i have been using the PT - 04 for sometime and the last couple of weddings they started doing some problems when the dance floor is big , and not responding and also missing,
the best non-ttl triggers i have ever used.
I have the Calumet-branded Strato II. They're great, and moderately cheap. About to pick up another set today, actually, because I'm somehow missing a receiver!
ditto, as long as batteries are good, everything works
one of these days I will add a few ac powered ones and then no worries about batteries except for the transmitter
Just have to come up with a creative way to mount them.
Velcro on flash head, Velcro on back of sync.
The syncs are no-nonsense. It is plug in and go. You can use them with any makes/models. They do not support ttl. They are extremely reliable and never have had an issue.
The things I do not like are the pc sync cables on the 580exii.,,the socket is a piece of crap. But that's not the syncs fault, as you can use the much cheaper and much more reliable 1/8"-1/8" cables...just don't buy them from mpex or pcb...they are too expensive. $10 for a 16 inch cable...I can buy a damned 10' 1/4" guitar cble for a buck more.
With that said, the Strattos look nice. I don't like how they mount and I do. I think it is awesome to still have ttl on camera, but at the same time they add height to the flash on the umbrella swivel. Also (not sure as I didn't look) can you use them on non flash foot items? I know when you buy them you buy canon or Nikon. Can you still use manual OCF if it's another brand?
RobertLynn wrote:
With that said, the Strattos look nice. I don't like how they mount and I do. I think it is awesome to still have ttl on camera, but at the same time they add height to the flash on the umbrella swivel. Also (not sure as I didn't look) can you use them on non flash foot items? I know when you buy them you buy canon or Nikon. Can you still use manual OCF if it's another brand?
Yep. I shoot Canon and use Nikon SB24 and SB25 off-camera. You can also use them to trigger strobes (I trigger AlienBees with them), but that requires the use of a 3.5mm cable.
DimaVazinovich wrote:
how far can u work with ur phottix stratto II ? ,
cause i tried firing my flash's from around 10-12 M yesterday and only one of them worked
I haven't done a distance test yet, but they they worked fine at opposite ends of a decent size reception hall. I'm going to assume working distanec is similar to the Cybersync. I got 100yds+ on a football with those.
