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KeithG
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Can anyone provide any information about the DX-1G "hot shoe ttl led" device? (or non device since it does not seem to exist).
I have found references to such a device in some very early pre-product release posts. The housing also has an FO cable socket moulded into the housing directly above the hot shoe. So the housing designer anticipated the device. But it has never appeared as a product offering.
I have had my DX-1G & dual ys110 rig for over a year now and am very happy with it. But i would love to eliminate (reduce?) the wait time between shots while the internal flash gets recharged. It seems like such a device would solve the problem.
Can the Sea & Sea rep comment on why the device was never produced?
Was the reason marketing related: engineering development cost too high, material cost too high, not a high enough priority, outside area of corporate expertise, ...
Or was it a technical design reason: device was too bulky, insufficient battery power, insufficient LED output to trigger strobes via FO cable, excessive battery consumption, ...
Or was it a camera limitation: no TTL via hotshoe, hotshoe just doesn't work, ...
In theory such a device should be very simple. I believe the biggest challenges would be beaing able to jam enough battery power in the limited space to power a fast, high output LED that is likely required to trigger the strobes. But i could be wrong!
I have found references to such a device in some very early pre-product release posts. The housing also has an FO cable socket moulded into the housing directly above the hot shoe. So the housing designer anticipated the device. But it has never appeared as a product offering.
I have had my DX-1G & dual ys110 rig for over a year now and am very happy with it. But i would love to eliminate (reduce?) the wait time between shots while the internal flash gets recharged. It seems like such a device would solve the problem.
Can the Sea & Sea rep comment on why the device was never produced?
Was the reason marketing related: engineering development cost too high, material cost too high, not a high enough priority, outside area of corporate expertise, ...
Or was it a technical design reason: device was too bulky, insufficient battery power, insufficient LED output to trigger strobes via FO cable, excessive battery consumption, ...
Or was it a camera limitation: no TTL via hotshoe, hotshoe just doesn't work, ...
In theory such a device should be very simple. I believe the biggest challenges would be beaing able to jam enough battery power in the limited space to power a fast, high output LED that is likely required to trigger the strobes. But i could be wrong!
