I have Pocketwizard Multimaxes which are great. I also have three Phottix Atlas triggers which work really well. They have a hotshoe on them which is a feature I really appreciate. One nit is that they sometimes start firing speedlites at full power. This seems to be related to when I try and get quick sequential fires out of them. It's a bit of a nightmare when it happens during a first dance!!!
I use radio poppers. I bought PW flex's first and found them totally unreliable with no help from the company. Radio poppers have worked right out of the box and do everything they say they will.
Quantum FreeXwire here for TTL, Manual and long range outdoors. I use TTL and Manual with QFlash and speedlights but Manual only for monolights and studio packs. TTL and Manual mix fine too.
In the studio I use a Wein (IR) transmitter and the monolight/pack built-in cells - Far less fuss. Coupled with an SSL receiver you can do pretty much anything - but don't work within 1000' of a fork lift truck.
Bad experience with PW ControlTL (for Nikon). Didn't work.
Best aspect to look for regarding receivers (IMO) - get those which draw power from your lights if possible, whether built-in or plug-in, whatever the make - or any which simply don't need batteries. Then theres less to go wrong.
Has anyone tried these - Ninja 4 Channel Wireless Flash Triggers (3 Receivers).. BlackBelt Lighting Products... I have pockets wizards (mini & flexs) but with RF interference on my 580 EX II's (and I usually shoot manual not ETTL) I thought I try these. In route!
pr4photos wrote:
602's. Work perfectly for my needs. I use them with anything from speedlights to studio lights
+1
I have the st-e2, radio poppers (px,cubes...), pixel kings and out of all of them the rf-602's are without any question the most reliable and with the best range. I use them on 580 exII, old vivitars, alien bees, osrams and other weirdos. the just don't skip a beat.
the only failure yet is a yonguo sync cord. and I imagine I'm to blame for that.
PW, have 4 TT5 units and never had a problem. I have read about PW problems, but this thread is the first one where I saw someone say there was a problem if the temp was 5 degrees below zero.
I have the FreeXwire system here, and although it works.. ALL these companies are rip off artists when it come to click and pop triggers.
The units that will actually interact with the strobes for output adjustment etc.. I can see SOME of the price tag on them, but a price of $179.00 for a single PW unit !
Give me a break. If not for those patent laws.. That Chinese firm would have cleaned up with the FCC models.
