Strobe triggers for Sony Mirrorless Short Write up

[Interceptor121]

Following an inquiry from I decided to produce a short write up illustrating my thinking process and why I got a manual turtle trigger for my A1



Underwater Strobe Triggers for Sony cameras

 

[outofofficebrb]

Following an inquiry from I decided to produce a short write up illustrating my thinking process and why I got a manual turtle trigger for my A1



Underwater Strobe Triggers for Sony cameras

Great review. Thank you. I have a Nauticam trigger but was interested in either UWT or Turtle for some TTL action (for pelagics that move quickly and I never have time to adjust strobes quickly enough like the mantas) and also partially as a backup trigger because I’m so worst case scenario. I have a A7RV so it looks like mechanical shutter only. It looks like it is also compatible with the YS-D3 MKII (1 of my D2s died last year).

 

[Interceptor121]

Great review. Thank you. I have a Nauticam trigger but was interested in either UWT or Turtle for some TTL action (for pelagics that move quickly and I never have time to adjust strobes quickly enough like the mantas) and also partially as a backup trigger because I’m so worst case scenario. I have a A7RV so it looks like mechanical shutter only. It looks like it is also compatible with the YS-D3 MKII (1 of my D2s died last year).

Mantas move slow and sharks as well (otherwise you are in trouble)
TTL will look at the entire frame and you may clip the white parts of a manta or shark hence better to shoot in manual

The Turtle TTL trigger works and so does the UWT there is a price difference and some others but both products will work fine

 

[Barmaglot]

TTL will look at the entire frame

This depends on the camera and specific settings. At least on Sony, you can use spot metering, including meter and recompose.

 

[Interceptor121]

This depends on the camera and specific settings. At least on Sony, you can use spot metering, including meter and recompose.

When you shoot with flash any camera defaults to centered weighted average. This has been the case since many years. If sony has made some advance there we need to see but I doubt it very much

 

[outofofficebrb]

Mantas move slow and sharks as well (otherwise you are in trouble)
TTL will look at the entire frame and you may clip the white parts of a manta or shark hence better to shoot in manual

The Turtle TTL trigger works and so does the UWT there is a price difference and some others but both products will work fine

Mantas generally move slow enough until they’re right above you, then far away again, and then right above you again. In high current areas, dealing with a reef hook, and managing the camera it seems like it would be convenient. I’ve had a lot of blown out manta shots. Maybe I’m doing it wrong or they’re teasing me. Or both.

 

[Interceptor121]

Mantas generally move slow enough until they’re right above you, then far away again, and then right above you again. In high current areas, dealing with a reef hook, and managing the camera it seems like it would be convenient. I’ve had a lot of blown out manta shots. Maybe I’m doing it wrong or they’re teasing me. Or both.

I have no issues with mantas and they are fairly big not easy to blow them once you set the power you are done but again I do not shoot TTL
If you want ttl there is a trigger will it help your use case? I am not sure

 

[Barmaglot]

When you shoot with flash any camera defaults to centered weighted average. This has been the case since many years. If sony has made some advance there we need to see but I doubt it very much

Help Guide | Metering Mode

Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure.

helpguide.sony.net

Also Help Guide | FEL Lock

 

[Interceptor121]

Help Guide | Metering Mode

Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure.

helpguide.sony.net

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Also Help Guide | FEL Lock

this is the normal metering but it does not say anything about what the flash does in fact the flash is called fill flash. You don't fill a spot normally

With static subject on a tripod you know what is going to be on the spot before and after with moving targets this is undetermined. Only Nikon publishes clear information to say they support spot metering with their own flashes. All others only do evaluative or centere weighted

I have not tried with my A1 because for me TTL is not an approach valid for any photography however it is relatively easy to see if this makes any difference or not if anyone has a TTL flash

I would say the chances of this working correctly with moving targerts underwater are very very low

 

[Barmaglot]

this is the normal metering but it does not say anything about what the flash does in fact the flash is called fill flash. You don't fill a spot normally

I shot with TTL-only strobes for a couple years, and I could definitely tell the difference between spot metering (making sure the foreground subject is in the center of the frame) and multi metering. I'm going on a liveaboard next week, will give TTL another try just to see what it's like.