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Tom Brooks
Posts: 1444
Toledo, Ohio, US
I ordered the newly designed AB CyberSync flash trigger and two receivers and they arrived today. The trigger and two receivers cost $200, as much as 1 Pocket Wizard, plus they have 15 different channels on which to operate. The trigger is powered by a standard CR2450 battery that lasts a year. They fired from more than 70 feet through concrete block walls. So far I am impressed, plus the trigger is only about 2" tall, much smaller than the PW, not to mention there is a huge price difference between the AB units and the PW units. So if you were thinking of ordering these...do it, so far I believe it was a great choice.
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WISCONSIN
Posts: 1796
Menominee, Michigan, US
Thanks for the heads up. I went to buy another receiver a month back, and they weren't selling them. I had to wait until the new ones came out. Glad they seem to be workin for ya I wonder if the old receivers/transmitters can work together with the new system
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Black Eagle Studios
Posts: 99
AngryLightStudios wrote: Thanks for the heads up. I went to buy another receiver a month back, and they weren't selling them. I had to wait until the new ones came out. Glad they seem to be workin for ya I wonder if the old receivers/transmitters can work together with the new system No, they won't. This is a totally new system, and is far and away the best ever developed.
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WISCONSIN
Posts: 1796
Menominee, Michigan, US
Black Eagle Studios wrote:
No, they won't. This is a totally new system, and is far and away the best ever developed. Thanks Well it looks like I'm going to sell my older receiver and transmitter then
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Tom Brooks
Posts: 1444
Toledo, Ohio, US
AngryLightStudios wrote: Thanks for the heads up. I went to buy another receiver a month back, and they weren't selling them. I had to wait until the new ones came out. Glad they seem to be workin for ya I wonder if the old receivers/transmitters can work together with the new system NO. BUT each box contained a certificate for $40 if you return your old unit to them. How sweet is that.
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WISCONSIN
Posts: 1796
Menominee, Michigan, US
Tom Brooks wrote:
NO. BUT each box contained a certificate for $40 if you return your old unit to them. How sweet is that. Very sweet
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Alluring Exposures
Posts: 11400
Casa Grande, Arizona, US
Thanks for the info. I've been looking for some Elinchrom remotes since a friend uses them and they are reliable... but stuff made especially for my lights is better :-) And I love my AB's!!! Tom Brooks wrote: I ordered the newly designed AB CyberSync flash trigger and two receivers and they arrived today. The trigger and two receivers cost $200, as much as 1 Pocket Wizard, plus they have 15 different channels on which to operate. The trigger is powered by a standard CR2450 battery that lasts a year. They fired from more than 70 feet through concrete block walls. So far I am impressed, plus the trigger is only about 2" tall, much smaller than the PW, not to mention there is a huge price difference between the AB units and the PW units. So if you were thinking of ordering these...do it, so far I believe it was a great choice.
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JEBKA Photography
Posts: 3974
Firestone, Colorado, US
Appreciate the input. I still have the old receiver and transmitter combo and didn't wanna jump until I heard some news. very cool.
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Rp-photo
Posts: 42711
Houston, Texas, US
Tom Brooks wrote: I ordered the newly designed AB CyberSync flash trigger and two receivers and they arrived today. The trigger and two receivers cost $200, as much as 1 Pocket Wizard, plus they have 15 different channels on which to operate. The trigger is powered by a standard CR2450 battery that lasts a year. They fired from more than 70 feet through concrete block walls. So far I am impressed, plus the trigger is only about 2" tall, much smaller than the PW, not to mention there is a huge price difference between the AB units and the PW units. So if you were thinking of ordering these...do it, so far I believe it was a great choice. I am contemplating usiing these for my 2 AB800s and simultaneously using PW's for additional non-AB lights if needed. A PW would be connected to one of the AB receivers to trigger additional lights attached to PW's.
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Lunar Muun Imaging
Posts: 4
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Thanks for the heads-up! Woot!
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