Folks, I've used them for 2 years and have tried everything under the sun. You could no longer convince me of user error. I don't want a workaround or a 'sock' anymore. The RPs are on their way.
It's really amazing: Until I met Sergio and he told me that PW was a constant source of frustration for everyone he'd met who used them, I thought they were the best thing available for radio triggers. I was planning someday to upgrade my skyports to PWs. This thread is exactly what he was telling me about, and I definitely won't be switching. My skyports have been 100% reliable outdoors and indoors.
If radiopoppers had been around when I bought my skyports, I probably would've gotten them instead.
I love mine and the multimax, really reliable just don't have anything touching the aerial and have the aerial pointing up and they work everytime without fail.
One of the 40,000 camera review sites should do a wireless showdown with all the different brands, in varying conditions (inside, outside, etc) with various flashes, Nikon, Canon, studio...I'd love to see that, but it would never happen, someone would alienate a sponsor.
There was a great vid right after the ettl PWs came out.
They got 36 feet max a radio poppers were over a block away and were still getting ettl signals.
I'm all about cyber syncs till I have a need for more than 200th.
I have never had a problem once I bought Nikon speedlights... my 580's would simply not fire. I've been thinking really hard about RadioPoppers -- for me they would be used in addition to my PW's. I don't think I want to go TTL all the time, I'm interested in a pair for run and gun type stuff that's more difficult with manual flash. Overall, though, I don't think TTL flash is going to make me happy.
Lucky_Dog wrote:
I have never had a problem once I bought Nikon speedlights... my 580's would simply not fire. I've been thinking really hard about RadioPoppers -- for me they would be used in addition to my PW's. I don't think I want to go TTL all the time, I'm interested in a pair for run and gun type stuff that's more difficult with manual flash. Overall, though, I don't think TTL flash is going to make me happy.
check out page 1 of the thread. You can still do manual with RPs apparently.
The one thing I love about the RP - is even in manual mode, you can change the flash power from the on camera master. So, it is easy to change things around to get different looks without going to your lights. And, if you use soft boxes, you can change the flash power without opening them up. Though there are some other triggers out there that will do that now, as well. I am going to sell my V1 poppers and PW's to buy a full set of v2 Poppers + a couple jr's this winter.
Before you go out and buy a new setup... how are you connecting your Pocket Wizards to your flash? I use this Hot Shoe Female to Miniphone cord from Paramount Cords and have NOT experienced any problems. My flash fires every time. http://www.paramountcords.com/mhsf1.asp
Yeah I think the PC connector on the 580EXII sucks. Last time I thought my cybersync had an epic failure, but it turned out to be the stupid PC connector.
PWII's - never a problem... but, I also don't use them with any of the Canon flashes. I use Vivitar 285s, and Nikon SB-24s (Pingol influence). Never had a misfire at all with them.
I picked up the PXs, and JRxs a couple of months ago. Really enjoying using them with White Lightnings.
I had PW's for years till RP's. Not looking back now and just added the JrX line for using my AB's.
Couldn't be happier.
BTW, watch your transmitter when out on location shoots as mine got caught on a bush or something while walking from A to B, and came off. I never did find it. So have backup units, though you will never need them till you lose one.
yeah .. the PC connector on the 580 really does blow .. and its a little known fact after i checked out some of the flash / OC stuff threads .. even with my 580II with PWIIs ... if the cord goes in a wrong direction, it just wont fire and its so weird like that ... that why now i just use the rubber band to hold it a certain way
