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I know this looks like overkill, but eventually I’ll find a project that will use all these at once!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nikon D300 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5<\/p><\/div>\n\nThe other day I thought it would be cool to turn all my old cameras into remote cameras that I could place in certain spots when I cover events–locations where it would be much easier to click a remote button as opposed to walking across the room and disrupting the flow of an event.\u00a0 So I went down the rabbit hole of a way to trigger remote cameras at the same time I take a picture from my main camera.\u00a0 Mirrorless and some late gen DSLRs allow one to take a photo from your phone via WiFi and see the preview\/post image, but I needed a solution that remote sports and wedding photographers have used for ages–immediate radio triggering.\u00a0 After all these years the technology hasn’t changed much, and so the only reliable way really is still Pocket Wizards.<\/span>\n\n

Way back in the day I bought a pair of Pocket Wizards that I only used to trigger studio lights and other off camera speedlights for cameras that didn’t support Nikon’s wireless CLS system.\u00a0 The PWs could trigger lights from crazy distances, and also trigger remote cameras with the right settings and cables.\u00a0 If I recall it was really expensive to outfit just one remote camera, not including the price of the camera.\u00a0 Ballpark, (and pardon me my brain is a bit fuzzy recalling the prices of this now ancient tech) it would have been something like this: several hundreds if not a thousand dollars for a used sports DSLR, $200 for the PW and I think $80 for the proprietary cable.\u00a0 Basically expensive back in the early to mid years of the DSLR reign.\u00a0 Fast forward to now and man these things are cheap now.\u00a0 I’ve been turning my old cameras into remotes for the price of about $30-40 each.<\/p>\n

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Nikon D300 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5<\/p><\/div>\n

What you see above is one of my old Nikon D300’s with a PW FlexTT5.\u00a0 The TT5 is actually made for a speedlight, turning it into a TTL radio triggered flash, but it has two memory switches.\u00a0 By plugging it into a computer and using the PW app, you can change settings like having Setting 1 be a simple remote trigger.\u00a0 That and a $10-20 cable gives this D300 AF ability.\u00a0 And by virtue of it being a DSLR, you can have it or the meter set to never go to sleep and you have a remote camera that you can set anywhere and not worry too much about.\u00a0 It’s sturdy if someone knocks it over, and really cheap on the used market if you need a replacement.\u00a0 Older gear is many times much better and more useful than we think.<\/p>\n

When I’m at events oftentimes people like to converse with me about cameras.\u00a0 Note I said cameras and not photography, which is fine, it’s just short hand for this visual thing we all enjoy.\u00a0 But in the nonstop march of consumerism I’ve found many people just buy the latest and greatest and forget about the potential of all this “ancient” tech that I love so much.\u00a0 Turning these cameras into remotes has so many advantages over dropping used car prices on a new kit.\u00a0 The other day while replaying Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3, I thought about how the games are made so much easier and more manageable if you summon a friend or NPC to help you in a boss fight.\u00a0 It’s the same with photography.\u00a0 While a simple entry level DSLR and kit lens might not be what all the trendy kids online use, once you start thinking of that same setup as a “free” support character that is responsible for giving you the possibility of a lucky unique angle, then all of a sudden its value is much more to the photographer as opposed to what KEH will give you.<\/p>\n

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Nikon D5300 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5<\/p><\/div>\n

I won’t bore you with too many details of all these different camera combos.\u00a0 But it took some time to figure out which cables and which cameras agreed, what modes, etc.\u00a0 Some nerd stuff I’ve learned:<\/p>\n

The older Pocket Wizard Plus IIs need a stereo to mono adapter to get it to work with older Nikon cameras.\u00a0 They won’t autofocus without one.\u00a0 Nikon uses two different cables. So does Canon.\u00a0 Canon lower tier\/Pentax\/Fuji all use a simple 3.5 to 2.5mm cable.<\/p>\n

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Nikon D5300 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pentax K10D + Pocket Wizard Plus II + Mono Adapter + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable I remembered I had from an also ancient Samsung MP3 player<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pentax K10D + Pocket Wizard Plus II + Mono Adapter + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable I remembered I had from an also ancient Samsung MP3 player<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sigma SD15 + Pocket Wizard Plus II + Mono adapter + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable I found in an audio tub of sundry items<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sigma SD15 + Pocket Wizard Plus II + Mono adapter + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable I found in an audio tub of sundry items<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sigma SD15 + Pocket Wizard Plus II + Mono adapter + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable I found in an audio tub of sundry items<\/p><\/div>\n

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Olympus E-M5 + Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 + Proprietary Cable<\/p><\/div>\n

There is a way to turn this battery guzzling mirrorless E-M5 into a usable remote camera. Basically you have to turn off the back LCD and EVF and live with the slight wake up time.\u00a0 Since it has an advantage of being “small” I could put it on a stage\/floor camera and no one pays any mind.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-M5 + Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 + Proprietary Cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Olympus E-M5 + Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 + Proprietary Cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Olympus E-M5 + Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 + Proprietary Cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fujifilm X-E1 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5 + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fujifilm X-E1 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5 + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fujifilm X-E1 + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5 + 3.5mm to 2.5mm stereo cable<\/p><\/div>\n

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Remote Cameras A, B, and C! Olympus E-M5 Nikon D5300 and Fuji X-E1<\/p><\/div>\n

And behold, what started off as one, escalated quickly to this madness:<\/p>\n\n\n

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I can trigger all these cameras AT THE SAME TIME as when I take a picture on my main camera. <\/em><\/h2>\n

