I have a different strobe but it has a similar menu, and it's hard to find any good videos on it. I purchased the S101-300W PRO, along with the QPRO-C. No matter what I do, I cannot get TTL mode to work with this combo, even though both are supposed to be compatible with each other and the camera (R6 Mark II). It works fine in manual mode (on the trigger), but I cannot get it to work in TTL mode. It will not fire the flash when I depress the shutter. The only time I could get it to actually fire in TTL mode is if I turn "shoot" mode on, on the trigger. But this way, I have no flash control in the camera. I'm actually locked out of the in-camera menu as if the camera thinks there is no flash or trigger attached. I would have to control everything exclusively from the trigger. On the strobe, it always says "M", there is no way to move it into Multi or TTL mode, even when I change it in the camera.
Hi, I am not very familiar with the S101-300W PRO flash but I was just looking through the specs there now and it appears that model doesn't support TTL unfortunately, it's a true manual flash, now in S2 mode you can use it with TTL apparently as it is supposed to use the pre flash to gauge the brightness needed or judged to be needed by the camera. I am not sure how accurate that would be though or more importantly how consistent it would be. There is a note in the instruction manual about the S2 option and TTL and how it works it's on page 5 of the instruction manual under "S2 Mode", if you can't find the manual you can download it on the Neewer website. I generally only ever use manual mode on my flashes unless I am moving around an awful lot and varying compositions a lot too. Sorry I can't be of more help on this one.
@@kieranhayesphotography Hello. No you've been a big help. I think I'm going to return my S101, and either get the Q300 (same features, no TTL or no HSS, but is battery powered), or grab the Q3 and use it with a bowens adapter and softbox. I have one more question, though. The modeling light, did you have it on brightness 1? How bright can it get? Is it bright enough that it will show through a softbox, or is it meant to be used with a bare flash? It seemed really dim in your demo.
@@kieranhayesphotography Do you have any idea if adapters can be used to use say a sony trigger on a panasonic body? I've asked their support if its possible and they've ignored my questions.
@@devonzachariasmedia that's a good question and I all honesty I haven't tried it myself but I know people use adaptors to trigger the flash but it only works in manual mode then and not TTL. Again I haven't actually tried it myself but that's what I have been told.
Hi Roy, it's very similar to the AD200 but no it doesn't have a bare bulb option. Maybe there will be a pro option available with the bare bulb option too one of these days. It's crazy cheap for what you get though. I use it with a silicone dome magnetic modifier if I want to use it with a soft box, that works well.
Love that strobe.
It's a great little strobe alright. So portable and incredibly versatile at the same time.
Great review.
Thanks a million Leon.
I have a different strobe but it has a similar menu, and it's hard to find any good videos on it. I purchased the S101-300W PRO, along with the QPRO-C. No matter what I do, I cannot get TTL mode to work with this combo, even though both are supposed to be compatible with each other and the camera (R6 Mark II).
It works fine in manual mode (on the trigger), but I cannot get it to work in TTL mode. It will not fire the flash when I depress the shutter. The only time I could get it to actually fire in TTL mode is if I turn "shoot" mode on, on the trigger. But this way, I have no flash control in the camera. I'm actually locked out of the in-camera menu as if the camera thinks there is no flash or trigger attached. I would have to control everything exclusively from the trigger. On the strobe, it always says "M", there is no way to move it into Multi or TTL mode, even when I change it in the camera.
Hi, I am not very familiar with the S101-300W PRO flash but I was just looking through the specs there now and it appears that model doesn't support TTL unfortunately, it's a true manual flash, now in S2 mode you can use it with TTL apparently as it is supposed to use the pre flash to gauge the brightness needed or judged to be needed by the camera. I am not sure how accurate that would be though or more importantly how consistent it would be. There is a note in the instruction manual about the S2 option and TTL and how it works it's on page 5 of the instruction manual under "S2 Mode", if you can't find the manual you can download it on the Neewer website.
I generally only ever use manual mode on my flashes unless I am moving around an awful lot and varying compositions a lot too.
Sorry I can't be of more help on this one.
@@kieranhayesphotography Hello. No you've been a big help. I think I'm going to return my S101, and either get the Q300 (same features, no TTL or no HSS, but is battery powered), or grab the Q3 and use it with a bowens adapter and softbox. I have one more question, though. The modeling light, did you have it on brightness 1? How bright can it get? Is it bright enough that it will show through a softbox, or is it meant to be used with a bare flash? It seemed really dim in your demo.
is this compatible with godox trigger
Hi Elsie, sorry, no it's not, the godox and Neewer triggers are different. Which is a huge pity.
@@kieranhayesphotography Especially because I can't use it with my Panasonic camera as they don't have one that's compatible.
@@devonzachariasmedia ya, that's a pain alright. Fingers crossed that will happen.
@@kieranhayesphotography Do you have any idea if adapters can be used to use say a sony trigger on a panasonic body? I've asked their support if its possible and they've ignored my questions.
@@devonzachariasmedia that's a good question and I all honesty I haven't tried it myself but I know people use adaptors to trigger the flash but it only works in manual mode then and not TTL. Again I haven't actually tried it myself but that's what I have been told.
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Thanks for watching 👍
Looks similar ti the Godox AD200 - Does it have a bare bulb option too ? 🦘
Hi Roy, it's very similar to the AD200 but no it doesn't have a bare bulb option. Maybe there will be a pro option available with the bare bulb option too one of these days.
It's crazy cheap for what you get though.
I use it with a silicone dome magnetic modifier if I want to use it with a soft box, that works well.