Preliminary findings on Pocket Wizard Mini and Flex
February 27, 2009WOW, what a grueling 24 hrs trying to get these things working. I want to start off with a big thanks to the MAC group for supplying some test samples and some tech support.
What’s wrong?
The most common question we’ve been bombarded with is, “Does this system work?” 20 hours ago, my response would have been, no. Pocket Wizards have always been a reliable product, and we (Mike, Cody, Suzy and I) just would not take no for an answer. It’s obviously something we’re not doing or something missing out of the equation. The units are supposed to work straight out of the box, but they aren’t. We’ve also had several people asking if we’ve read the instruction manual. Techno geeks would never admit to reading the manual. But after the debacle last night, we’ve combed through the full manual several times.
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Eric Koch Photo: Thanks for your work. I can't wait to get my hands on them to have a go.
Simon: Thanks - I just want something that works as easily as the IR system ... hope you get it sorted
Craig Single: Great findings guys...seems like they rushed this out to market...you guys should have had these with a ND agreement and tested these 6 months ago...or at least 6 months before they announced them...I'm confident that PW will work it all out..hopefully :)
Minghao Yang: Jordan, thanks for this insightful test and information sharing. Please help me to understand this better: if I put a 580EX II on the flex tt5, it will be triggered by tt5, however, the high speed sync will work but not the compensation? Have you guys tried the grouping and ratio on tt5? How do you set the different 580EX to different group if their backs only show the master mode?
Shawn Bumgarner: Just wanted to say thanks for the write-up! I was wondering how you guys would feel about the minis in comparison to the poppers... seems a bit inconclusive still? Seems I'll need to wait til the Nikon versions ship so I can test for myself! Thanks again for taking the time to write about your trouble shooting... I'm sure that will prove useful for others! As always, thanks fro sharing so much of your knowledge!
Peter Holcombe: Thanks Jordan, Great as always.....
Alan Nielsen: Thanks for the review. I stumbled across it looking for reviews on the PW. I'm going to check them out in person at lunch today and hopefully this review combined with what the store can show me, I'll have some new toys.