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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 208834" data-attributes="member: 12496">It is just a choice, it is all about preference and opinion.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> PC sync, optical slave sync, and about 95% of all radio triggers, are&nbsp; always Manual flash mode only.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which is normally a plus,&nbsp; no issue in studio&nbsp; settings with multiple lights.&nbsp; Manual flash is greatly more versatile.The Commander can allow multiple off-camera TTL flash, only way that can.&nbsp; It approaches great&nbsp; indoors with two flashes, fast setup, etc, but it also has some drastic limitations too,&nbsp; regarding controlling more flashes, more distance, sunlight, etc, etc.&nbsp; It becomes unusable fast, but the easy cases it can do are exceptionally dramatic.For one example, a four light portrait session.&nbsp; AWL cannot individually control four lights, plus the background and hair cannot be metered from the camera. It just cannot work.But&nbsp; distance and sun are the usual problems.See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html" target="_blank">Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System</a>and more to the point, down the page at this entry point:<a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html#summary" target="_blank">Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System</a>for some pros and cons of the Commander AWL system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 208834, member: 12496"] It is just a choice, it is all about preference and opinion. :) PC sync, optical slave sync, and about 95% of all radio triggers, are always Manual flash mode only. Which is normally a plus, no issue in studio settings with multiple lights. Manual flash is greatly more versatile. The Commander can allow multiple off-camera TTL flash, only way that can. It approaches great indoors with two flashes, fast setup, etc, but it also has some drastic limitations too, regarding controlling more flashes, more distance, sunlight, etc, etc. It becomes unusable fast, but the easy cases it can do are exceptionally dramatic. For one example, a four light portrait session. AWL cannot individually control four lights, plus the background and hair cannot be metered from the camera. It just cannot work. But distance and sun are the usual problems. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html"]Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System[/URL] and more to the point, down the page at this entry point: [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl.html#summary"]Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System[/URL] for some pros and cons of the Commander AWL system. [/QUOTE]

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