Which wireless flash trigger?

[JulianHJ]

I've got a Canon 30D and have just ordered a Speedlite 430EXii. I can't justify getting a Canon ST-E2 wireless trigger as I'm aware there are a bunch of much cheaper third party alternatives, but which one to get?

Does anyone have any advice?

TIA

[Muska]

Are you just using these recreationally?

if so, i'd just consider what people refer to as 'ebay triggers' you can find many different sorts on ebay for about £25 a set. They're not the best, but about 10x cheaper than professional stuff.

Otherwise have a look at Elinchrom skyports if you wish to spend more on the cheaper end of the scale.

Personally I just switched from Alien Bees cybersyncs to Pocket wizards, but neither are very cheap.

regards,

Matt.

[JulianHJ]

Yes, recreationally - I can justify up to around £30, but won't buy from Ebay after previous bad experience with that site.

Will this sort of thing be OK do you think?

[spiralp]

Should be OK, but I expect in only works in manual mode. I.e. you will lose the ETTL function which automatically sets your exposure.

[andy-xr]

JulianHJ said:

Yes, recreationally - I can justify up to around £30, but won't buy from Ebay after previous bad experience with that site.

Will this sort of thing be OK do you think?

Those are the ones sold on ebay anyway. They'll do what you want, and they'll let you get somewhere around 1/200th some of time assuming your body can support that kind of sync speed. I dont like them as when I tried them they didnt work more times than they did. If you do get them, get a replacement battery as well for the trigger

[Rofly Lollers]

RF602 triggers are what you need. Updated within the last year or so, (so some of the reviews you read will be out of date).
The build quality is very good, especially the ergonomic receivers.
Great price too.
No TTL so you'll need to manually adjust the power on the flash.

The alternative is to buy a 580EXII which will act as a master for your 430EXII, this is line-of-sight only, but is TTL.

[Yellabelly]

Or try the Cactus V4s, I've just bought some to repalce PT-04s which could be a bit hit and miss. The V4s are well made compared to the PT-04s and the transceiver and two receivers cost £51 inc p&p.

YB

[JulianHJ]

Rofly Lollers said:

RF602 triggers are what you need. Updated within the last year or so, (so some of the reviews you read will be out of date).
The build quality is very good, especially the ergonomic receivers.
Great price too.
No TTL so you'll need to manually adjust the power on the flash.

The alternative is to buy a 580EXII which will act as a master for your 430EXII, this is line-of-sight only, but is TTL.

Cheers! I've just ordered some RF602s from Amazon.

[nick_bbb]

I have the 602S, very good. Unlike the PT04 junk I had before.