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September 15, 2011 by Craig

Phottix Odin – An ETTL Flash Trigger

Odin-TTL-575

Phottix Odin

It’s here. The Phottix Odin, an ETTL capable remote flash trigger that has just hit the market. The release announcement was today and they will start shipping next week. I’ll add some links to the Phottix Store as soon as it’s ready to buy. From talk that’s gone on around the photography world in recent months, this is a device that has been eagerly awaited by many since it was first announced earlier this year. As a Phottix-sponsored photographer, I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time over the past few months testing with demo samples of the Odin and providing some feedback to Phottix from real world situations. Now that it’s been released, I can offer you my thoughts on this unit. What follows is based on my experiences with the Odin and is in no way influenced by my relationship with Phottix.

Phottix Odin TTL Flash Trigger

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May 31, 2011 by Craig

Looking at the Phottix Strato II Multi

Taiwanese female in traditional Shanghai style qipao dress in an old Chinese temple. Shot using the new Phottix Strato II Multi wireless flash trigger.

Phottix made a big entry into the field of wireless flash triggers last year with the release of the Phottix Atlas and Phottix Strato. One year on and the Strato has undergone a makeover, boosting it’s features and specifications to bring you a better wireless flash trigger. The new Phottix Strato II Multi 5-in-1 Wireless Trigger, like its predecessor offers a TTL passthrough, 4 separate channels, a 1/250 shutter sync and the ability to function as a remote shutter. This new updated version goes further, boosting the range to 150m, offering 4 groups (A, B, C, D) in addition to the 4 channels, a slight physical redesign for better handling, and backwards compatibility.

Photttix Strato II Multi 5-in-1 Wireless Trigger
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March 3, 2011 by Craig

Seamless vs Alley

Alan in the alley

What and where a photographer places a portrait subject is often determined by a few different considerations. At times, you’ll simply be carrying out a client brief and have little or no say in the matter. Other times, you’ll only have 5 or 10 minutes to get the shots and have to do it in a boardroom or the corner of an office. Sometimes you’ll have the luxury of being able to create a concept and fully storyboard it and build up a set much like Dave Jackson did with his circus shoot. Other times it’ll be basic seamless backgrounds in a studio or found locations using the natural environment. Every photographer has their own bias and ideas as to what is best. A few days ago, I found myself in the newly opened D Studio in Taipei for an afternoon worth of casual shooting. I’d gone in with one particular idea that I wanted to try expecting that we’d be photographing some Brazilian and Hungarian dancers. I had a concept in mind for the Brazilian dancers that I’m not going to tell you about because I hope to execute it sometime in the future. Why couldn’t I do it the other day? Simply because none of the dancers bothered to show up. Or call and tell us they weren’t coming. Or answer the phone when we called them. It seems to be a growing problem amongst some of the foreign models and artistic community here in Taiwan that they think they can simply blow the shoot off. Fortunately we had a second session booked this time, following the previous week where a different model didn’t bother to show up or call (apparently a dog ate his phone). The second session featured a couple of Taiwanese guys who had a distinct idea as to what they wanted. Most of the shoot involved one of them only with the other deciding he wanted a quick session at the end. In comparison to the foreign talent, the locals are wonderful. Reliable, punctual and full of ideas.

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