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PocketWizard FlexTT5 Transceiver For Canon TTL Flashes and Digital SLR Cameras

by PocketWizard
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)

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Style: Canon Transceiver
Canon Transceiver
  • Full ETTL II /iTTL Autoflash and Ratio flash and exposure tracking
  • FP/High speed flash synch up to 1/8000th sec.
  • Autoflash sequences up to 8 frames per second
  • Triggers flash or cameras
  • Works with all Pocket Wizard 32 channels and zones
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For a limited time, buy a PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 or two FlexTT5 Transceivers for either Canon or Nikon, and receive a free AC3 ZoneController, a $79 value. To learn more about savings on PocketWizard bundles, click here.

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Product Details

Style: Canon Transceiver
PocketWizard Brochure [5.64mb PDF]
  • Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 3.6 x 2.8 inches ; 5.4 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B001TANZ0W
  • Item model number: 801-150
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
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  • Date first available at Amazon.com: February 16, 2009

Product Description

Style: Canon Transceiver

From the Manufacturer

PocketWizardCameraCable The dedicated FlexTT5 Transceiver, with its built in hot-shoe and ControlTL firmware, is the perfect addition to Canon E-TTL II flash systems. The FlexTT5 takes the existing benefits of Canon wireless systems beyond the boundaries of infrared technology. When paired with the Mini TT1 Transmitter or another FlexTT5 Transceiver, a whole new world of wireless flash freedom opens up. The FlexTT5 is also the perfect Transceiver for your manual triggering needs and works with all MultiMAX channels and many of the MultiMAX advanced functions.

The FlexTT5's simple design comes to life through its hot-shoe connection with a camera or flash. Mount a flash or command unit on the FlexTT5 to use the same zone controls and ratio commands as you would normally. The system tracks your changes in ISO, shutter speed and aperture and reacts accordingly to make sure exposures stay right on target. Use the flash compensation dial on your camera or flash just as you would normally and the changes pass seamlessly through the system.

The FlexTT5 has two channel configuration settings; C1 and C2. Each can be programmed as needed with up to 20 ControlTL channels for TTL photography, or 32 standard channels for manual flash photography. The FlexTT5 Transceiver also has a three-zone selector switch for ease of use with Canon zones and ratios.

With PocketWizard HyperSync Technology, the FlexTT5 can precisely advance the timing of your flash trigger so that increased flash sync speeds, up to 1/500th of a second is achievable with many strobes.

Need more speed? Push your ControlTL system beyond 1/500th and go into FP/High-Speed sync mode automatically. Simply change your shutter speed to get flash sync all the way to 1/8000th. No buttons to press or settings to change!

A PocketWizard Utility download is provided to support the FlexTT5 Transceiver via a USB port. The Utility allows you to configure your channel settings, dial in your HyperSync timing, adjust your sleep-mode timers as well as update your product to the latest firmware.

The FlexTT5 also has our Auto-Sensing Transceiver Technology that enables it to switch back and forth between Transmitter and Receiver modes as needed for greater flexibility on the job. When a hot-shoe or other trigger is detected, it automatically switches to Transmitter mode. With Auto Relay Mode you can easily trigger a remote camera in sync with remote flash. Put a camera where you can't be and use remote TTL or non-TTL lighting at the same time. Expand your coverage and increase your creativity.

Compatible with the following:

Canon DSLR Cameras: 1Ds MKIII, MKII; 1D MKIII; MKII; 1DMKII N; 5D, 5D MKII; 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D; Rebel XT/350D, Rebel XTi/400D, Rebel XS/1000D, Rebel XSi/450D.

Canon Flash Units: 580EX, 580EXII, 430EX, and 430EXII.

Find the Right Pocket Wizard Camera Cable


CM-N3
804-501


CM-T3
804-502
N90M3
804-503
RLM3-P
804-505
RZM3
804-506
MAFM3
804-507
HBM3
804-508
CM-E3
804-509
CM-N3-P
804-511

CM-T3-P
804-512
N90M3-P
804-513
RZM3-P
804-515
MAFM3-P
804-517

CM-E3-P
804-519
NM4-P
804-520
N-MCDC2
804-521
N-MCDC2-P
804-522
N90M-ACC*
802-452
CM-N3-ACC*
802-453
N90M-ACC-ND*
802-454
CM-E3_ACC*
802-456
N-MCDC2-ACC
802-455

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Product Description

The FlexTT5 transceiver shares the MiniTT1 transmitter’s(ordered sepretaly) features and adds the advanced auto-sensing and relay modes introduced with the PocketWizard Plus II, as well as camera and flash ports for PocketWizard cable connection to any camera or flash system. Used as a transmitter, the FlexTT5 can provide TTL auto flash at distances of up to 800 feet* and conventional triggering up to 1200 feet* with the aid of a flip-up antenna.The unit feature a two-position channel selector that is factory programmed to the PocketWizard classic channel one and two. Using the included software and USB port, you can program either channel to any of the PocketWizard system’s 32 digitally encoded channels and four zones. A special Learning Mode enables simple, in-the-field programming of all channels. Compatible with the following: Canon DSLR Cameras: 1Ds MKIII, MKII; 1D MKIII; MKII; 1DMKII N; 5D, 5D MKII; 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D; Rebel XT/350D, Rebel XTi/400D, Rebel XS/1000D, Rebel XSi/450D Canon Flash Units: 580EX, 580EXII, 430EX, and 430EXII

