{"id":1344,"date":"2009-06-17T12:52:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T02:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2009-07-21T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T01:48:53","slug":"new-pocket-wizard-zone-controller-to-make-remote-flash-even-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=1344","title":{"rendered":"New Pocket Wizard &#8220;Zone Controller&#8221; to make remote flash even easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LPA Design has announced a new accessory for their new remote radio wireless TTL flash system which I have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=1014\">previously written blogs on &#8211; the FlexTT5 and MiniTT1<\/a> &#8211; a simple to use<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketwizard.com\/news_events\/news\/zonecontroller\/\"> Zone Controller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketwizard.com\/news_events\/news\/zonecontroller\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Zone controller\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocketwizard.com\/upload\/photos\/579zone_control_final_cropped_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Pocket wizard zone controller\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pocket wizard zone controller sitting on a FlexTT5<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now unfortunately, the FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 still has not reached Australian shores so I have not been able to try one, let alone buy them for my Canon system, but I am very keen to do so as they add some nice functionality, not the least, high speed sync at full flash output.<\/p>\n<p>The main problem with this new system is that to change the settings, you need a laptop, and to set zone output levels, you need a flash like the Canon 580EXII sitting on top of one.<\/p>\n<p>The new accessory, the Zone Controller helps make life easier by sitting in the hotshoe of a camera-mounted FlexTT5 or MiniTT1 unit, and then each of 3 zones of remote flash units can be easily controlled with <strong>3 main modes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auto:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>this allows you to dial in a flash compensation value in 1\/3rd stop increments to +\/- 3EV and in addition, takes into account the camera&#8217;s FEC setting which will apply to all 3 zones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manual:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>this allows you to dial in a manual power output of each flash down to 1\/64th power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Off:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>not surprisingly, this means that zone is not triggered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For simplicity, there are 3 thumb dials to control the level for each zone and a switch for each zone to set the mode.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to have a flash on camera, then a 580EXII on a FlexTT5 or MiniTT1 will probably suit your needs better than the Zone Controller, but for other purposes, the Zone Controller will be very nice indeed.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to be available in the US for Canon systems in August\/September 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LPA Design has announced a new accessory for their new remote radio wireless TTL flash system which I have previously written blogs on &#8211; the FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 &#8211; a simple to use Zone Controller. 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