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remote flash trigger

Shadow
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Oct 27, 2007, 12:18 PM

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Has anyone used or heard much about these cheap triggers for flash.

Basically it would be used in a small studio setting so I wouldn't have to worry about 800 family members taking pictures and setting everything off.

Here's a link to an example on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.ca/...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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RustyB
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Oct 28, 2007, 1:48 AM

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I'm still using my $20usd Hong Kong eBay radio. It's a cheap POS, but does the job perfectly.

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Brackish
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Oct 28, 2007, 3:45 AM

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Hi, Shadow.

I heard The Pro uses a cheapee (~$20 or so) slave out at
reception job sites and says it works fine.

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Shadow
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Oct 28, 2007, 11:18 AM

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Thanks Rusty and Brack.

Rusty - does it make those cool lines? Looks like something from Superfriends.

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Postal Boy
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Oct 28, 2007, 6:27 PM

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On the MPix community forums someone posted about how to increase the range of the cheapo ones, too. By soldering a little wire onto the antenna spot they bumped the range from 30 feet to over 100 yards.

-Postal

Shadow
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Oct 28, 2007, 7:27 PM

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Cool, thanks Postal. I have a solder iron.

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