Will the DSMC have a hot shoe so that strobes can be fired with a pocket wizard?

doondoon · 03-04-2009, 07:27 AM

anyone ?

MikeHedge · 03-04-2009, 07:39 AM

that would rock

Jarred Land · 03-04-2009, 11:22 PM

we will have an x-sync (pc) port.. which you can drive pocket-wizards from directly or via a xsync to hotshoe adapter

( isn't it so convenient that those hot shoe adapter have 1/4 20 screw holes and we have a nice row of 1/4 20"s on top of the brains :) )

Mike McEntire · 03-04-2009, 11:40 PM

Hey Jarred any idea on the flash sync speed. Please continue to put the beat down on the comp and go 1/500 at least. That would huge.

Jarred Land · 03-05-2009, 12:57 AM

we actually have a few tricks up our sleeve...

doondoon · 03-05-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike McEntire

Hey Jarred any idea on the flash sync speed. Please continue to put the beat down on the comp and go 1/500 at least. That would huge.

Yes ! Neither the D3X nor the Canon 1Ds MKIII can sync faster than 200 or 250. I hear photographers and assistants bitching about this all of the time.

500 sync speed would be one of those little features that would put DSMC in a class with Hasselblad and Mamiya medium format cameras (which all sync @ 500).

Mike McEntire · 03-05-2009, 08:41 AM

That sounds great. Better start selling off the old and getting ready for the new.

Robin Balas · 03-05-2009, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doondoon

Yes ! Neither the D3X nor the Canon 1Ds MKIII can sync faster than 200 or 250. I hear photographers and assistants bitching about this all of the time.

500 sync speed would be one of those little features that would put DSMC in a class with Hasselblad and Mamiya medium format cameras (which all sync @ 500).

Except that Hassy sync at 1/800 and the Mamiya used for MFDB's sync at 1/90... The Rollei re-brands syncs at 1/1000.
Hassys that sync at 1/500 is the old ones which are hardly usefull for modern comercial studios as the tolerances are not good enough for critical focusing after some use.
MHO.

Jarred Land · 03-05-2009, 10:37 PM

you need to look at the whole system and not just the limitations of leaf or focal shutters .. The original Pocket wizards have a hard time past 1/250th of a second.. the new ones with Hypersync (which i havn't used yet) are supposed to solve that issue.

Paolo Tinari · 03-06-2009, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarred Land

the new ones with Hypersync (which i havn't used yet) are supposed to solve that issue.

Only with speedlights. Those are system specific, Canon or Nikon only.

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Mike McEntire Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 92	Hey Jarred any idea on the flash sync speed. Please continue to put the beat down on the comp and go 1/500 at least. That would huge. __________________ Mike McEntire Mack Dawg Productions

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03-04-2009, 11:22 PM	#3
Jarred Land Fire Chief Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,498	we will have an x-sync (pc) port.. which you can drive pocket-wizards from directly or via a xsync to hotshoe adapter ( isn't it so convenient that those hot shoe adapter have 1/4 20 screw holes and we have a nice row of 1/4 20"s on top of the brains :) )

03-05-2009, 12:57 AM	#5
Jarred Land Fire Chief Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,498	we actually have a few tricks up our sleeve...

03-05-2009, 10:37 PM	#9
Jarred Land Fire Chief Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,498	you need to look at the whole system and not just the limitations of leaf or focal shutters .. The original Pocket wizards have a hard time past 1/250th of a second.. the new ones with Hypersync (which i havn't used yet) are supposed to solve that issue.