tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post4834512111921453520..comments2022-09-06T11:45:39.065+04:00Comments on Charles Verghese - A Dubai Photographer's Blog: Clash Of The Titans - Phottix Atlas vs PocketWizard Plus II (Product Showcase & Short Range Testing) - Part 2 of 3)Charles Verghesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01946342446962742658noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-8361391513652853712010-11-12T13:51:02.710+04:002010-11-12T13:51:02.710+04:00Quote: "What is this little rectangle thingy ...Quote: "What is this little rectangle thingy just beside the On/Off (Power) switch? Is it a cover or an infrared window? Can't really make it out. What is it's significance?"<br /><br />Yesterday I got my Atlas and on that place there is a WRS mode switch. <br /><br />WRS mode works using two channels - one channel for the wireless remote and the on-camera Atlas, another channelUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508454165737171515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-16974026349787127742010-10-28T19:33:21.359+04:002010-10-28T19:33:21.359+04:00Enjoyed reading your article. Perhaps you have an ...Enjoyed reading your article. Perhaps you have an earlier version. I just got my Phottix Atlas and on the side where the On/off switch is, there is another switch marked "WRS MODE - on.off". According to the manual, its Wireless Remote Sync, which when turned on enables you to use one of the Atlas as a wireless remote trigger for the shutter as well as flash.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251706255973934722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-2601659469704024142010-08-01T21:04:10.790+04:002010-08-01T21:04:10.790+04:00@Paul,
The Canon 5D & the 5D MKII both have a...@Paul,<br /><br />The Canon 5D & the 5D MKII both have a maximum sync speed of 1/250th of a second. Both the PocketWizard & Phottix wireless triggers will sync at these speeds.<br /><br />It is a limitation of the camera and not of the radio triggers.Charles Verghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946342446962742658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-719591583144321622010-08-01T03:01:13.826+04:002010-08-01T03:01:13.826+04:00Hi Charles,
Could I ask whats the max sync speed w...Hi Charles,<br />Could I ask whats the max sync speed with the Phottix Atlas + 5Dmk2 ?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468240040248430320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-21649125873823180902010-06-18T13:54:01.629+04:002010-06-18T13:54:01.629+04:00Mårten
The Atlas is a "dumb" trigger, i...Mårten<br /><br />The Atlas is a "dumb" trigger, ie has no TTL functionality that is just like the PocketWizard PlusII. The Atlas will fire any PocketWizard wireless radio that is capable of receiving. The reverse is true as well.<br /><br />CharlesCharles Verghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946342446962742658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-37979959477878239932010-06-18T13:45:39.846+04:002010-06-18T13:45:39.846+04:00Nice review!
I have one question, and it is proba...Nice review!<br /><br />I have one question, and it is probably already answered but I just want to be sure about this… By compatible with pocketwizard, does that mean that E-TTL II is fully functional? Or is this just a “dumb” radiotrigger with very good reach?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05966652714500216583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-36057242566981936222010-06-16T20:11:45.068+04:002010-06-16T20:11:45.068+04:00Charles,
Thanks for your review, I am expecting ...Charles, <br /><br />Thanks for your review, I am expecting this product and was checking their website and realized that the "little rectangle thingy" on your pre-production model is a cover for a new switch: "Fire All Channels ON/OFF".<br /><br />Best Regards.Geraldo Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591812767053597180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-13232795906905840392010-06-16T10:54:31.457+04:002010-06-16T10:54:31.457+04:00Great review! Thank you.
Man, 3 for around the pri...Great review! Thank you.<br />Man, 3 for around the price of one Plus II with a metal foot and hotshoe...suh-weet!<br /><br />I'll be keeping an eyeball out for those!Von Durvishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945315032591341956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-45950117558069088922010-06-16T00:35:36.451+04:002010-06-16T00:35:36.451+04:00@moonie - Yes they did have the intermittent firin...@moonie - Yes they did have the intermittent firing..but as I mention in part3, I have been notified by Phottix that this has been sorted out<br /><br />@McCarthyink - I used the 5D Mk I as the primary camera & the 1D Mk IIn was on the tripod to capture. I didn't notice any banding. The images on post 3 are direct from cameraCharles Verghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946342446962742658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-28449375488620911122010-06-15T21:17:04.493+04:002010-06-15T21:17:04.493+04:00Great review, thank you. Did you say you were sho...Great review, thank you. Did you say you were shooting with the 5D or the 5d Mk II? I know that some of the "ebay triggers" caused banding on the top of some exposures due to RF interference. Have you noticed this at all with the Atlas?McCarthyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504372793053055150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-16017920134461490492010-06-02T11:53:37.148+04:002010-06-02T11:53:37.148+04:00thanks so much for putting in the time to do all t...thanks so much for putting in the time to do all this. i'm excited about this one. i'm curious, did the intermittent firing of the flashes continue while you were on location shooting? hopefully its something that will be fixed by the release. i have tt1 and tt5's. on a job tonight my flash was self triggering with one of the receivers as well. so pocket wizzards aren't immune to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723536625364333611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-42383103197007584572010-06-01T02:36:24.049+04:002010-06-01T02:36:24.049+04:00Hi All!
Thanks for visiting this review and posti...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting this review and posting your comments.<br /><br />I am not sure of the release date (both globally & in the US - US version) and the suggested retail price. However, I can say that I purchased 3 Atlas (European version) triggers for around the same (little bit more) price as a Plus II PocketWizard!<br /><br />If I remember right, I remember being told Charles Verghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946342446962742658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-82051762042439991632010-05-31T03:56:33.720+04:002010-05-31T03:56:33.720+04:00Ok...do you maybe know when will they be available...Ok...do you maybe know when will they be available? Because I really want some :D PW are just to expensive for playing around... :SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-55227347983248479302010-05-18T00:24:42.644+04:002010-05-18T00:24:42.644+04:00WOW this is great
Thanks for your review
waitin...WOW this is great<br /><br />Thanks for your review<br /><br /><br />waiting for availability and pricingyitzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799841091385166684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351272349679562929.post-36243750635193001012010-05-13T05:30:35.450+04:002010-05-13T05:30:35.450+04:00Wow, great article, these are really going to give...Wow, great article, these are really going to give ole pocket wizard a hard time! And it's about time really, those things are stupid over priced... I am looking forward to Atlas here in the US. What will the price be? For the 3rd post can you try the atlas mounted to the camera and a flash in the atlas hotshoe? This seems awesome and yet crazy to me. I'd like to see how its pulled off. Jason Corneveauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080502337067997029noreply@blogger.com