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While
all the strobes work just fine with ALL film cameras,
and many digital cameras, (I always use my digital camera's
little built-in flash to fire the pro strobes via their "slave
sensors" - I've explained a little about slave sensors in
my auctions). However, there is one problem that comes up sometimes
with digital cameras that you should be aware of before
forking over your hard-earned money. Some digital cameras fire
TWO flashes when taking flash pictures; they sometimes fire a
"pre-flash" to set their white balance, and then fire
the "real flash" to take the picture; the digital camera
doesn't open its shutter until after the white balance pre-flash
fires. In many instances, the pre-flash will set off the pro
strobes before the digital camera opens its shutter for the actual
exposure. As a result, the pro strobes will fire from the pre-flash,
and by the time the digital camera opens its shutter for the
second flash, we've already lost the strobes' light! There are
two ways to solve this problem, if your digital camera falls
into those which fire pre-flashes: 1) If you can, simply turn
OFF the pre-flash (don't confuse the "red-eye" pre-flash
settings with the "white balance" pre-flash settings
on your digital camera - you'll have to turn off both the "red-eye"
AND the "white balance" pre-flashes), simply turning
the pre-flashes "off" will solve the problem for you
(look in your camera's manual to see if you can turn this feature
off); if not, 2) You can simply "tape over" the camera's
built-in flash window with dark tape, and attach one of the pro
strobes to your camera's PC or Sync terminal, and fire the pro
strobes that way. If you don't have a sync terminal, you can
usually find a little accessory that fits on your hot shoe and
provides a sync terminal for you (I have one of these available
in case you can't find one locally). While I'm in business to
sell professional lighting equipment and make a living, unlike
so many other sellers, I'd rather lose a few sales than take
advantage of a decent fellow photographer (remember, when I first
started out in photography, just like every other beginner, I
knew nothing at all about it; and because of my inexperience,
I was taken advantage of by innumerable photographic thieves
and robbers. When I started my photographic business, I promised
myself that I'd never, ever do anything like that to my customers
- and I never have and I never will! So before ordering, check
out your digital camera to make sure it will work with pro strobes).
However, if your digital cameras, or film cameras, or video cameras,
or motion picture cameras requires continuous lighting, fear
not, because I've got you covered! Just see the Continuous
Digital/Video Lighting Section of my
eBay Store!
Sometimes,
a certain few digital cameras (without the ability to turn
off the pre-flash, without a sync terminal, and without a hot
shoe), cannot be successfully used with pro strobes, so
please check in your digital camera's manual, and be aware of
this before ordering any pro strobes from any supplier.
Also, be aware that there are some slave flash units being sold
that come with a short delay (designed to overcome this problem),
but in many cases, these units still do not work! So take care
when ordering. Unfortunately, be aware that there are a number
of sellers who are NOT telling you about this potential problem
(greedy sons-of-guns), so be sure to check your digital camera's
manual before ordering from any source. Sure, I'm in business
to make a living, but I will NOT do so by taking advantage of
decent folks like you. If my equipment won't work to fill your
needs, I'll tell you so in advance (it's simply the decent and
honorable thing to do). As I mentioned above, I've been taken
advantage of by many photographic "salesmen" over the
years, and I'd hate to see this happen to you. Thanks for your
time and interest.
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