Speedlinks: March 22, 2009
In this edition: Remote nuptials, utter normality, voyeurism, Malaysian mods, a portable office and free CLS videos -- after the jump.
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• "No, worries, ma'am. It's standard procedure to mount a G9 into any excess cleavage space in the wedding gown..." -- Forget the Final Four. Hassel Weems is using multiple remote PW'd cameras at weddings. (Via PW blog)
• 50 Sense: Photographer Kirk Tuck makes the case that normal is underrated.
• Get your voyeur on with Andrew "WTJ" Hetherington's silent, first-person POV video made during a visit to a cramped-but-cool NYC studio.
• Mod Squad: Don Giannatti has a pretty detailed open box post on the Speedlight Pro kit we mentioned a ways back.
• Top Shelf: Way OT, but something I wish I would have thought of when I was working as a PJ: This Gizmodo post slamming Brian Lam for his dress code (with which I personally have no problem, heh) also shows off a nifty mobile computing hack. Brilliant.
• Last but not least: For Nikon CLS newbs, Scott Kelby just started a three-part CLS series on his new weekly web video, DTownTV. It is unabashedly Nikon, but if you are new to CLS (i.e., if you have a pop-up camera and an SB and do not know how to marry them wirelessly) you'll wanna see this. And you can't beat the price -- it's free.
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NOTE: And to Canon (or other) users, I know I am banging the Nikon drum this week. If you see good quality venues for Canon E-TTL stuff (or other brands) give me a heads-up in the comments.
And no, that does not mean if you start a site on how to use flash with a 1972 Practika LTL-3, it is automatically gonna get featured here. Just trying to shake the trees for stuff at this level going on for other brands.
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• "No, worries, ma'am. It's standard procedure to mount a G9 into any excess cleavage space in the wedding gown..." -- Forget the Final Four. Hassel Weems is using multiple remote PW'd cameras at weddings. (Via PW blog)
• 50 Sense: Photographer Kirk Tuck makes the case that normal is underrated.
• Get your voyeur on with Andrew "WTJ" Hetherington's silent, first-person POV video made during a visit to a cramped-but-cool NYC studio.
• Mod Squad: Don Giannatti has a pretty detailed open box post on the Speedlight Pro kit we mentioned a ways back.
• Top Shelf: Way OT, but something I wish I would have thought of when I was working as a PJ: This Gizmodo post slamming Brian Lam for his dress code (with which I personally have no problem, heh) also shows off a nifty mobile computing hack. Brilliant.
• Last but not least: For Nikon CLS newbs, Scott Kelby just started a three-part CLS series on his new weekly web video, DTownTV. It is unabashedly Nikon, but if you are new to CLS (i.e., if you have a pop-up camera and an SB and do not know how to marry them wirelessly) you'll wanna see this. And you can't beat the price -- it's free.
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NOTE: And to Canon (or other) users, I know I am banging the Nikon drum this week. If you see good quality venues for Canon E-TTL stuff (or other brands) give me a heads-up in the comments.
And no, that does not mean if you start a site on how to use flash with a 1972 Practika LTL-3, it is automatically gonna get featured here. Just trying to shake the trees for stuff at this level going on for other brands.
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16 Comments:
Love the remote cameras.. I recently started doing this at weddings I shoot for the behind the alter shots. I use Paul Buff cybersyncs, which work just as well for this (at 1/3 the price of PW's). I even had it save the day once when I missed the kiss from down the aisle when my main body had a glitch and I was trying to grab my backup, I just kept hitting the test button on the tx unit while doing the switch, No one ever knew I missed it with the main besides my wife and the bride was so happy I got it from that angle, she never asked about it from the traditional POV.. That one time was worth the price of the remotes and spare body!
The Speedlight Pro kit seems so well made AND they have a European outlet (http://www.speedlightprokit.co.uk/) which makes them heroes in my world. And I never seem to get around to making that set of DIY grids and snoots that look professional.
I'm not sure about the diffuser - it seems kind of small and I already have a Lumiquest III. It seems to be a bit smaller and the L3 already needs to be fairly close to works as an area light.
Just thinking about the remotely triggered camera ... I'm guessing you could get much the same effect, by using the interval shooting option (if your camera has it). A bit more random, but if you are alone, it also means that you don't have to think about it once you set it of...
Your first comment suggests a G9 can be remotely triggered. This is one thing that I have not been able to figure out how to do (unless the camera is tethered). There is no IR remote and no way to connect a PW to fire it (unlike my DSLRs). Was this just a cute quote, or am I missing something?
David
i vote fore more ltl3 love on strobist! heheh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bennorz/3279561362/
i also love the 50mm article. so much truth in there
I saw the thing about the G9 too, and wondered how that would be done. I know of 2 ways to trigger a G9 remotely. Crude but effective, this method is used for Kite Aerial Photography:
http://www.brooxes.com/newsite/BBKK/KITS.html#360CHDK
The picture shows a "servo beak" which includes a gizmo to push the shutter button remotely. The kit shown isn't exactly what you'd need, but it shows the concept, and all the bits are available from brooxes.
Or there's a Canon CHDK now, which should allow "intervalometer" shooting with the G9.
I haven't tried either, but plan to get the CHDK soon.
Richard Franlec makes an adapter to attach an old school mechanical cable release to the G9.
Review and info at http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1010&thread=26623983
http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/
Love the usage of the G9 up above, and in places a photographer couldn't reach - this is now something I'll be considering for all my shoots...... not just weddings.
In the UK, the camera would have to be chained and padlocked, too........ ;-)
Here are a couple o videos uploaded by member of the flickr´s strobist in spanish group. These videos show how to mod the very good Nissin Di622 flash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6EzCU03ymQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VKEvpTPOis
David, thank you for linking to my site.
Many people are asking what slide show software I use, it is Soundslides Plus. www.soundslides.com
David - Bang on the Nikon drum all you want! We love it!
Nice little site for canon shooters here with some decent setup sketches.
http://www.filmlessphotos.ca/
cheers
stark
Thanks Stuart M.
Always glad to see photos/sites/blogs/tips of value by fellow Canon shooters.
When using a remote camera how do you handle focussing? Pre-focus on where you guess the action is going to be? Auto focus and hope the camera chooses the right subject?
The one in the photo may be different, homemade perhaps (it wouldn't take much) - but I happened across a similar laptop portable desk thing on Think Geek: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/a988/ for those that may like the idea but who aren't interested in (or don't have time for) working out the details and constructing one.
I'm not sure I would ever use such a thing myself. It is pretty dorky looking, and though I am usually pretty dorky looking myself, I would still hesitate to use it in public - but I can see the utility in it.
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