Mine should be arriving in the next day or so. Just ordered a trigger and two receivers. I'll have a friend run off down the road with a flash and see what's what
mattr762: You may find the Flash Control menu on your XSi as one of the three tools menus (the ones colored yellow). The settings there duplicate the ones found on the flash units, but prove much easier to use than the crude controls on the flash units.
For example, with the in-camera menu, you can quickly disable the main flash from firing while allowing it to trigger a remote flash.
Note that if using a 580EXII flash unit as a slave, you will have to set it to the slave mode at the unit itself.
AdrianRogers wrote:
All arrived today. Unfortunately the weather is terrible so testing is out for the moment. Will report back when i've actually had chance to use them!
Edit: Pleasently surprised to add, everything came with batteries included! Duracell no less!
Very nice! Did you buy from the link above, if so, about how long did you have to wait?
I'm in the UK, so I ordered them from the one ebay store that actually has them in the UK (All others are shipped from Hong Kong, slightly cheaper, more time) so I had them within 48 hours. From the way they were packaged though the batteries should come with them no matter where you get them from.
So far they've fired through a couple of walls! I'll try them tomorrow if the weather picks up.
bigv616 wrote:
I understand it works a wireless trigger, no TTL. Does it support Hight Speed Sync(FP mode)?
Answered my own question from google, apprarently it has sync problem with high speed sync. not light up whole picture, part of the picture will be black.
Quick question from someone who has never used off camera flash but would like too, are the receivers universal (of sorts)? ie. could I mix the types of flashes, a 430EX II on one, and any other flash with manual controls such as Nikon's, Sigma's, Canon EZ etc. which are not Canon digital specfic (not using E-TLL so guessing ok). As I often see second hand flashes in my local camera shop, but not so regular canon digital hotshoe mount ones (or they go quickly), so could be a cheap way to get into it.
a_marshall wrote:
could I mix the types of flashes, a 430EX II on one, and any other flash with manual controls such as Nikon's, Sigma's, Canon EZ etc. which are not Canon digital specfic (not using E-TLL so guessing ok). As I often see second hand flashes in my local camera shop, but not so regular canon digital hotshoe mount ones (or they go quickly), so could be a cheap way to get into it.
Yes you can mix flashes, but all settings are manual... no ETTL, no HSS, no FEC... just a simple flash pop.
These RF-602's have a 12v max sync voltage. Some older flashes are much higher than that, so you can fry the trigger receiver.
The older Cactus v4 triggers (and v2 PovertyWizards) can handle sync voltage up to 300v.
These hot shoe triggers are much easier than looking for flashes with a PC sync plug.
Hooray!!! Have just received mine. They work, build quality is very good. Got 1/160 sync speed on my 5D Tried to change the battery, same thing. Has anyone got max speed sync speed out of these? So far very reliable, tested near my 2.4 wi-fi - fires every time. Looking to do some shooting on the weekend.
Melnik wrote:
Hooray!!! Have just received mine. They work, build quality is very good. Got 1/160 sync speed on my 5D Tried to change the battery, same thing. Has anyone got max speed sync speed out of these? So far very reliable, tested near my 2.4 wi-fi - fires every time. Looking to do some shooting on the weekend.
I don't think these devices do high speed sync. They are simple triggers and are limited by the camera body. The 5D has a sync speed of 1/200. 1 series cameras can go to 1/250. Eat a few milliseconds to ensure propagation and you are at 1/160 with a 5D. I usually don't go over 1/160 with my 5DMK2 and PW2+ units.
If you want something that does High Speed sync and ETTL you should consider the Radio Poppers PX or PW Control TL units.
Tried to change the battery, same thing. Has anyone got max speed sync speed out of these? So far very reliable, tested near my 2.4 wi-fi - fires every time. Looking to do some shooting on the weekend.