Originally Posted by Sean Setters
I actually responded before I even noticed that your post was directly below Cozen's for the whole world to see! You can imagine how embarrassed I was to point out such a conspicuous difference [:$] I had recently been checking out your Flickr stream and remembered seeing this noticing the Miller Lite can because they are all too familiar []
David Hobby loves Diet Mt Dew. He references it fairly regularly in his blog. As I'm not a fan of Diet Mt Dew (although I'll take it in a pinch), I figured I would include something that I am not only a fan of, but possibly even a connoisseur (that is, of beer in general). I didn't think any of my absolute favorites [Guinness, Sam Adams, Yuengling Lager & Yuengling Black & Tan] would look great in the shot, so I went with the trusty Miller Lite can which complemented the blue gel I was using.
I FINALLY got my set of CTR-301Ps yesterday. I have had very limited time to play them so I don't have pictures to post...well that, and the ones that I do have aren't as good as Cozen's! Even though the build quality is less than stellar, they all work and for the price it's hard to beat. I did notice that at 1/250 the bottom of the frame has a thin black line but after several tests at 1/200 they synced up fine every time. I'm not surprised because I read several times that these won't allow you to use your max sync speed.I am happy that I could get 1/200 since I had heard stories of 1/160 or even less.
One thing I am upset about is that I just heard about the new RF-602s on a Flickr threadthat are 2.4GHz, have 3x the range and come with a shutter release [:@] and all of this for less than $20 more than what I spent! Oh well, if and when I out grow my CTR-301Ps I plan on replacing them with the RadioPopper JrX System since they will be able to adjust the power on my Canon Speedlites...assuming they ever come out with the <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"]RPcube adaptor that is!
Glad you finally got your unit. That took awhile. Have fun with it. Best thing is to just do it, and practice pratice practice. The more you experiment, the more you'll get use to it. Also look at Sean's images and his strobe settings and positions. From there you can try and mimic some of his shots until you get comfortable enough to attempt your own. Enjoy and post some pictures when you get the chance!
And that new triggering system sounds awesome. Dang, I'll have to look intot hat later. Thanks for the heads up.
Just for kicks, here's another shot I took recently.
2 strobes.
1Nikon SB24 camera right in a DIY soft box 1/2 power
1Nikon SB25 camera left, 45degrees behind me at 1/16 power, bare
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