(and it only takes a minor exif time change to sync them all in post)<\/p>\n

Some different future things I can use these for:<\/p>\n

-Model shoots, a few cameras can be used for BTS shots or side angles that will probably always look better than the main direct on shot<\/p>\n

-situations where I would like a raw file from a side camera for testing purposes but don’t want to shoot it with my main cameras. I can think of the Sigmas for this purpose for sure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

-the camera doesn’t have to be on a stationary tripod, a light one can go on a monopod and held high for a better perspective of dances, festivals, etc.\u00a0 These cameras have always had IR line of sight remote triggers, but those never really worked that well for me in bright light, plus you have to always be facing the receiver window.\u00a0 With PW’s you don’t need line of sight and again it’s as responsive as you can get.<\/p>\n

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Before we get to the samples of what I’ve actually gotten in the last month or so, here’s what I’ve learned.\u00a0 These remotes and their small stands look cool and small sitting at home, but these things take up so much room in the inventory slot in the car and in your bag and hands walking to a gig.\u00a0 And I’m only talking about 3 remote setups.\u00a0 What used to be maybe a one trip thing might be two now with these things.\u00a0 Also the setup time again, if you separate the cameras and all their fragile cables.<\/p>\n

Finding a spot for remote cameras is somewhat hard.\u00a0 Because safety of the guests and property are paramount.\u00a0 At almost every gig I work at, no one watches their feet or the photographer’s gear, even if it is right next a big light stand with gear underneath it and human standing right there.\u00a0 That’s just how it is.\u00a0 If a spot is good for photos, it will also attract other people that will inevitably block your camera, and also knock it over for good measure.\u00a0 It could rain, so bring a plastic bag to put over the remote camera.\u00a0 And lastly the remote cameras are again, more like support characters in a boss fight.\u00a0 They might not last the whole time, might not even trigger, so you can’t rely on them solely.\u00a0 The fun is coming home and checking your fishing nets to see if you got anything decent.\u00a0 I will probably delete 95% of the images on a remote camera, but all it takes is just one image to make it worth the hassle.\u00a0 At many events I go to I can’t help but see that there are photo\/video teams working together.\u00a0 On and off the scene.\u00a0 Of course things are much easier that way.\u00a0 You can be the best one on one basketball player, but in the end it’s a team sport.\u00a0 These remotes are now a simple and cheap way to bring droids into the battle.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/h1>\n

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(White box is me) Best case use of a remote and ultrawide\/fisheye is the straight on front of house or back of the performers angle for symmetry.\u00a0 Luckily at this event the top of the stage made for a convenient spot for a remote camera that people can see and not trip over, kick, etc.<\/p>\n

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This lion dance was delayed, so my initial placement of the cameras was messed up so I didn’t really get anything except a few shots of me working, which is actually another plus I forgot to mention.\u00a0 Having remote cameras set up as BTS cameras is nice too.\u00a0 It would give people an idea of where I stand and how I position myself to get some of these shots.<\/p>\n

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The white box denotes me and my first position.\u00a0 Having a remote camera takes care of normal head to toe plus environment types of shots so I can focus on getting some hero and portrait types of shots in such a small performance window.<\/p>\n

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Main cameras: D600 and 105mm and Df and 35mm<\/p><\/div>\n

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This one is always hard, a crowded old Chinese restaurant.\u00a0 Not too many places where I can put the camera and not be in something’s way.\u00a0 The first frame I thought that would be a good spot, until a loud speaker was put right in front.\u00a0 I had one in the corner, but that was no good either.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 Again, these show that they are good for BTS shots, to show just what type of settings one has to deal with in order to deliver some decent photos in such a short window.<\/p>\n

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In good light, the D300 in RAW mode is a beast of a remote camera.\u00a0 Still so viable in 2024.\u00a0 Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.\u00a0 Depending on the condition, it would only take $125-150 to have a remote D300.\u00a0 And that possibly includes the trigger, cable, stand and ball head tripod mount.\u00a0 It has a generous buffer and can shoot compressed RAW which you can honestly use to get more chances, since you’ll be deleting most shots anyway.<\/p>\n

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The Pocket Wizards use radio triggering and can go quite far if I recall.\u00a0 Something like over 1500 feet plus.\u00a0 So it was easy to trigger the first shot from the back of the crowd on my main camera and the stage left remote camera A as well.<\/p>\n

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With this setup, you can trip the PW when it is on the hot shoe of the camera, or just trip it with a separate PW in your hand as well.\u00a0 This can come in handy for truly multiple camera setups with different exposure settings as well.<\/p>\n

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I oftentimes prefer stage right for photos, but it ultimately depends on the general energy or flow of an event.<\/p>\n

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So the last shot was captured by one of my remote cameras.\u00a0 Again, if a spot is good, it’s probably going to be used by someone or a group of people.<\/p>\n

That’s it for a first month of testing remote cameras to help me at random gigs and events.\u00a0 I now have the ability to trigger every brand of camera I think.\u00a0 That’s a lot “summons” I now have to call on if needed!\u00a0 There were many events that were not practical or feasible or worth the setup time, but it’s cool to now have this tactic.\u00a0 Again, I’m not looking for art to come from any of these unmanned cameras, but its nice to at least get different camera angles without all the running around and saving some HP on these weary bones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The other day I thought it would be cool to turn all my old cameras into remote cameras that I could place in certain spots when I cover events–locations where it would be much easier to click a remote button as opposed to walking across the room and disrupting the flow of an event.\u00a0 So 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