DP1on1: Episode 6
In this episode Mark explains how to set up a Pocket Wizard system. Mark also explains how you can mix and match lighting equipment from different manufacturers.
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Thanks Mark! what did you use for the master set up for novotron. I am trying to get a pocket wizard for my novas. There were like 3 connections??? Thanks a mill!
excellent video, thanks alot Mark!
great video, it really help!!
now im sure to buy pocket wizard, and its worth the money!!
Thanks so much Mark, this information is crucial to anyone who wants to begin portraiture photography. Thanks a lot…
I have a set of $30 triggers and when they work they are great but I only get the flash to go off about 70% of the time. The other 30% of the time I shoot and get no flash. That gets old very quick. I’m hoping to get some Pocket Wizards soon to get a more reliable setup.
THANK YOU!!!!
Mark, you are a GOD! :) This is EXACTLY what I needed to know for a band hoot tomorrow. Multiple Lights, Seconic Light Meter, and 2 Pocket Wizards. Thank You!!
Because the pocket wizards are supposedly more reliable. But even so for what they are they are extremely over priced. They use the same technology $30 wireless mice and keyboards use. They’re just extremely simple radio transceivers.
These videos are great - but why would anyone want to waste money on Pocket Wizards when Alien Bees Cybersyncs and Cyber Commander are out there?
I don’t mean to nitpick & this is really more for your own personal information so you can delete this after you read it if you’d like. Pocket Wizard’s aren’t made by “the Pocket Wizard company” :) Their made by a company called LPA Design which is an American company, based in Vermont I believe.
Just, you know…. an FYI thing…
There is a cable included for connecting your pocket wizard to a strobe. The 1/8″ mono plug (or headphone plug, it’s the same thing, different words) to PC cable comes in the box. I own 6.
Yes, I too had to go to Radio Shack to get the cable.
The fact that Pocket Wizard gets over $200.00 for a piece of plastic with a simple transceiver inside, and yet, they can’t include a $3.00 cable so you can hook the unit up to a strobe right out of the box is disappointing.
You can get the cable at Radio Shack for like $3.00, or buy the pocket wizard brand for like $20.00 haha. I bought about 6 of those cables.
Same here.
The cable I received has a small (camera sych end) and a male end for the pocket wizard.
No way to attach the pocket wizard directly to an Alien bee strobe without an adapter.
I wish Pocket Wizard had explained this or included it with the unit.
You sure about the inclusion of a headphone jack in the PW purchase? All I got was a connector between the camera’s PC port and the PW…
Awesome tutorial. I sort of knew how it worked together by reading about it, but it’s so much better (and easier to understand) to actually see it step by step. Thanks for the video.
Mark, this video was tremendously educational. You have a talent for teaching; everything was extremely clear.
great vid, im saving for a pocketwizard right now.
Terrific! Thanks for the feedback. Where can we find your work?
Mark I’ve watched all of the videos you have posted and they are great tools for understanding studio lighting equipment. I teach studio lighting classes and seeing you explain studio in this format has really help me to see a clear and easy way to bring this material into my own class room. Thank you and I hope you keep making more videos.
Lovely video. Thank you for sharing, that was very informative.
Mark - what a great video. This is the first one I’ve seen and am impressed. Can’t wait to watch the rest. Marc Wallis
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the pocket wizard is not the “digital” version of a sync cable…..it is the “wireless” version
Thank you! I was trying to figure if it was the module or the Sekonic itself. I’m going to return the module.
Debbi
Pocket wizard might be useful and it is entirely depends on the user. though it is expensive its usage make your portrait photography well and good at the time when you want the process without any issue. anyway this is nice video mark you have explained it very clear