Need radio trigger suggestions

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thegaffney

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Hello, I want to know if anyone can point me to a good wireless trigger that doesn't need Line on sight, and will work with my flashes, I have a D7000 and three SB600 and I did a job yesterday with 3 umbrellas, and having to make sure the camera was facing the flashes kinda sucked, it's nice to have it built in, but I'd rather have a rf signal or what ever they use.

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Krs_2007

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Depends on how much you want to spend. I have 3 pocketwizard III's and love them, they are 149.99 and you need one for the camera and each flash but that's true for any triggers. There are a bunch to choose from so use the search on this site for the various discussions on triggers.
 
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rocketman122

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thegaffney said:
Hello, I want to know if anyone can point me to a good wireless trigger that doesn't need Line on sight, and will work with my flashes, I have a D7000 and three SB600 and I did a job yesterday with 3 umbrellas, and having to make sure the camera was facing the flashes kinda sucked, it's nice to have it built in, but I'd rather have a rf signal or what ever they use.

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yea, cls sucks but if it was in a close area they should have no issue firing off. if it was outdoors, they dont work well at all.
I dont see a reaosn to spend a lot for slaves today.
if youre going to use them outside as well, then the yongnuo 622, is the obvious choice. if you plan on using it indoors only then I also use (as a backup) commlite G430.
Commlite ComTrig G430 flash trigger review | Lighting Rumours

a set (TX/RX) will cost you $24 shipped. you can buy additional RX for $16 or so. if you need HSS then you can get the H550 TX tht will do a psuedo HSS till 1/8000. very nice products.

since you said youre doing studio manually adjusting each flash is the way to go for consistent results. if you need TTL the 622 offer that as well.


crycocyon said:
http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/14512-new-lighting-toys-2.html#post164381

These are a great price and work great.
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its known the SB800 are problematic with the 622n. I have a feeling this summer will have a few nice products competing with the 622n. imo, no need to pay high prices for reliable slaves. only thing with them is they are battery hungry so the batteries need to be recharged every wedding I do.
 
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thegaffney

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Thanks for the info everyone, ill keep it all under consideration, I know how to adjust everything manually so maybe the cheaper non-TTLtriggers will be nice just to try it out first, and I could still use the built in trigger if I need TTL .

The problem I had was that the flash was being covered up by an umbrella I was shooting through, and I was slightly in front of the umbrella and it didn't go off, I was indoors and was about 10-15ft away from me. But later I realized I could of made that one a reflective umbrella and had the sensor in a much better position.
 
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