Thursday, August 5, 2010

PocketWizard MultiMax vs Flex TT5 feature set comparison

MultiMax

  • Long Range Mode for remote camera triggering: Limited to 1/125 sync speed.
  • Short Range Mode for working at extremely close distances
  • Custom ID & moving your Custom ID frequency
  • Noise Sniffer: Senses fast, slow and peak.
  • Radio Relay Mode: Delay of ~1/800 seconds per relay.
  • Trigger confirmation and flash confirmation (with optional cable)
  • Quad triggering: 4 zones per channel and the ability to receive in multiple zones
  • SpeedCycler
  • Fast Mode: syncs up to 1/1000th
  • Intervalometer/Multipop: Doubles as Self-Timer or Cable Release
  • Programmed Rear Curtain delay

Mini TT1 / Flex TT5

  • Improved Rear Curtain sync: Doesn't need to be programmed like the MultiMAX and fires precisely at the end of the shot - unlike Canon's implementation
  • Pre-Flash Boost Mode: For using E-TTL in bright conditions where the normal pre-flash is not bright enough for the camera to see
  • DoF preview: Pseudo-modeling lights
  • Higher Efficiency High Speed Sync (for shots above your X-sync): Huge gains in efficiency due to much tighter timing, between 0.5 and 1.8 stops brighter output
  • HyperSync: Achieve better than X-sync with many cameras and flashes. Gains between 1/3rd and 2/3rd stop better sync speeds. Fast and smaller shutters have the most to gain.
  • AC3 Zone Controller / ControlTL: Wirelessly control the power between 3 groups of flashes, whether they're in E-TTL or manual.
  • Adjustable antenna
The bold lines denote the features that I am most excited about from each transceiver.

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