Customer Reviews

Sent in another complaint issue off their website, no response. Tim  |  14 reviewers made a similar statement
I just cannot recommend this to anyone as it is right now. RK  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
103 of 107 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars They Work Fine Now - Kinks Worked Out October 21, 2009
Style Name:Canon Transmitter|Amazon Verified Purchase
Adding: If you want a recommendation on whether to get the Flex and Mini or just 2 flexes, I'd suggest 2 flexes. First, because the flexes use regular batteries. And second because that gives you more options as you add lights and equipment to your set up (since the Mini can only be used on camera and not as a trigger for the flash). I do like owning the mini because it is so tiny and I hardly even notice it is on my camera. But both the Flex and Mini are very low profile and don't have the 'get knocked off' issues that the Plus IIs had.

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A lot of the early reviews are before updates to download for this product had been made available (or used!). It works fine now. I have a very noisy 580EXII and both the Flex and Mini work fine with it. For me, dependability was about making sure the antenna was never pointed down. If you have any problem with the unit, typically it is because the antenna aren't parallel or are pointed at the ground. Just move either unit and you're fine. There are a lot of demonstrations, videos, and FAQ tips on how to really get these to work well.

I'll give my thoughts and also make comparisons to the Radio Poppers since the Radio Poppers (RP) are the only competitor on the market able to do ETTL type of shooting (ability to shoot at fast shutter speeds). The Elinchrom Sky Ports and the Paul C Buff Cyberlinks will only trigger flashes manually and below the camera's synch speed - which is very limiting.

I'm not going to go too technical into the specs and descriptions since those are readily available on the net.

Overview

Right off the bat, I LOVE the design improvements over their predecessors, the PW Plus IIs.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars MUCH improved (was: Not ready for Prime Time) March 18, 2009
Style Name:Canon Transceiver
UPDATE: I have had the opportunity to test both the Flex TT5 and Mini TT1 remotes again, with the latest firmware updates and using the Canon 430EX II flash. The results using the 430EX II flash are SIGNIFICANTLY better than using my original 430EX flash. In fact, I would say that shooting indoors using the 430EX II yielded a 99% success rate. And, when using my 430EX flash I did achieve MUCH better results after the latest firmware updates-- probably a 95%+ success rate. Outdoors the success rate dropped a bit for both flashes-- I am hopeful that the forthcoming AC-7 product will get these units back to peak performance. Long story short, I am now 95% convinced that these PWs are capable of performing quite well, 100% if you have the less-noisy Canon strobes. I don't seem to be able to update my star rating, but if I could I would bump it to 4 stars.

One other note... Recently, I have had the opportunity to work with the folks in customer service at PocketWizard, and want to report that they are top notch. So many companies don't "get" customer service-- these folks definitely do. They have been very receptive to the issues that I have been encountering and have gone above and beyond to help me resolve them. It is very obvious that they really care about their products and their customers as well. I knew that PocketWizard had a great reputation from their products (which is why I was so disappointed with my initial experience), but, from my experience, their customer service is the best there is. I'd rate that experience 5-stars.

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UPDATE: I have contacted the manufacturer and they have informed me that they are working on a fix to get the 403EX to perform better with their devices.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but trouble April 4, 2009
By RK
Style Name:Canon Transceiver|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was my first Pocket Wizard product. I so wanted this product to work but after trying everything I could, I give up. A product that costs this much money should not be this much trouble. I was trying everything I could to get it to 'maybe' work consistently. It would fire, then I would take one step backward, then no fire. I would take two steps forward, then maybe it would fire one out of two times. I just cannot recommend this to anyone as it is right now. I also do not want to take the chance that 'maybe' it will work with a future update. Final experience: 3 out of 5 shots worked (with a lot of stepping back and forth to reach the sweet spot). Maybe 10-15 feet at most inside with a clear line of sight. Would not work around walls or obstructions. Outside maybe 50 feet if line of sight was just right. Did not work at all with a Canon 420EX. All tests were shot with a Canon 580EXII.
As I said, I so wanted this to work but it feels and acts like this was rushed and not ready for prime time yet. Had to send my unit back.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't need TTL, but Like the Trim Design October 28, 2009
Style Name:Canon Transceiver
I realize that the point of these new pocket wizards is that they can use TTL information to control the settings of Canon flashes and thereby do more than the basic pocket wizards, which just trigger remote flashes and strobe lights. However, I don't want or need the TTL feature. I mostly use strobe flashes. I only occasionally use a Canon flash, remotely. When I do, I manually set it the Canon flashes and use my Pocket Wizard MultiMAX transceivers. So if the TTL features isn't working as well as some reviewers here say--even after the firmware upgrade--it doesn't really matter to me. For simple flash triggering, it works fine.

If you have the same needs as do I, consider my reasons for buying this pocket wizard: I bought one of them because I needed another pocket wizard flash trigger and decided that the design for the FlexTT5 has a more minimal profile. It looks slicker and it's not as nerdy as the other models. With the MultiMax, it looks like I have a small walkie-talkie attached to the top of my camera. I don't mind my MultiMax transceivers attached to my strobe lights, but I wanted something more trim for my camera. As for cost, the FlexTT5 is about eighty dollars cheaper that the MultiMax and has all of its features. It's also only fifty dollars more than the PocketWizard PLUS II, which is limited in features.
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