideally with it aimed at the ceiling, should enable the Slaves to fire the Strobes. OR 2. Use the Built In Camera Flash, set to its lowest Power setting, and to Manual. This is the least best option, because it may put some light into any area you want to stay very dark. In all cases all Flashes, and the Camera will need to operate in Maunual Mode, and a Flash Meter then becomes an almost indispensable tool. Roy G |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
Am I correct in thinking that you need a manual flash on a 20d for this to
prevent the strobes from going off too soon? What flash are you using? Could anyone recommend a dirt cheap flash that has manual and works on a 20d? Yes, you need a manual flash to be able to turn down the power, so that it won't affect the exposure. I use a Sigma 500 DG Super in manual mode. It's not dirt-cheap, I have it for general use, and triggering strobes with it is just a bonus. steve |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
What about continuous lighting?
"Joey" wrote in message ... Hi All, I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks Joey |
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Canon 20D / Studio Lighting Question ???
Paul wrote:
What about continuous lighting? "Joey" wrote in message ... Hi All, I have the Canon 20D and want to set up an indoor studio. I plan on getting the two softboxes w/strobes and a rear fill strobe. I know the Canon 20D has the speedlite built in but my question is what does it take to fire the remote studio strobes ? I recently noticed in another studio using Olympus cameras they had some sort of trigger wireless transmitter on the hot shoe. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated as this will be my first indoor studio. Thanks Joey Paul, I'm not sure I understand what you mean here ?? Joey |
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