Phottix Indra500 TTL Studio Light
Phottix has released v1.06 firmware for the award-winning Phottix Indra500 TTL Studio Light. The new firmware add some tweaks and improvements, including:
- Improves High Speed Sync (HSS) functions in TTL and M (Manual) modes for Nikon & Canon.
- Improves TTL exposure.
- Addition of a Color / Action option for M (Manual) mode to improve color temperature in Custom Settings Menu. To use: Hold the menu button, and, Press and rotate the control knob access the Custom Setting menu.
- “Color” mode offers more stable color temperatures of 5500K +/- 200K, but does not support HSS. “Action” mode supports HSS but color temperature variations of 5500K +/- 400K.
- Deletes the Rotate Knob function at the top of the Menu page.
- Improves Modeling Light Auto Off time to 25 minutes.
The v1.06 firmware with Mac and PC installers can be download here.
Special Note to Mac Users: We are getting mixed reports of the firmware applications and Sudo method working correctly with the El Capitan OS. There appear to be no issues with Mavericks or Yosemite. Recent OS changes by Apple have caused grief to several companies. We will work to resolve any issues with the Mac app.
The firmware is the same for the Indra 360 ?
Thanks for your comment. The firmware is only for the Indra500.
Good. Got tired of correcting the wb.
what is action mode? shorter flash duration? if so, what is the flash duration in color/action? Do you have any documentation on that?
thanks.
I recently did a review of the Indra500 vs the Profoto B1 and found that manual power changes through the remote and TTL through the remote had major shifts in color temperature and tint. I am an Indra500 owner since about half a year.
However, setting the Indra500 to completely manual so the Odin remote only acted as a trigger and could not change power levels, caused the temperature to be rather stable through the entire power range.
I have tested this with both this latest firmware (1.06) for Indra500 and the latest firmware (1.08) for the Odin remote (Nikon).
There are multiple reports of users having the same issue as I have, so most likely everyone is affected by this. Profoto B1, the obvious competitor to Indra500, is stable in temperature throughout the power range both in TTL and when changing power levels from its remote.
You can read my review here:
http://www.joakimdrake.se/blog/profotob1vsindra500/