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Equipment & Techniques => Beginner's Questions => Topic started by: TNMark on February 16, 2014, 11:17:55 pm

Title: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on February 16, 2014, 11:17:55 pm

What do you all use for a flash on a Phase One type camera?  Is it s a Pocket Wizard setting off remotes, or is there actually some specific flash unit you can put on it?

Thanks

Mark H

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on February 18, 2014, 10:50:28 pm

Maybe nobody here uses a flash?  74 looks and no thoughts?

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: Ellis Vener on February 21, 2014, 10:53:36 pm

I use PocketWizard MultiMAX transceivers on all of the still cameras I shoot with: Canon, Hasselblad, Nikon, & PhaseOne. Just the same way I used them with Arca-Swiss, Sinar, Hasselblad square format, Pentax, and Mamiya cameras and lenses.

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on February 21, 2014, 10:56:41 pm

Ellis... I appreciate that....  I use them too....  I ask someone and post....

Thanks

Mark H

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on February 24, 2014, 12:57:13 am

I checked a lot and it appears (surprise) you can actually use a Canon 580 EXII flash on the hotshoe....  go figure...

Mark H

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: Ellis Vener on March 02, 2014, 03:36:08 am

Quote from: TNMark on February 24, 2014, 12:57:13 am

I checked a lot and it appears (surprise) you can actually use a Canon 580 EXII flash on the hotshoe....  go figure...

Mark H

Including  TTL mode? Or just in Auto-sensor and manual modes? If the latter it shouldn't be a surprise as any hotshoe mount flash should work.

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on March 02, 2014, 10:44:42 am

Going from memory I THINK It works in TTL mode which is what I'm looking for....  Been playing with camera a bit.  I learned a LOT... First ISO 35 and 50... Well you need a tripod in bright daylight for those...  Back in WWII when 50 was FAST film, I'm amazed there were any in focus pictures.

I'll post the link later

Mark H

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on March 02, 2014, 09:09:51 pm

http://www.phaseone.com/en/search/article.aspx?articleid=1195&languageid=1

Thoughts anyone?

Mark H

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: Ellis Vener on March 02, 2014, 10:21:18 pm

That's Auto mode where an eye in the flash measures the amount of light reflected by the subject to the  flashes position to regulate output. I think the first flash I saw this feature on was either a Vivitar 283 or similar Sunpak or possibly a Honeywell "potato masher" (handle mount style ) flash back in 1973; but it's not TTL Control.

Title: Re: Phase One Flash......??
Post by: TNMark on March 20, 2014, 12:30:23 am

and Ellis is correct... It doesn't do TTL....  THANK YOU SIR....... Your knowledge base is broad...


Mark H