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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 275287" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>neither PW or CLS. overpriced (PW) and underperformes (CLS) PW will set you back a lot of money for HSS and TTL. if your wallet can handle it, then get them. cls will not work well outdoors. and even indoors. if youre an a room and the flashes are all line of site, then youll be ok. personally, I dont trust them anymore. cls has its place. but not in the professional world. if you get payed, buy radio slaves. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://flashhavoc.com/" target="_blank">FLASH HAVOC</a> they have tons of info on slaves and whatnot. indoors, not an issue IMO. if you want ttl then 622n are the most common. I have them aaand...meh, will probably upgrade to pixel king pros. there are newer companies putting out stuff. Im certain that summer time we will have some new products that are going to be very interesting. </p><p></p><p>outdoors, thats the tricky part. if you use open apertures then youll need high speed sync, but more than youll need powerful flashes in certain situations. I shot family portraits in bounced shade around 12ish afternoon. bounced shade because there was a wall that bounced light back to the subjects, even though they were in shade. it was even bright to the eyes. I put flashes for some fill and they were firing at full power and werent making such an impact. dont forget for outdoors and HSS you need flashes that support that. for 2 umbrellas your 1 sb910 is a start but youll need another flash as well. me? I dont deal with TTL with slaves. its never accurate, its calculations and output seems to have a mind of its own and its inconsistent. manual power imo is the way to go. dont know why someone hasnt come out with something better with this ittl/bl till now. its ok, but very inconsistent and at times the calculations are off. metering technology sucks as well. they can make cameras shoot at 12800 with minimal grain but put a bride in a white dress in front and it underexposes. where the logic. yea, I dont want to hear the 15%/12% grey crap. I know how it works. im saying they should already have tech that has better algorithms. </p><p></p><p>btw you didnt write what gear you have or will be using. you should if youre asking for help. I dont ask for help with my gear so dont want to fill it out.hahahahaha</p><p></p><p>btw, how do I carry them? <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/45-Airsoft-Dual-Tactical-Rifle-Carrying-Case-fishing-rod-Pouch-Gun-Bag-/271204036274?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&var=&hash=item3f25052eb2" target="_blank">45” Airsoft Dual Tactical Rifle Carrying Case Fishing Rod Pouch Gun Bag | eBay</a></p><p></p><p>I was looking for a bag for 2 light stand and 2 umbrellas for a long time, and these are just perfect!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 275287, member: 14443"] neither PW or CLS. overpriced (PW) and underperformes (CLS) PW will set you back a lot of money for HSS and TTL. if your wallet can handle it, then get them. cls will not work well outdoors. and even indoors. if youre an a room and the flashes are all line of site, then youll be ok. personally, I dont trust them anymore. cls has its place. but not in the professional world. if you get payed, buy radio slaves. [url=http://flashhavoc.com/]FLASH HAVOC[/url] they have tons of info on slaves and whatnot. indoors, not an issue IMO. if you want ttl then 622n are the most common. I have them aaand...meh, will probably upgrade to pixel king pros. there are newer companies putting out stuff. Im certain that summer time we will have some new products that are going to be very interesting. outdoors, thats the tricky part. if you use open apertures then youll need high speed sync, but more than youll need powerful flashes in certain situations. I shot family portraits in bounced shade around 12ish afternoon. bounced shade because there was a wall that bounced light back to the subjects, even though they were in shade. it was even bright to the eyes. I put flashes for some fill and they were firing at full power and werent making such an impact. dont forget for outdoors and HSS you need flashes that support that. for 2 umbrellas your 1 sb910 is a start but youll need another flash as well. me? I dont deal with TTL with slaves. its never accurate, its calculations and output seems to have a mind of its own and its inconsistent. manual power imo is the way to go. dont know why someone hasnt come out with something better with this ittl/bl till now. its ok, but very inconsistent and at times the calculations are off. metering technology sucks as well. they can make cameras shoot at 12800 with minimal grain but put a bride in a white dress in front and it underexposes. where the logic. yea, I dont want to hear the 15%/12% grey crap. I know how it works. im saying they should already have tech that has better algorithms. btw you didnt write what gear you have or will be using. you should if youre asking for help. I dont ask for help with my gear so dont want to fill it out.hahahahaha btw, how do I carry them? [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/45-Airsoft-Dual-Tactical-Rifle-Carrying-Case-fishing-rod-Pouch-Gun-Bag-/271204036274?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&var=&hash=item3f25052eb2]45” Airsoft Dual Tactical Rifle Carrying Case Fishing Rod Pouch Gun Bag | eBay[/url] I was looking for a bag for 2 light stand and 2 umbrellas for a long time, and these are just perfect! [/QUOTE]
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