Quick studio question.

[cowasaki]

Right I'm eventually getting my finger out and finishing my studio over the next couple of months. I had some brilliant input at the TP convention and will be having a studio tuition day in the new year. I have 3 studio lights plus the cameras. I want a light meter and have decided on the Sekonic L308S.

Now I've forgotten how it all works.

If I have a radio remote on the camera and a receiver on one light with the others flashing in slave mode - is this the right way to go?

Do I take the radio remote off the camera to the model each time and press it to get the light reading?

Do the radio receivers set off studio and normal flashes or do I need to get different ones for both purposes?

I've see that the next Sekonic upwards has a trigger on it, is it worth getting that one?

 

[HoppyUK]

Right I'm eventually getting my finger out and finishing my studio over the next couple of months. I had some brilliant input at the TP convention and will be having a studio tuition day in the new year. I have 3 studio lights plus the cameras. I want a light meter and have decided on the Sekonic L308S.

Now I've forgotten how it all works.

If I have a radio remote on the camera and a receiver on one light with the others flashing in slave mode - is this the right way to go?

Yes.

Do I take the radio remote off the camera to the model each time and press it to get the light reading?

Yes.

Do the radio receivers set off studio and normal flashes or do I need to get different ones for both purposes?

In theory they should work but there are apparently some problems with the cheaper ebay triggers, with some flash guns. Yongnuo RF-602 seems to work with most, if not all. Mine work fine with Canon 580EX and Elinchrom D-Lites.

I've see that the next Sekonic upwards has a trigger on it, is it worth getting that one?

No, IMHO.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

The L358 doesn't actually have a trigger built into it, however you can buy a triggering module (£85) for it to fire a Pocket Wizard.