Cozen
As far as off camera flash goes with the 430 it depends on how far off flash you want to go. Radio triggers are the way to go and Sean Setters (strobist guru) is the man to talk to there. With the Elinchrom lights I rely on the flash of one light to set the rest off, this works very well for me, in the studio setting. This is not particularly successful out doors in day light. I have a 5m ETTL cable I use to set off my 430EXII, works well but it is still only 5m long. (16feet approx) so it is limiting, but it