PocketWizard Goes Beyond TTL with the New MiniTT1 and FlexTT5
So. Burlington, VT – February 16, 2009 – Professional
photographers have depended on PocketWizard radio slaves for reliable
triggering of their manual flashes and cameras for years. With the
advent of digital technology, photographers have been seeking a simple
solution for off-camera TTL flash without limitations or complexity.
PocketWizard has made it possible with the “Slide-n-Shoot” simplicity
of the new ControlTL™ system, featuring the MiniTT1™ Transmitter and
FlexTT5™ Transceiver for Canon and Nikon. These new E-TTL II and i-TTL
capable radio slaves make taking off-camera flash as effortless as
slide-in, turn-on and shoot.
Now you can get perfect off-camera flash photos in any environment --
around corners, out-of-sight and in bright sun. Canon and Nikon users
can use the new MiniTT1 Transmitter and FlexTT5 Transceiver to control
single or multiple off-camera Canon E-TTLII or Nikon i-TTL flashes at
speeds up to 8/fps.
The MiniTT1 Transmitter is a tiny, low-profile unit (2.8 x 1.9 x 1.3
inches) that slides into the camera’s hot shoe. The FlexTT5 Transceiver
is also low-profile but slightly larger (3.6 x 2.9 x 1.4 in.)
transceiver. Both take the complex TTL data being sent through the
camera’s hot shoe and digitally transmit it in a reliable radio signal.
Photographers can now place TTL (or manual) flash units anywhere to
illuminate the scene: behind walls, under tables, on stands – anywhere
out of sight. Each flash unit is connected to a dedicated FlexTT5
Transceiver for TTL operation; there are no wires or connecting cables
required. Any change in ISO, aperture and shutter speed is
automatically adjusted for. Changes in flash exposure compensation on
your camera are passed along giving you convenient remote power control
of your TTL flash. The new units are compatible with any PocketWizard
for triggering manual flash or remote cameras or you can mix your TTL
flash with any manual flash if desired.
These products are the beginning of a new era in PocketWizard
technology featuring the ControlTL firmware. Designed for the latest
in digital cameras, ControlTL enables some previously impossible camera
capabilities including HyperSync™. HyperSync enables photographers to
achieve standard sync speeds up to 1/500 second and not just with TTL
flash, but with any flash.
Need more speed? Push beyond 1/500th and go into FP/High-Speed sync
mode automatically. No buttons to press or settings to change other
then your shutter speed will give you flash sync all the way to
1/8000th. Photographers can now use flash with wide-open apertures,
outdoors in bright sunlight resulting in some amazing new images.
Both units have a two-position channel switch with “Learn” mode that
can be programmed either by computer or with another PocketWizard
radio. The system works on 20 ControlTL channels or any of
PocketWizard’s 32 existing channels for traditional triggering and it
works with Canon and Nikon’s A-B-C zone capabilities including ratios.
Plug a Mini or Flex unit into a computer with the PocketWizard utility
software loaded and you can configure channel and zone settings,
HyperSync timing, sleep timers and more or just update the unit’s
firmware with the push of a button.
The new MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 radios can do all this and more and as
digital technology advances, more capabilities will be added to the
system, essentially offering “future proof” technology.
Versions for Canon are available March 1st, Nikon in 2Q, 2009. US
& Canadian markets. Other markets expected to be delivered April
1. Please contact your local distributor for availability.
PocketWizard products, including the PlusII, MultiMax, MiniTT1 and
FlexTT5 are made by LPA Design, based in South Burlington, Vermont and
sold by distributors around the world including the MAC Group in the
USA.
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