TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 05/03/12 10:00 AM Share Posted 05/03/12 10:00 AM I saw those on fb Adam, some nice photos! They are wireless triggers, I have three of them. They are transceivers (can send and receive) have 16 channels, can be plugged in to control strobes, or remote shutter, fairly versatile. A pair is around $65, or they are $35 each and you can add as many as you want, group them on different channels, etc. or even mix flashes and remote shutters to photograph something from different angles with the same lighting setup, different lighting setups, etc. Only thing I found when playing around with them is that if they are around 300mm or closer they interfere with each other and don't work, that was only on one occasion so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly100 Member 290 Member For: 16y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Down South Posted 06/03/12 06:05 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 06:05 AM what sorta flashgun is that? are you happy with it? im looking to buy one this week cant decided im thinking a yn 565 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 06/03/12 06:20 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 06:20 AM It is a canon 430ex. Not too bad, long recycle time but it could be the batteries, I bought it secondhand and haven't changed them yet. I have 2 yn560's on the way that should be here next week, will be interesting to see how they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly100 Member 290 Member For: 16y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Down South Posted 06/03/12 06:57 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 06:57 AM I think that non rechargables are the way to go in flashes. how come you didnt go for the 565s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 06/03/12 07:08 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 07:08 AM I don't know, price mainly, 2 YN560 II's for less than the price of one 565, $170-180 is getting too steep for me for a 'cheap' flash, once I have some experience with their products I might be more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,403 Member For: 14y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/03/12 10:23 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 10:23 AM gee dan your not messing around getting some gear going hahah.good on ya. id get into photography more, but just dont have the coin. prob never will :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 06/03/12 11:25 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 11:25 AM yeah I have a few ideas for off camera flash, this is the easiest way to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 20y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 06/03/12 11:41 AM Share Posted 06/03/12 11:41 AM Sounds like the Cactus triggers are a simple trigger, ie: they can't send/receive ETTL data and control flash power etc.Rechargeable batteries for sure! Good ones too. Not supermarket off the shelf items.Do you understand the relationship between shutter speed, aperture, ISO, flash power and flash to subject distance?It's still something I need to spend a lot more time practicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRA1NR Pitlane Member Donating Members 2,886 Member For: 16y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Pakenham, Victoria Posted 07/03/12 01:23 AM Share Posted 07/03/12 01:23 AM Hi Adam, they do not support ETTL. Gadget Infinity put this down to cost, they wanted to make a reliable product at a price point, and also did not want to have to alter their hotshoe connector design to suit specific camera brands, keeping there transcievers simple to manufacture and again keep the costs down. At my level they are probably still overkill!I need to get a 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter to test the remote shutter, and have also since found out they won't fire when within 300mm by design. I have a good understanding of shutter speed, aperture, ISO, but not really of flash power and flash to subject distance. This is something I hope to develop more when I get my new flashes and start playing with all of this equipment. I also found you can use them for remote triggering in bulb mode as well, just need to hold the button for 2 seconds to start it, and then press again to stop, which will be handy for those light painting sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 07/03/12 01:29 AM Share Posted 07/03/12 01:29 AM Now you just need to take some photos so we can see all these fancy gadgets at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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