Off camera flash for smartphones (Page 2): There is no way that I know of that you can use a Xenon flash with the cell phone.

BebuLamar

There is no way that I know of that you can use a Xenon flash with the cell phone.

jayluber Loc: Phoenix, AZ

rlv567 wrote:

MANY, many years ago (with film) I used remote flash triggered units quite successfully. My only question would be whether the strength of the phone flash would be strong enough to trigger the remote(s), where the camera flash was, obviously. The trigger was a separate very small photocell unit which the remote flash was plugged into (line of sight).

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

One way to find out for sure....

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BebuLamar wrote:

You can use this one
https://www.innovatronix.com/product/innovatronix-cpflash-550w-tri-function-off-camera-flash-for-smartphones-dslrs-or-mirrorless-cameras-and-video-lighting-fx/

But it's really not a Xenon flash but rather a high intensity LED. It flashes and not continuous but the duration is much longer than a Xenon flash so it can sync with the phone.

I’m liking that ! It avoids abusing the fragile looking on-off switches on my video lighting panels :-)

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jayluber wrote:

One way to find out for sure....

True, but that violates UHH tradition.

My tradition-observant guess is that the phone’s LED lacks the spike for triggering slaves, and that even if the slave were to trigger, it would flash before, but not during, the exposure.

TRADITION !!!

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

User ID wrote:

True, but that violates UHH tradition.

My tradition-observant guess is that the phone’s LED lacks the spike for triggering slaves, and that even if the slave were to trigger, it would flash before, but not during, the exposure.

TRADITION !!!

That means that the phone flashes before the exposure??? How does that work?

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

BebuLamar

rlv567 wrote:

That means that the phone flashes before the exposure??? How does that work?

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

The phone light turns one before the exposure and turns off after the exposure.

scubadoc Loc: Sarasota, FL

frankraney wrote:

The cube can be controlled manually, by ios or Android. $89

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1507369-REG/lume_cube_lc_v2_1_lume_cube_2_0_black.html/?ap=y&gclid=Cj0KCQiAjKqABhDLARIsABbJrGn8lL_nVVvqOjiqfglMmqiHM6IaozkuBu6DhCeZnDSmgM-phMR1iuEaAnnJEALw_wcB&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=y

I agree. Several Lume Cubes can be triggered by the iPhone.

kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

I use a Midi Flash. Less than $50.

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kenArchi wrote:

I use a Midi Flash. Less than $50.

This synchs by audio ?

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

aphelps wrote:

Is there a triggering solution to have a smart phone drive one or more off-camera flashes? Either wired or wireless. Reasonable cost? This would be used by people who have limited experience with photography so keep it simple. Thanks for your help.
-Al

Use other people's phones (see below) or buy a small video light such as a Lumecube.

(We blew a lamp during filming of a 48-Hour Film Project short. Cast and crew pulled out their phones and saved the scene! Crazy, I know, but it worked.)

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Sans Galantamine set, 2019
Sans Galantamine set, 2019...

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E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

There's such a thing! Click on this link and read all about it!:

https://petapixel.com/2019/04/16/lit-is-an-off-camera-xenon-flash-for-smartphone-photographers/

Thereis also a system to synch your Godox gear with your smartphone"

Here a link to that:https://www.henrys.com/98854-GODOX-A1-LED-FLASH-FOR-SMARTPHONE.aspx

Photocraig

aphelps wrote:

Is there a triggering solution to have a smart phone drive one or more off-camera flashes? Either wired or wireless. Reasonable cost? This would be used by people who have limited experience with photography so keep it simple. Thanks for your help.
-Al

I've used optical flash triggers for years. They're a little hard to find now, but I believe Wien peanut slaves are still available. They plug into the PC Socket on the flash--also becoming hard to find new. Used with a manual flash dialed to full or fractional power, you should get some results. Hint, the triggers take only a small amount of "flash" to trigger, so to mask or diffuse the on camera flash effect of the phone, try to tape a piece of paper over the phone flash--not the lens.

Good luck.
C

SteveR21 Loc: Oklahoma

Have you tried triggering your off camera flash with the smartphone flash? Although I use a trigger, all of my flash units may also be triggered by another flash. The flash setting for my speedlights is S1 for optical triggering.

Bill_de Loc: US

frankraney wrote:

The cube can be controlled manually, by ios or Android. $89

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1507369-REG/lume_cube_lc_v2_1_lume_cube_2_0_black.html/?ap=y&gclid=Cj0KCQiAjKqABhDLARIsABbJrGn8lL_nVVvqOjiqfglMmqiHM6IaozkuBu6DhCeZnDSmgM-phMR1iuEaAnnJEALw_wcB&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=y

It also has an optical sensor for flash, activated by holding the right button down for 3 seconds.

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baron_silverton Loc: Los Angeles, CA

aphelps wrote:

Is there a triggering solution to have a smart phone drive one or more off-camera flashes? Either wired or wireless. Reasonable cost? This would be used by people who have limited experience with photography so keep it simple. Thanks for your help.
-Al

Profoto makes an app for the Iphone to trigger its off camera lights - apparently it works very well F-Stoppers did a video on it - unfortunately Profoto lights are VERY expensive.

Maybe Godox will follow suit - who knows.
-B