LIGHTING PROBLEMS

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Used a new EX150 kit to do some product photography in a shed with very bright natural light coming through rooflights. Perhaps I didnt even need studio lights. Anyhow my infrared trigger wouldnt work properly and the main light would not talk to and fire the fill in light. I gave up and had to fire the main light with a sync cord. Of course the obvious disaster happened and I tripped over the wire and knocked the camera over smashing the lens!

It has been suggested that nothing worked properly due to far too much bright ambient light. Could this be possible? When I got home I set the lights up and everything worked perfectly, infrared and all.

Have bought a radio trigger and wont trip over a sync cable any more!:bonk::bang::bonk::bang:
 
Yes, it's possible.
 
Absolutely spot on. Optical triggers rely on a beam of light. In an environment with too much light they are highly unreliable.

Sorry to hear about your trip and your lens. So long as you are Ok, that's all that really matters.
 
The light has to be bright enough for the sensor to "see the flash" if theres too much normal light, or the position of the sensor is masked by something it can cause a problem. I get it occasionally, usually moving something around fixes it, but if it's bright enough sometimes I'll use a lead as you did.
Bad luck about the lens mate.
 
I've had two flashes sitting virtually next to each other, one with an optical trigger on it, in sunlight and it was impossible to get the second light to fire. Optical triggers are best kept for indoors or shaded/overcast areas.
 
Thanks All
i'm fine but for wounded pride. RAdio trigger has arrived. Lens can be fixed by Grays for about £40 - camera seems OK. Out with leads and IR!:clap:
 
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