Great video Gavin as always and apologies I am more than a little late to comments but other than that great video and not just that I look forward to watching you because you make me smile and laugh and it brightness my day
Thanks for the comment and watching the catch up Kirsty. Photography should be fun IMHO, so smiling and laughing are all important part of my process 😁
Hello again from A Coruña (Galicia, Northwestern Spain) There is a new acronym which is gaining more and more recognition: NFNP (No Flash No Picture) 🙃
True but then the Sekonic 858 becomes your flash control and not the transmitter. With the way I work that often leads to a miss match of settings and seemingly random light changes.
@@GavinHoey Once I got used to how the meter changed settings on the lights immediately, I had no issues. I am impressed that I can even turn on the modeling light or HSS by simply choosing that mode. I keep my trigger in APP mode on top of the camera. I usually use a pocket wizard III Plus cabled into my D850, and that works well. Just another tool. I love your approach with the 308 as well. I would have saved a bunch of money if I had watched your videos before I ever got into flash.
I thought the first picture of Chloe when you switched to manual was well exposed(phone screen) but could have used some fill to take out some of the depth of shadow.
with Canon EOS R5, I have not been able to get HSS to work with TTL with the Xplor 400 TTL. This has been big disappointment for me, as I intended to use this for outdoor work. I bought a small Profoto flash, and it does work with TTL in HSS mode.
Yes, if you use the Sekonic 858D with the Godox/Flashpoint transmitter module you set it to the same channel as your flash. The transmitter is also set to the same channel as the flash and I use the transmitter to adjust the flash power in each group. The camera is really just a passenger and not involved with flash power or groups / channels.
Yes. Always M mode for studio flash for me. I set the ISO, aperture and shutter speed.The flash works out how much light to output to match my settings.
Hi Mark. The no flash = no picture only applies to the exposure of the images, not the EVF. I use optical simulation mode (name varies across brands) with gives me a bright viewfinder and the AF has no issues 👍
