Ikelite MS Stobe
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If you can obtain a slave trigger for the MS you should be able to make it work with point and shoot digital cameras. You may want to mask the camera strobe, to keep it from directly illuminating the subject, but still tigger the slave. Or put a reflector in front of the camera strobe to redirect the light towards your slave trigger.
Keep the digital camera's strobe set on the lowest level, because powering the strobe eats energy.
For direct TTL connection, I don't know.
Keep the digital camera's strobe set on the lowest level, because powering the strobe eats energy.
For direct TTL connection, I don't know.
I know it's the Canon Corner and all, BUT...
I use a Substrobe MS all the time with (Nikon) housed DSLRs. Strobes in manual.
No need for an external slave trigger, the internal slave sensor works fine as long as it can see the strobe tube of the primary (wired) strobe.
If you are refering to housed digicams, generally the MS is inadequate; it dumps a full-power shot when triggered. Modern digital-compatable strobes, like the DS50, can watch the digicam's strobe output, and quench the slave's strobe pulse at the same time as the camera's, thus providing auto exposure. They also can clone the pre-flash pulses.
Manual? Go for it; my MS's have been incrediblely bulletproof. Otherwise, you'll need a modern strobe.
< ducks for cover and retreats to Nikon Niche >
All the best, James
I use a Substrobe MS all the time with (Nikon) housed DSLRs. Strobes in manual.
No need for an external slave trigger, the internal slave sensor works fine as long as it can see the strobe tube of the primary (wired) strobe.
If you are refering to housed digicams, generally the MS is inadequate; it dumps a full-power shot when triggered. Modern digital-compatable strobes, like the DS50, can watch the digicam's strobe output, and quench the slave's strobe pulse at the same time as the camera's, thus providing auto exposure. They also can clone the pre-flash pulses.
Manual? Go for it; my MS's have been incrediblely bulletproof. Otherwise, you'll need a modern strobe.
< ducks for cover and retreats to Nikon Niche >
All the best, James
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