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Just decided to step up to the RadioPopper Px system! 1 Tranz, 4 Receviers - $1,245 B4 shipping. I am so looking FWD to working wireless, and with decent sync speeds for strobist stylee.
I'll keep yall in the loop in terms of delivery, install and performance - unless I run off to the dessert. Oatmeal for dinner now.
-Shea
Cool!!! HSS seems to have great potential. I've just started tinkering myself.
Congrats on the purchase. Hopefully the transition to wireless is painless.
I think we all look forward to seeing what you can do with your new toys. ;-)
RE: Delivery - Ordered after 5 pm Monday night, just got shipping conformation Tuesday mid morning! I bring this trivial news flash because when I was researching the product I kept reading about supply issues and delayed product. It would seem inventories are up now, shipping even faster than the 2-4 days indicated by their website at the time of my order.
$21.11 for 2nd day air should have me installing in short order. Oatmeal for breakfast, working the model boards... ABC = Always Be Charging those batteries too.
-Shea
Ordered Monday evening, operational by Thursday afternoon, not bad.. UPS got here @ 2pm & I had all 4 units and the transmitter working by 3pm. I've got a lot of experimenting to do with these babies so I will wait till I have more experience B4 posting any captures. Needless to say I had 1/8000 f1/8 ISO 50 (and several other settings) working no problemo.
I'm getting some random fires from the 'dual head' of my own design, one while handling the gizmo so I suspect some RF weirdness. That's all for now.
-Shea
Wow pretty cool settings you can use...much better than my "el cheapo" triggers [A]
Looking forward to some results!
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Originally Posted by Shea Design
Ok, now I'm drooling!
Ok, so as to not keep interested parties waiting.. my first strobist capture with the poppers:
f/2.8 - 1/4000th ISO 50
http://www.shea-design.com/photo-for...5863-small.jpg
BTW I was distracted enough (@ the beach) to forget to re-install the transmitter antenna (warnings against this in manual). Lucky it did not fry the unit with the 3 or 4 test shots I took.
I was probably smart to remove it in a backpack application as it is rigid and exposed to leverage during handling... Let's just hope I have learned that lesson the easy way.
BTW - This was taken with the ST-E2 as a master, although using a 580exII as the master opens up control of 3 groups (levels) I knew I was on a full power HSS mission.
-Shea
P.S. I should note this was a spontaneous shoot in the 'Confessions of a Photographer' tradition. I just spotted these kids doing back flips off a beach ledge and asked them if they wanted to take a really cool photo. They needed just a little coaching on flash handling and took turns doing the flips. 2 helpers, 2 flashes.
EDIT: Here is the side shot:
http://www.shea-design.com/photo-for...Crop-small.jpg
Awesome, really cool stuff Shea!
Of camera flash with that shutterspeed is really cool!
Have fun!
Jan
Clouds on the coast drove me to where the streets have no name. Loving the freedom to light as I wish. -S
http://www.shea-design.com/photo-for...Crop-small.jpg
How did you do this ^^^^^^^ omg i am awe struck.