Comments on: review: PocketWizard miniTT1 & FlexTT5

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:22:14 +0000

The design of the Radio Poppers actually shows a remarkable level of reverse engineering, getting to implement each camera maker’s TTL flash system and making it work in a non-line-of-sight way.

The Radio Poppers work very well, and if you want a reliable wireless TTL set-up, I would recommend it.

Most times though, I find it is simpler just to use old school Pocket Wizards and use manual flash.

Neil vN

By: mike

mike — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:43:21 +0000

ps i am using a the 5dmk II and 580ex II

By: mike

mike — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:42:37 +0000

thanks neil……i so wish the PW’s worked all the time, that would make the decision easy…..do you have confidence in radio poppers?? are there limitations with that system that PW’s dont have(if they were consistent)?? thanks again

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:26:14 +0000

Here is the latest update re the Nikon miniTT1 and FlexTT5 Pocketwizards ... and it still looks quite tentative. Mike ... I do think that if the TT1 and TT5 units worked properly, they would be the obvious choice. But right now, if you want wireless TTL flash that works, then the choice is Radio Poppers. The Pocketwizards are better integrated though with the camera and flash. If only they worked properly. Of course, for decades photographers created magical images with the old-school radio slaves that only trigger manual flash. So that is still a very viable option of course. Simplicity and reliability. Neil vN

By: mike

mike — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:56:20 +0000

Neil,
i need to buy a wireless set up……what do you think? the new mini/flex or radio poppers?? i guess ttl is the way to go so that kind of limits me, thanks again for all the help and great advice

By: Neil vN

Neil vN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:30 +0000

Rafiayub .. I’m not sponsored by any company or distributor or manufacturer. Therefore any expense for new equipment, whether to use or test, and whether I buy it or rent it, comes out of my own pocket.

As such, it would be a prohibitively expensive hobby to continually test new equipment. So I too am waiting to see what develops further with these units.

The delays with the Nikon units surely can’t be good news.

Neil vN

By: rafiayub

rafiayub — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:45:36 +0000

Hi Neil,
I would like to go for this wireless setup. Can you please advice?
What about the present status? Did they fix the said problems? Now, I am using canon 5d Mk11.
I hope, you will write another article for the same, I mean, the present level of MiniTT1 and FlexTT5.
Thx

By: Denise Cregier

Denise Cregier — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:57:07 +0000

Awesome post. Thanks for sharing!

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:43:26 +0000

Rob Galbraith just reported that PocketWizard has super-charged the performance of the miniTT1 and FlexTT5 with use of the Canon 5D mk2. So I am still hopeful that many of the problems can be sorted out, because the new PocketWizards are an exciting development in flash photography. Neil vN

By: Steel Photo

Steel Photo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:19:21 +0000

Neil,

There is a discussion going on in the flickr pocket wizard group about the distance issue.

If you still have the new wizards for testing, take a look and see what you think of what they have come up with to increase distance. Still not 1600 foot, but their results have yielded over 200 ft.

The link to the thread is here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/pocketwizards/discuss/72157616561730052/