Archive 2012 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

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p.1 #1 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

I am trying to avoid buying another PW FlexTT5. I want to be able to occasionally trigger a 580EX from a set-up that has a PW MiniTT1 on camera and an AB800 that has a TT5 and AC-9 attached.
A good IR trigger should be fine for my uses right now but the old Wein peanuts have some pretty nasty reviews associated with them on B&H. Thoughts?

Jan 23, 2012 at 11:06 AM

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p.1 #2 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

I doubt they'll be compatible with the Pocket Wizards, but I really like the Yongnuo RF-602's that I have. A transmitter and 3 receivers were only ~$70. I've never had a single miss syncing at 1/250. These things are great.

Jan 23, 2012 at 11:33 AM

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p.1 #3 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

Hrow wrote:
I am trying to avoid buying another PW FlexTT5. I want to be able to occasionally trigger a 580EX from a set-up that has a PW MiniTT1 on camera and an AB800 that has a TT5 and AC-9 attached. ...A good IR trigger should be fine for my uses right now...

If you can use manual power adjustments for the 580EX, then an optical slave triggered by the flash of the AB800 would work.

Here's the optical slave I suggest:

http://www.flashzebra.com/products/0118/index.shtml

Jan 24, 2012 at 12:39 AM

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p.1 #4 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

If you're OK with manual shooting, the cowboy NPT-04 have been great to me.

Jan 27, 2012 at 09:40 PM

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p.1 #5 · Cheapest good trigger for a 580EX

ender78 wrote:
If you're OK with manual shooting, the cowboy NPT-04 have been great to me.

That's compatible with the PW TT1 trigger?

Jan 28, 2012 at 12:44 AM


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