Thanks to Chuck, Daniel and Mike for replying on this. I had the
chance over the weekend to look at what's out there. The branded items
all come in fairly expensive considering my needs, which the Chinese
cheapies cover 90% of the time. I think I'll just get another set and
try adding the aerial to one of the transmitters. If the Radiopoppers
come through I'd go for the junior set. TTL could conceivably be
useful at some point, but having to fire and on-camera flash to get
the remote to work is definitely not useful - the whole point is to
get the flash off the camera! The only alternative would be to buy the
expensive IR trigger that mounts on the camera, which sends the price
right up.
James
On 5 Mar 2008, at 22:30, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Here's an overview of the stuff that's on the market beyond the cheap
> Chinese radio slaves. You may have to sign up with your email address
> to be able to read this but I recommend that anyhow. Gets you some
> useful mailings: <http://www.shootsmarter.com/content/view/217/>
>
> Covered in that review is the Elinchrom "SkyPort" which is the newest
> kid on the block. Reasonably good range and much cheaper than Pocket
> Wizards. These may also be what you're referring to as "designed to
> work with a specific brand of studio flash". If you look at the stuff
> on Elinchrom's site you can be forgiven for thinking it only works
> with
> Elinchrom strobes. The key is to look for the "Universal" model which
> works like a Pocket Wizard... no fancy proprietary controls... just
> fire
> the flash, please. They do, however, support a "group" function which
> only fires the lights belonging to a pre-defined group. You can find
> the universal transmitter/receiver at B&H. Be sure to read the B&H
> reviews before buying. Some think they're great, others have issues.
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/505381-REG/Elinchrom_19360_EL_Skyport_Universal_Radio_Slave.html
>
> >
>
> There's another company called RadioPopper which has been promising
> wonderful new, very low cost radio slaves... any day now. Problem is
> they've been promising and promising for a very long time and have yet
> to deliver anything. They seem to be doing more blogging than product
> development. But their latest promise dates are near. I think caution
> is advised. <http://www.radiopopper.com/model_range.php>
>
> Depending on how much distance you need it is possible to hack the
> cheap
> Chinese versions
> <http://www.instructables.com/id/Increase-effective-distance-on-_ebay_-flash-remote/
>
> >
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
> James R wrote:
>> I meant to reply to this one yesterday, but I think I was so
>> bamboozled by the link and that it actually worked that I forgot.
>>
>> My question was and is, is there any radio flash slave currently on
>> offer between these hacked garage door openers and the Pocket
>> Wizards?
>> There are others I've seen, but they seem to be designed to work with
>> a specific brand of studio flash. I'm looking for a bit more range.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
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