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I'm leaning toward the pocket wizard flex/mini system for my Nikon system. I know the flex/mini will do all I want and more. It is the more part where I wonder if there is some way I could save money. I don't care about i-ttl, I will just shoot in manual. But I DO want the ability to adjust power levels from the camera. I have 3 flashes and the SU-800. I'd like ideally to be able to use the 3 flashes in a tri-flash setup in an umbrella and control the power from the su-800 on the camera. I've watched several videos from the pocket wizard site and know I can do thin with the flex/mini system, BUT, they are so darn expensive. So, tow questions,
1. Is there a way to combine some other pocket wizard component that is cheaper into the mix that will still do what I want? Like maybe just use a plus as a receiver instead of the flex. Since I don't care about ttl would it still fire the flash and allow the power to be adjusted through the mini/su800 on camera?
2. If not 1 above, is there some type of cable or cable splitter system that will allow me to use only one flex to control 2 (or 3) flashes?
BTW, I already have radio popper px system and cactus5 system. I don't like the rp system because of its menus and attachments to flashes, and the cactus just doesn't do all I want. I've been looking at various systems and so far the pocket wizards seem to fit my needs best, other than the high cost. But I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks for reading a long post.
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