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I have several flashes (e.g. Vivitar Auto 283) left over from
my film days with too high trigger voltage to be be used on
a digital body.
On eBay, you can buy radio-based slave triggers like this one:
http/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3860&item=7501143881
I am thinking about getting one of these with 5-6 receivers,
and use them to set up a battery of old Vivitar 283s to
be bounced against ceilings and brollys i situations where
a single strobe is inadequate (e.g. receptions, wide angle
shots in large interiors).
I am attracted to these because they are radio-controlled, and
offer four channels (so I can be in the room with at least three
other photographers with identical equipment without interfering).
I don't want optical slave triggers because of the pre-flash
issue. I know the better optical models can be programmed to
ignore pre-flash sequences, but the programming is awkward and
does bot "stick", so you have do redo it.
1. Do anyone here have experience with such a set-up and would
comment on how pratical and useful it is?
2. This eBay store ("Joe's Photo Auction") seem to have a lot of these
items for sale at what I consider very reasonable prices. However,
I haven't seen a review of this product, nor have I seen it for
sale anywhere else. I like a good price, but I also know that you
usually get what you pay for. I am worried that this may be a
sub-standard product (i.e. something that does not work will, or
will break quickly). Does anyone here have experience with this
product and can comment on its quality?
3. Is there a similar product from other sources I should consider?
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http/folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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Kodak DCS460, Canon Powershot G5, Olympus 2020Z
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I have several flashes (e.g. Vivitar Auto 283) left over from
my film days with too high trigger voltage to be be used on
a digital body.
On eBay, you can buy radio-based slave triggers like this one:
http/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3860&item=7501143881
I am thinking about getting one of these with 5-6 receivers,
and use them to set up a battery of old Vivitar 283s to
be bounced against ceilings and brollys i situations where
a single strobe is inadequate (e.g. receptions, wide angle
shots in large interiors).
I am attracted to these because they are radio-controlled, and
offer four channels (so I can be in the room with at least three
other photographers with identical equipment without interfering).
I don't want optical slave triggers because of the pre-flash
issue. I know the better optical models can be programmed to
ignore pre-flash sequences, but the programming is awkward and
does bot "stick", so you have do redo it.
1. Do anyone here have experience with such a set-up and would
comment on how pratical and useful it is?
2. This eBay store ("Joe's Photo Auction") seem to have a lot of these
items for sale at what I consider very reasonable prices. However,
I haven't seen a review of this product, nor have I seen it for
sale anywhere else. I like a good price, but I also know that you
usually get what you pay for. I am worried that this may be a
sub-standard product (i.e. something that does not work will, or
will break quickly). Does anyone here have experience with this
product and can comment on its quality?
3. Is there a similar product from other sources I should consider?
--
- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no - http/folk.uio.no/gisle/ ]
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Kodak DCS460, Canon Powershot G5, Olympus 2020Z
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