Hetland
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I'm researching a new system, and see the Nauticam Housing has fiber optic ports. Are the external strobes triggered by the AF beam? Without an on-board flash, it seems I'm missing a step somewhere.
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you need to buy a converter that is attached to the hotshoe.
saw one of those over the weekend ... a cheap piece of chinese plastic that cost ~USD250. FFS !!!
this hobby is a serious rip off.
@sunnyboy
I believe so. I too have the original 7D and think it's just an amazing workhorse. I've had it now for almost 9 years and it never disappoints.
Back to your question: The camera menu suggest it's possible. I've been shooting in manual for years now, but from looking at the camera menu, we would need to set the camera's flash mode to E-TTL
That should do it.
The downside is that the camera will spend lots of energy firing the built in flash, which extends recycle time and reduces rapid fire. Of course, your strobe(s) would need to support TTL.
Hope this helps.
Ricardo
PS: I'll see if i can get that to work and get back with you.