So I recently bought a set of flash studio lights. I used them for the first time at an event at my daughters school. Since then, I bought two more lights. A total of 4. I was all excited and set everything up and only one of my strobes flashes. The main one with the transmitter connected to it…what am I doing wrong? I have tried checking positioning of lights, channel etc. Trying just two lights etc…only the main light with the transmitter trigger will go off? So frustrating, as I love using these lights! Any help. The lights being used are Falcon Eyes, SS-150F. Thanks for any input or advice.
@cameronknowlton It's all new to me, when i used the two lights the other night, they worked perfect, now I dont even know what is wrong. I have a transmitter and I didnt think they had to be in slave mode. The photographer as the store said the transmitter will set them all off…so if you could explain slave mode to me, thanks so much!
I don't know your lights, but you'll often find that there's a camera-masterLight signal (wired or wireless), then a master-slave signal... you've probably toggled them. obviously, you need to check that the channels all match between transmitter and receiver.
if you're using an infrared trigger you'll need line of sight, and bright sunlight messes you up. radio is always better, but doesn't always transmit the full breadth of communication that a camera manufacturer and their flashes can have... probably not an issue with your strobe setup.
then of course, there's always batteries to check...
I have tried the channels numerous ways and still makes no difference. I have a wireless infrared trigger I believe and the store said the receiver only needs to be plugged into one light and the rest have built in devices that will set them off…so frustrating seeing how they worked fine the first night. It couldnt be the battery, since they seem to work, right?I guess I will be making a trip to the store to ask question…ughhh! But I seem to learn a lot from my errors….lol. I also closed all my curtains as to see if the brightness was a factor and it isnt. As it is now 11PM and dark out…still not working? Thanks for your help!
most studio strobes have optical sensors that will make them go off when they see a flash. Hence why you should only have to trigger one. Im google your model and it seems like the optical slave feature can be turned on and off. Maybe look for a button that says remote or slave and press it to turn on the optical slave feature.
I know the Nikon SB-600 flash guns have a cryptic slave activation (the "Vulcan death grip"), so it may not be obvious. Make sure that the slaves' infrared pickups face the master's infrared pickup/trigger... They all need to 'see' each other, not necessarily see your camera's transmitter (since it sounds like you're using a strobe as your master to trigger the others)
It can be tricky to get all infra reds facing each other and still pick up your canera's trigger, which is why radio works so much better in complex lighting setups. I want some radiopoppers.
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if you're using an infrared trigger you'll need line of sight, and bright sunlight messes you up. radio is always better, but doesn't always transmit the full breadth of communication that a camera manufacturer and their flashes can have... probably not an issue with your strobe setup.
then of course, there's always batteries to check...
Works with a flash pc sync cable too.