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Inexpensive IR/radio triggers?
I just bought a Norman series 500 power system to replace my old
series 450 equipment. I fired the series 450 with a photocell trigger and a miniature on-shoe flash. The trigger has a two-blade plug, and it won't work with the new power pack, which has a 1/4" jack. I can buy a replacement for the trigger for about $35, but I wonder whether I would be better off with an infrared or FM radio trigger. I'm using the on-shoe flash only as a trigger (not as a light source), and it's less than ideal because I sometimes have trouble pointing it where it won't create nasty reflections. A. "real" IR/FM trigger is out of my price range, but there are inexpensive ones for sale on eBay. Here are a couple of examples: http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Slave-Wire...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/IR-Sender-Studio...QQcmdZViewItem I don't expect these gadgets to have the quality of name brand products that sell for hundreds of dollars, but I wonder whether they are good enough to work reliably in a light-duty studio situation. Has anyone had experience with them? Any advice? |
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Inexpensive IR/radio triggers?
Jonathan Sachs wrote:
I just bought a Norman series 500 power system to replace my old series 450 equipment. I fired the series 450 with a photocell trigger and a miniature on-shoe flash. The trigger has a two-blade plug, and it won't work with the new power pack, which has a 1/4" jack. I can buy a replacement for the trigger for about $35, but I wonder whether I would be better off with an infrared or FM radio trigger. I'm using the on-shoe flash only as a trigger (not as a light source), and it's less than ideal because I sometimes have trouble pointing it where it won't create nasty reflections. A. "real" IR/FM trigger is out of my price range, but there are inexpensive ones for sale on eBay. Here are a couple of examples: http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Slave-Wire...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/IR-Sender-Studio...QQcmdZViewItem I don't expect these gadgets to have the quality of name brand products that sell for hundreds of dollars, but I wonder whether they are good enough to work reliably in a light-duty studio situation. Has anyone had experience with them? Any advice? Uh, maybe it's me, but a few dollars worth of parts and you can make an adapter cord. erie |
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