I need to buy some triggers
For use indoor studio and sometimes outdoors
Inside studio I use Black Line Speedotron and sometimes Alien Bee 800
Outdoors Alien Bee 800 also I do have a Nikon Flash 800
Im just looking for a trigger nothing fancy. But if I need the bells and whistles it be nice for back up!
Which one do you guys think rock the best? There about around the same price.
Thanks
If you want TTL on your speedlite, the Phottix Odins will support that. Otherwise, the Cybersyncs work identically, cost only slightly more, and Paul C. Buff is an excellent company to deal with, and has infinitely better customer service than Phottix/Stratos. I've actually gotten detailed responses from them about how to use other manufacturer's equipment properly, and I can't say enough about that level of customer service.
Plus buying into Cybersyncs now makes it easier to move to an Einstein/Cyber Commander setup later, and that is THE COOLEST setup I've ever used. Granted, the control scheme on the Cyber Commander is mediocre at best. But I can control output levels remotely, and even turn on a studio light that is out of reach. And it includes a flash meter. Granted you can always chimp, but I find that clients are infinitely more impressed - and thus willing to recommend you to others - if you use the meter.
I know I'm being a total fanboy here, but it's important to note that I do the ordering at a photo store, and I can almost get any brand I want at a huge discount - except for PCBs, which are factory direct. I still use PCB for all my lighting needs, and I would recommend them for anyone that wants something better than 'budget', but cannot afford Elinchroms.
Zack Zoll wrote: If you want TTL on your speedlite, the Phottix Odins will support that. Otherwise, the Cybersyncs work identically, cost only slightly more, and Paul C. Buff is an excellent company to deal with, and has infinitely better customer service than Phottix/Stratos. I've actually gotten detailed responses from them about how to use other manufacturer's equipment properly, and I can't say enough about that level of customer service.
Plus buying into Cybersyncs now makes it easier to move to an Einstein/Cyber Commander setup later, and that is THE COOLEST setup I've ever used. Granted, the control scheme on the Cyber Commander is mediocre at best. But I can control output levels remotely, and even turn on a studio light that is out of reach. And it includes a flash meter. Granted you can always chimp, but I find that clients are infinitely more impressed - and thus willing to recommend you to others - if you use the meter.
I know I'm being a total fanboy here, but it's important to note that I do the ordering at a photo store, and I can almost get any brand I want at a huge discount - except for PCBs, which are factory direct. I still use PCB for all my lighting needs, and I would recommend them for anyone that wants something better than 'budget', but cannot afford Elinchroms.
And yes, I also carry Phottix
Can you use your flash meter with both and trigger them via flash meter?
What's "chimp" mean?
I've never tried to use the Cyber Commander's meter with a speedlite. Based on my experience with other meters, I would guess that it would work fine, provided the flash was fairly close, or set to a brighter setting. If you've got your SB-800 on 1/32nd power and 15 feet away, it may not register on the meter.
"Chimping" is taking a bunch of photos and looking at the LCD/histogram to see what came out. Like a chimp. Ooh! Ooh!
On previous models, it would sync even faster if you used the old off-camera hotshoe-to-flash cable, or the new hotshoe-to-flash cable with the TTL wires cut. You'd put your trigger on the end of that, where the flash would normally go. Not sure if this works with newer cameras though.
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Zack Zoll wrote: I've never tried to use the Cyber Commander's meter with a speedlite. Based on my experience with other meters, I would guess that it would work fine
Only if you use a CSRB+ to trigger it (so the CC can select that channel to trigger).
If you only plan to use the AB and SB800, also look at Radiopopper JrX Studios. Remote manual power control of both (but not Einsteins).
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