Hey everybody Adam at Digital Goja the new Altura Photo AP 305 flash and trigger
set has a lot of great features and today we're gonna go step by step on how
to get the most from it together this flash and transmitter are a perfect pair
to have in your kit for fast and versatile lighting options the AP 305 is
available for Canon Nikon and Sony and its built-in 2.4 gigahertz transceiver
and high-speed sync capabilities sets this new series apart from previous
Altura Photo TTL flashes these new flashes have a lot of features so we've
included time markers listed in the description box below
feel free to skip ahead if you're looking for something specific you can
also download the manual on Altura Photo website for more information let's begin
by taking a look at the flashes built-in features the AP 305 features a bounce
swivel head which gives your photo a softer more diffused light the head
tilts from minus 7 to 90 degrees and has a total rotation of 270 degrees the
automatic zoom has a range from 24 to 105 millimeters but when you extend the
wide-angle panel it widens the coverage to 14 millimeters it also features a
catch light card which helps reflect light from the flash adding more life to
your subjects eyes let's put some batteries in power it up and get to it
the AP 305 flash has three modes pressing the mode button allows you to
toggle through each mode TTL which stands for through the lens and for
manual and multi first stroboscopic mode setting the flash to manual allows you
to choose a specific power setting and just rotate the rear control dial
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the flash intensity
the AP 305 flash has eight power levels with third step increments you can
adjust the power output of the flash from one over one full power to one
128th the lowest power setting multi stroboscopic mode is extremely fun to
play with for interesting photos this mode allows you
to capture a series of images of your subject in motion within the same photo
to access the multi mode press mode button until multi appears on the
display the flash power is displayed on the left side of the screen and to the
right you will see the flash count and flash frequency represented in Hertz
press set and rotate the command wheel to make changes to the flash frequency
once you select the frequency press set to choose the number of flashes since
the multi stroboscopic mode only works in manual mode you will have to select
the shutter speed that works and to calculate the approximate shutter speed
needed divide the number of flashes into the flash frequency keep in mind that
experimentation is key also make sure to give the flash of rest for at least 15
minutes after firing the flash in the stroboscopic mode ten times in
succession or it will shut down automatically to prevent overheating
with TTL your flash and camera calculate the proper exposure in an instant when
the Altura Photo AP 305 is set to TTL you have more creative lighting options
in your tool kit you have flash exposure compensation high-speed sync and rear or
second curtain sync to work with flash exposure compensation is great for
fine-tuning the automatic settings of your flash by dialing in the amount of
compensation needed from plus three to minus three now to activate FEC and TTL
mode hit the set button and rotate the command dial rotating to the left
decreases the overall flash exposure and rotating to the right increases it press
set to make your selection in shots where there's a lot of movement or action and
distance of the subjects keep changing there isn't a lot of time to think about
exposure TTL and FEC used together can do most of the thinking for you the AP
305 flash features HSS mode or what's known as high-speed sync with this you
can synchronize your flash beyond your camera's normal synchronization speed to
access HSS press the sync button symbol with the lightning bolt and a
lowercase H will appear this feature is only available in manual and TTL modes
the flash also features a bunch of custom functions you can adjust its
standby mode a FSS beam and backlit display now it's a conserve battery
power the flash will automatically go into power-save mode when inactive for
approximately 90 seconds when attached to the camera and 60 minutes once set as
a receiver flash it's recommended to deactivate the standby mode in custom
settings when using the flash off-camera the auto focus assist beam helps the
camera focus in poor lighting conditions but sometimes it can be distracting to
your subject so it can be helpful to turn it off
remember this feature is only compatible with DSLR cameras the LCD is backlight
display makes it possible to read the info on the panel when lighting is poor
the custom setting allows you to either deactivate the backlit display have it
always-on or set it on a 10 second timer to access your flashes custom settings
press and hold the zoom button for 2 seconds rotate the control dial to
toggle through the different features and press the set button to make changes
to any one of the different custom settings ST is the auto sleep or standby
menu AF refers to the AF assist beam and BL is for backlighting control in
addition there's also a custom ID menu selection for private channels when
you're using two or more AP 305 flash units this allows you to configure the
wireless sub channels on your ap 305 flash this is off by default but you can
select the sub channel between 1 and 99 so we just discussed some great features
but what's really exciting is that the Altura Photo
AP 305 can be used as either a sender or as a receiver this will take your flash
photography to the next level it's built in 2.4 gigahertz transceiver allows you
to configure a multi off-camera lighting setup and this combination allows you to
shoot in either TTL or manual modes you can also set your receiver flash in the
high-speed sync mode the flash on your camera will be set as the sender and the
one off camera the receiver to set the flash as a sender press and hold the
sync button for 2 seconds once you see the antenna symbol flashing rotate the
wheel until you see an M symbol press the set button to make your selection
the flash will display the wireless channel to the right and the AP 305 has
16 selectable channels by default your flash will be set to channel 1 to change
