As we wrap up 2023, a year that featured a ton of incredible photography gear that will undoubtedly feature in many a photographer's kits for years to come, we began to wonder, "What popular photography gear from years past is much less common now?"
FusionTLC has announced its flagship hot-shoe-mounted strobe trigger system called Raven, which boasts simultaneous compatibility with multiple brands such as Profoto, Godox, PocketWizard, and more. Also, it looks wild.
PocketWizard has just released a major firmware upgrade for its Plus III and Plus IV triggers (more to come) that you absolutely want to check out. It's called "E Release," and it more than doubles the working range and the number of channels that your PocketWizard radio trigger is capable of.
LPA Design has just announced the new PocketWizard MultiMAX II. It's being touted as "the most versatile, reliable and predictably compatible radio on the market."
PocketWizard has updated its line of E-TTL-compatible transceivers for the first time since 2009 with the new FlexTT6, which brings compatibility with newer Canon cameras such as the 5D Mark IV and EOS-1D X Mark II.
PocketWizard today announced its new Plus IV transceiver, which adds a metal hot shoe and new compatibility with more flashes.
What can I say? What has been the best unexpected early birthday present you’ve ever gotten? For me, it happened last July when I got a call from Brad Smith, the Director of Photography at Sports Illustrated, asking me to shoot an assignment.
When it comes to choosing wireless flash trigger systems, there’s no shortage of options. From PocketWizards to cheap, $20 systems on Amazon and Ebay, there seems to be one for each and every situation and price point. However, despite all of the options, there is one thing that every single one of them has in common: they're all pretty big.
Of course, when shooting in a studio with a DSLR a PocketWizard doesn't seem that beastly. But when you’re wanting to trigger a flash with a small mirrorless camera or compact camera, none of the options out there right now will allow you to do so without making your camera look like the attachment rather than the trigger. That’s where FlashQ comes in.
We're unfortunately accustomed to bad news in the photo industry. That's not to say there's not great news and exciting new products and a bright future ahead, all of those things are there too, but slumping sales and discontinued products are becoming all-too-common reports.
Case in point: it seems flash trigger king PocketWizard is struggling of late, with reports claiming that the company has had to lay off as many as 20 of its 50 employees due to low sales figures and increasing competition out of China.
There's a new cable on the market that will save you having to carry around at least one set of batteries. If you're a PocketWizard user and a Nikon owner, the company just announced a power cable that will allow their radios to pull power directly from your Nikon DSLR.
A little over a year ago, we shared the story of photographer Bob Carey and his wife, a breast cancer survivor. Over the past year, Carey and his Project Tutu have done a great deal to raise awareness for breast cancer. By going around the world and photographing himself in a pink tutu (and nothing else), he's done a lot to further the cause for breast cancer victims and their families.
PocketWizard has just added an affordable entry-level radio trigger to its Plus lineup that will hit shelves with a price tag under $100. It's the PlusX, an "Auto-Sensing Transceiver" that will allow photo enthusiasts to jump into the world of off-camera flash and remote camera triggering without breaking the bank.