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Equipment & Techniques => Mirrorless Cameras => Topic started by: Stuart Rickmann on February 09, 2016, 03:07:54 am

Title: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 09, 2016, 03:07:54 am

Does anyone know of a reliable strobe/wireless trigger combo, above 500 Ws, for the Sony a7R II?

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Hywel on February 09, 2016, 08:37:42 am

My Hensel kit seems to work fine with the A7R II.

I mostly use the Porty 1200's. Very portable, 1200 Ws battery powered:
http://hensel.eu/katalog/products/flash/generators/blitzgenerator-porty-l-1200.html

I use it with their Strobe Wizard radio system:
http://hensel.eu/katalog/strobe-wizard-plus-funksender.html

Which can also talk to their mains-powered heads etc.

Cheers, Hywel

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: AlterEgo on February 09, 2016, 10:31:23 am

Quote from: Hywel on February 09, 2016, 08:37:42 am

My Hensel kit seems to work fine with the A7R II.

I mostly use the Porty 1200's. Very portable, 1200 Ws battery powered:
http://hensel.eu/katalog/products/flash/generators/blitzgenerator-porty-l-1200.html

I use it with their Strobe Wizard radio system:
http://hensel.eu/katalog/strobe-wizard-plus-funksender.html

Which can also talk to their mains-powered heads etc.

Cheers, Hywel

OP asked for ____TTL____ with Sony.... TTL is different from just firing strobes remotely (even with HSS and/or remote manual power ratio control)... if just remote firing and remote power ratio control required (but no TTL or HSS) then Paul C Buff Eistein 640 + CyberCommander on camera is a good inexpensive option from a reliable manufacturer.

with TTL there are possible Phottix Indra (check with them if firmware update coming allowing Sony -> Odin II -> Indra TTL operation), CononMK ( http://flashhavoc.com/cononmk-i6t-ex-leopard-strobe-announced/ )

but you need to be careful about those - some might have very inconsistent color temp when used in TTL and different power output for different shots = see a test = http://www.joakimdrake.se/blog/profotob1vsindra500

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Hywel on February 09, 2016, 11:45:08 am

Apologies, I read the post not the title!

Hywel

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: AlterEgo on February 09, 2016, 11:48:30 am

Quote from: Hywel on February 09, 2016, 11:45:08 am

Apologies, I read the post not the title!

Hywel

but then may be the OP did not actually have __TTL__ in mind, who knows

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: David Good on February 09, 2016, 04:42:54 pm

My old CyberSyncs transmitter/receivers work with strobes through the multi interface shoe (A7II) as do my Canon speedlights, (no TTL though).

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 09, 2016, 10:06:05 pm

Quote from: AlterEgo on February 09, 2016, 11:48:30 am

but then may be the OP did not actually have __TTL__ in mind, who knows

Yeah, I need TTL. Manual triggering is no problem.

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Phil Indeblanc on February 14, 2016, 04:31:24 am

see if Yongnau makes triggers for Sony. There are other brands that might make it (?) do some searching with ETTL trigger, transmitter, transceiver, receiver, etc...for Sony..

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 14, 2016, 08:57:36 am

I have a Yongnuo trigger, but it does not do TTL. Yongnuo doesn't have strobes anyway, only speedlights.

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: AlterEgo on February 14, 2016, 10:06:29 am

Quote from: Phil Indeblanc on February 14, 2016, 04:31:24 am

do some searching

Phil - you miss the elephant... only 2 strobes have sony TTL (Phottix /if firmware is out/ & CononMk /working now/)... so search or no search.

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: AlterEgo on February 14, 2016, 10:08:34 am

Quote from: Stuart Rickmann on February 14, 2016, 08:57:36 am

Yongnuo doesn't have strobes anyway, only speedlights.

Yongnuo makes strobes too = http://www.hkyongnuo.com/e-detaily.php?ID=347

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 15, 2016, 06:45:12 am

Quote from: AlterEgo on February 14, 2016, 10:08:34 am

Yongnuo makes strobes too = http://www.hkyongnuo.com/e-detaily.php?ID=347

Thanks!

Title: Re: Strobes with TTL for a7R II
Post by: AlterEgo on February 23, 2016, 09:04:22 am

and one more = http://flashhavoc.com/godox-announce-sony-ttl-v850ii-v860ii-qt600ii-coming/