Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Photographer in Photography Tips
Pocket Wizard is the holy grail of off camera flash photography. The MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 allows you to take your flash away from your camera giving you beautiful directional lighting.
- PocketWizard Mini TT1
- PocketWizard Flex TT5
What is the difference between MiniTT1 and FlexTT5? The MiniTT1 is a transmitter and it sits on top of your camera. The FlexTT5 is a transceiver (transmit + receive). This is where you place your flash. Also it can do what the MiniTT1 does as well as remotely trigger your camera.
They have many cool features but the best is of course wireless E-TTL (you can automatically control the intensity of the flash from your camera) and High Speed Sync (allows you to have super fast shutter speeds, way beyond your x-sync speed, to make daytime appear like nighttime.)
There are two versions to choose from - US or Europe. The difference is the radio frequency it uses to communicate with each other.
For Canon users, there have been some problems with interference between the Canon flashes (some models only) and the FlexTT5 which significantly reduces the working distance between your camera and flash. Apparently, the Europe version is less impacted. But PocketWizard has a special soft shielding sock which you can place over your Canon flashes to reduce the interference.
You can get a set of these from ebay (mightyphoto) for USD475. Note: CE = European Version. Alternatively, you can buy them from toppreise.ch for CHF516 (USD452) which is amazingly cheaper.
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