Questions tagged “optical slave”

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Why did my monolights stop firing reliably when using optical slave mode in a large studio?

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2y ago

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What is S2 optical slave mode for on a flash?

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7y ago

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Why won’t my Yongnuo YN565EX III reliably fire as an optical slave with a Canon 750D/T6i pop-up flash?

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7y ago

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Why don't my studio strobes fire correctly when triggered by the Canon 77D built-in flash in wireless mode?

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8y ago

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Can a manual off-camera flash be triggered by my camera’s built-in flash?

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8y ago

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Can a Yongnuo YN565EX be used off-camera with a Nikon D5300 without a separate trigger?

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9y ago

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Why are my studio strobes firing when another photographer uses a flash?

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9y ago

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How can I trigger a manual optical-slave flash from a TTL flash without misfires from the pre-flash?

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10y ago

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How can I use an optical slave flash with a Sony NEX-3 if the built-in flash fires a pre-flash?

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10y ago

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Why does only one Falconeyes SS-350H strobe fire with my RF-DD4 trigger?

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10y ago

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Why won’t my Sony RX10 reliably trigger old studio flashes with optical slaves?

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11y ago

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Why use radio flash triggers instead of optical slave mode?

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11y ago

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What does the SL mode do on a Yongnuo YN565EX flash?

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11y ago

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Why does an off-camera optical slave flash look weak or soft with a point-and-shoot camera?

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11y ago

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Can a Sony RX100 trigger an optical slave flash without a hot shoe?

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12y ago

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Can a Fuji X100T’s built-in flash trigger a Canon 600EX-RT off-camera?

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12y ago

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Can Sony wireless TTL optical flash triggering be used with simple optical slave flashes?

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12y ago

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Can studio strobes be triggered by an on-camera flash instead of radio triggers?

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12y ago

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Why doesn’t a smartphone LED trigger my flash’s optical slave?

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12y ago

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How can I stop the Canon T2i built-in flash from firing a pre-flash when optically triggering another flash?

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13y ago

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