Dan Pearson using Canon 5D MKii to shoot ST-E2 blog clips

[juanpaulr]

You can combine the PW and the ST-E2 and that will allow you to control zones. PW is coming out with a zone controller for around $70 way cheaper and smaller than the ST-E2. The product is still in testing mode.

[juanpaulr]

I have read the comments and information and I think that some folks haven't looked at combining the ST-E2 with the pocket wizard...well the latest PW TT5 flex and the TT1 transmitter. The Canon ST-E2 offer one thing the the latest PW does not which is zone control. You can control which flash to fire with the ST-E2. With the PW TT5 and TT! you cannot you can adjust the exposure of the flash but if you have more than two then the exposure with adjust both instead of one A or B.

[ignatiusofantioch2]

@juanpaulr

The Radio popper px transmitter sync with st-e2 as an on-board commander and a radiopopper px receiver is more reliable than the PW TT5/TT5 or TT5/TT1 combination. With the Radiopopper PX system setup with ST-e2 as the on-board commander and 580exii as the slave, you can have ETTL, High Speed Sync up to 1/8000th, 1,500' Range, NO Line of Sight needed, NO Sunlight Interference, NO Cables, NO Programming or PC needed. But both radiopopper transmitter and receiver cost $249.00 each.

[glxblt]

Can you tell me if it's possible to somehow disable the AF assist light strobing on the 580 EX II while using it as the slave flash with the ST-E2?

[DanPearsonPhoto]

People often mention PW's as competition to the ST-E2. They are not .. they are a different device, more sophisticated and offering more features. For many users the ST-E2 will perform faultlessly. You have to buy kit that fits your needs. Many professionals are on a budget and need to maximise their profit. The ST-E2 is an underused piece of kit that does a good job for the price. it's hard wearing, effective and affordable.

[alimilibibi]

In my experience, ST-E2 is good only for indoor shoots... have you noticed that the second click of your shutter, your EZbox didn't fire... pocketwizard is better off with almost the same price...

[tigerspy44]

almost?...

lol, yeah right dude, you have to have a transmitter AND receiver to use pocket wizards.

they run for $200 each at B&H.....that's double the price.

...YES they are better....but you got me excited when you said "almost the same price"...then i found out that you need two units just to fire 1 flash.....=/

[DanPearsonPhoto]

The ST-E2 serves its purpose. Although I do also use PW's. In this particular video I am showing the ST-E2. For £120 GBP, you can fire multiple flash units, also until recently the ST-E2 was the only device that allowed you to control the output os 2+ flashes. In sunlight the range of the ST-E2 drops but it does work. Most portraits are shot within range of the ST-E2 and for Canon users this is a great piece of kit, that allows anyone to shoot off camera flash shots at an affordable price.

[DGrieux]

@alimilibibi

There is a good chance the second click didn't triggered the flashgun because the speedlite was running out of the batteries and/or because the short time between those two shots which was just above 1 sec. I have the very same speedlite on my camera (no wireless transmitter) and I can tell it doesn't recharge as fast after 50 pops. Even more, after 100 pops it takes around 3-4 seconds depending on the batteries type and the output power of the flashgun. Regards.

[jsynnott]

Nice video. It's a great piece of kit, very expensive though!