Pocket Wizards - USA or European versions

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I'm looking at getting a set of the new Pocket Wizards (MiniTT1 and FlexTT5), but the European models aren't available yet. (Before end of June is what their customer services told me)

I understand the differences between the European and USA versions in terms of frequency, but I don't understand why. Is it a legal issue? A practical issue (i.e. something else in Europe interferes with the USA wavelengths)? Something else?

Anyone on here using the new PWs?
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Yes, the frequency that the US PWs work on is reserved for other use in this country and you can (technically) get done for using them here.
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Breaking the law... 1/250th of a second at a time!

A mate bought his pws from the US, the plus side is that you don't need to get them programmed to your own unique code to definitely be on your own channel, because everyone else over here has UK channel ones! Downside is that the next time you buy a flash or body, it's gonna be more awkward to get another receiver...
 
Have you ever heard of any one being done for this????
 
I was looking at plus IIs this week to remotely fire a camera but I was going to need a cable (£120) to do it. :eek:

According to this bumph, these would be the best option.

http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/images/TT1-C.pdf


I was told the European frequency was the same in the UK as used by the emergency services? :shrug:
 
admirable said:
I was looking at plus IIs this week to remotely fire a camera but I was going to need a cable (£120) to do it. :eek:

According to this bumph, these would be the best option.

http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/images/TT1-C.pdf


I was told the European frequency was the same in the UK as used by the emergency services? :shrug:
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£120? just... wow.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pre-Trigger-C...3|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50 is all you need ;)

If you were looking at the powered box, all that that does is send a pulse to your camera every minute or so so that it doesn't go into standby mode... means you get a very very slightly faster response for the first photo per burst. You could build one of those boxes for about a pound :(

The UK emergency service's comms go over the standard mobile phone network, so I doubt that the pocketwizards will cause them any problems...
 
yeah.... it's a timer circuit that just keeps 'pressing' the button to keep the camera awake... if you can live with a (short) delay as your camera wakes up again (let your camera 'sleep' and then press the shutter button....not much of a delay really ;) ) then you just need a £12 cable (I think it's even £12 from pocketwizard themselves...) :)
 
itsdavedotnet said:
yeah.... it's a timer circuit that just keeps 'pressing' the button to keep the camera awake... if you can live with a (short) delay as your camera wakes up again (let your camera 'sleep' and then press the shutter button....not much of a delay really ;) ) then you just need a £12 cable (I think it's even £12 from pocketwizard themselves...) :)
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I think you're wrong but hey ho.
 
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