Mini TT1 and Flex TT5

<p>I just bought my Pocket wizards for my Canon 5D. Excited to use them, I followed the instructions both online and the manual in the package. For some strange reason, the Mini TT1 and the Flex TT5 aren't communicating! My flash won't fire even though I have my flash set to ETTL. Is there something obvious I overlooked????</p>

Which flash?

 

What are your settings?

Are you using the test button with the miniTT1 off the camera, or are you trying to fire the flash by making photos?

<p>We need more information. You have a mini TT1 in the hot shoe and a Flex 5 off camera with an eTTl flash? If you are looking for TTL control, you need <em>something</em> as a master. Either a TTL master flash in the TT1 hot shoe or a controller such as the AC3. You can probably set the system up to have the mini trigger the OCF "old school" which is to say that you are controlling the flash power from the flash position but that defeats the purpose of the Flex system.</p>

I have several years of experience with the ControlTL system, with a wide variety of both Canon and Nikon cameras, with

various Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights (respective of the camera system) and with various monolights (Paul C

Buff ABR800 &Einstein E640, and Elinchrom Rangers ) that use the respective Control transceivers); and with flashes

that simply use the ControlTL as a radio trigger.

 

To be blunt, from my experience what Deerfield says..."If you are looking for TTL control, you need something as a

master. Either a TTL master flash in the TT1 hot shoe or a controller such as the AC3."

 

Is completely untrue. If you want to bias the output of TTL controlled flashes with the ControlTL system you can use either

a "master" flash in the MiniTT1 hotshoe or you can use an AC-3 but you don't need to. Your Canon camera's FEC bias

setting can do that.

With Canon, which camera and flash you are using matters as Canon, whether intentionally or unintentionally has tried to

lock users into using only their 600EX-RT Speedlites if you want wireless off camera E-TTL controlled flash with certain

camera bodies. PocketWizard has a compatibility list here: http://wiki.pocketwizard.com/index.php?

title=Canon_Compatibility

 

These limitations hold not only for the ControlTL system but also For the new Profoto AirTTL system as well for example.

<p>Right from the Pocket Wizard site: "Locking your MiniTT1 Transmitter into the hot shoe of a Canon or Nikon DSLR camera, and mounting flashes onto FlexTT5 Transceivers gives you full flash exposure control with the freedom and reliability of a PocketWizard radio. There are no special settings to make or modes to call up. Use the camera’s flash exposure controls for basic control of remote flashes, or add an <a title="AC3 ZoneController" href="http://wiki.pocketwizard.com/index.php?title=AC3_ZoneController">AC3 ZoneController</a> or Canon/Nikon Master unit for even more flexibility."<br /> Did you check to make sure you have the setting to the same channel? and are you using a Canon flash?</p>