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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cellman2010" data-source="post: 563709" data-attributes="member: 40853"><p><span style="color: #000000"><p style="margin-left: 20px">Ok, so its almost that wonderful time of year again and I am looking to upgrade my gear this Fall, mainly flashes.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">I am shooting night high school football using a <a href="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d3-94/" target="_blank">D3</a> and a Nikkor ED AFS 400mm 2.8. Last year I was using a tethered</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Canon Speedlite (on a monopod) and had exposure issues when the action would come towards me, mainly I assume due to no TTL metering.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">First question -- If I get an off brand flash like Yongnuo, will TTL help in my situation ? Also, would having two flashes mounted on my monopod</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">work better ? (I've seen a few guys do this). If I get two flashes, what type of mount would you suggest to hold them along with my battery pack.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">I was using a superclamp last year with a cold shoe attachment. I don't have pocketwizards yet, but might end up getting those if they work better.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Lastly, any disadvantage to mounting the flashes upside down ? Seems like that would add stability to my setup since I move around alot. The Speelite</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">kept wanting to tip over and move mounted upright.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Thanks for any help,</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">cellman2010</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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