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Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:51 pm

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I've been experiencing a phenomenon where an Einstein will suddenly jump up in power, causing overexposed images.

I'm using a PocketWizard TTL5, and have the MC2 receivers in the sockets. I was wondering if the AC3 might be causing it, but it occurred tonight when I was just using the TTL5 without the AC3.

Is it likely to be an issue with the remote or receivers, or the flash itself?




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Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:15 pm

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It is almost certainly a result of the remotes. However, we are not capable of properly diagnosing the PocketWizard system. I suggest giving LPA (PocketWizard) a call.
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Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:19 pm

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I believe it was actually a loose hotshoe on the camera itself! It had come loose before (the symptoms were unreliable triggering, which I blamed poor PocketWizard for until it got so bad it stopped firing altogether and then I noticed the tilting of the hotshoe), and I tightened it, but it came loose again.

I didn't think of the hotshoe as a possible culprit for the power level changes, but it seems like it was probably (hopefully) the case. I just tightened it again with loctite for good measure.




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