the wireless Channel press and hold the slave button for 2 seconds once the
channel blinks rotate the control wheel and scroll through channels 1 through 16
and hit set to make your selection keep in mind that this will be the channel
used for all flashes in your multi light setup for additional control the AP 305
flash allows you to set up multiple flashes in three flash groups A B or C
up to 8 flashes per group this is allows you to independently control the flash
mode and output per group the flash on camera set as the sender is assigned to
group a for the Canon version and group M for Sony and Nikon the sender flash
can be set to either TTL manual or no flash when no flash is selected the
center will not emit a flash and will have no overall effect on your flash
exposure if you're working with the Canon version said you're receiving
flashes to groups B or C when you want to deactivate the sender flash even
though the flash doesn't fire it will still send the radio signal to trigger
the off-camera ap 305 flash if the sender flash is set to either TTL or M
mode it will influence the overall exposure
send the radio signal to trigger the off-camera flash to change the intensity
or mode of your off-camera flash press the slave button and choose the grouping
you would like to adjust each flash used off-camera can be set to either TTL or
manual to activate your sender or receiver into the high speed sync mode
tap the sync button once now let's set up your receiver flash once it unit is
on press and hold the sync button for two seconds and rotate the wheel until
you see an S symbol press the set button to make your selection the flash will
display the wireless channel to the right press and hold the slave button
for two seconds and make sure to select the same channel found on the sender
flash if the channels do not match the receiver flash will not work off-camera
once you've selected the channel set the flash to one of the three groups by
tapping the slave button the flash mode and intensity for the flash is
controlled by the flash on the camera to make sure this flash doesn't go into
standby mode deactivate the auto sleep function in the custom setting menu if
you have more than two AP 305 flash units repeat the steps on how to set up
your AP 305 flash has a receiver remember that each flash must be set to
the same channel but you can assign a different group for each flash for
example if you purchased for AP 305 flashes one flash will be attached to
the camera and used as the trigger and the other three will be set as the
receiving flashes you can assign all three flashes to one group or you can
have one for either group or you can have one in Group A and the other two in
either groups B or C now let's look at Altura Photo's trigger set which includes
the AP 305 flash and the RT 305 shoe mount flash transmitter both are
designed to communicate with each other on its dedicated 2.4 gigahertz wireless
radio system and the benefit of this rating system over the traditional
optical sender receiver systems is that you have longer working distances you
don't have to worry about your sender and flash in direct line of sight and
with 16 and the channel so you don't have to worry
about other flashes triggering your receiving flashes the only thing to keep
in mind when using this kit is to make sure that both the camera and flash are
set to manual now since this is a manual trigger set high-speed sync is not
possible so make sure that the shutter speed doesn't exceed the camera's flash
synchronization speed and the RT 305 flash transmitter has a maximum shutter
sync speed of 1/250th of a second let's look at the RT 305 on the top
right you'll find the dial to switch between groups and although you see
groups a through F and one through nine only groups a B and C are selectable
when paired with the AAP 305 flash setting the dial to either one of the
three groups will lie to either change the intensity or deactivate your ap 305
flash to change the flash intensity use the plus or minus buttons found on the
bottom of the trigger the most important setting on your RT 305 flash trigger
are the channel switches now this allows the arti 305 to communicate with the AP
305 flash by default all four channel switches will be in the down position
signifying that it's set for channel 1 for additional information on setting
the channels please refer to your flash trigger user manual to install the
transmitter onto the hot shoe make sure that the display faces you if you
install the arti 305 in the opposite direction it won't make proper
connection now it's time to set up your AP 305 as a receiver flash make sure to
change the flash mode to manual this must be done on the flash itself once
you've done that and made sure the channel matches you can press the test
button on the Archie 305 to confirm connectivity if you select a group a on
your receiving flash choose group a on the arti 305 and set the appropriate
power levels the buttons for buzz and lamp will not have any effect when
paired with the ap 305 flash another quick and easy way to fire the
AP 305 off-camera is to use its s1 and s2 optical sensing modes this
lets you trigger your AP 305 flash with your built-in pop-up flash or any shoe
mount style flash to access these modes set the AP 305 flash to manual using the
mode button and then choose s1 or s2 by tapping the slave button if the pop-up
flash is set to automatic make sure to set the AP 305 to s2 otherwise go with
s1 it's also critical to position your flashes so that the optical sensor is in
line of sight with no obstructions you're now ready for off-camera flash
photography using either Altura Photo AP 305 and RT 305 flash kit or a multi
AP 305 flash setup if you felt like you've changed settings by mistake you
can always reset the flash to factory defaults by pressing the power and mode
button when the flash is powered off remember you can also download the PDF
version of this manual online at Altura Photo.com for more information on how
to update the firmware and much more to jump to your topic on this video use the
index list and time markers found in the description box below thanks for
watching and we hope this video helps you get more creative with your Altura
Photo wireless flash or trigger set we want to know what you're up to so please
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