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Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 range with Nikon

October 31, 2012 • Blog, Tech Tips

Speedlights are a critical part of my lighting tools.  They are lightweight, take AA batteries, and can be controlled right at my camera using my SU800 optical transmitter.  But sometimes I need more distance than I can get using my SU800, or I am shooting without line of sight to my flashes.  For these situations I use the Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 and Mini TT1.  This system uses a radio signal which doesn’t need line of sight, and works at longer distances.  And by that I mean a long ways away!

My son was climbing the other day, and I thought a great shot would be photographing him using speedlights.  But the catch was I would be more than a 1/4 mile away to get the angle I wanted.  I placed two SB900s on a Lastolite Triflash bracket, and attached Pocket Wizard Flex TT5s to trigger the flashes.  I used a Mini TT1 on my camera to trigger the flashes.  I drove to the overlook I wanted to shoot from, and tried a test shot.  Pop!  The Pocket Wizards worked every time.

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