<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"]Just received my Paul C. Buff CyberSyncs in the mail yesterday and I'm already thrilled!<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"]<o></o>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"]I first dipped my toe into the strobist pool by purchasing a set of YONGNUO CTR-301Ps. For about $80 it was a pretty small entrance fee. I was generally pleased with them but their build quality was lacking, the CR2 batteries aren't always available locallyplus tend to be expensive, and they suffered from the occasional miss-fire. Those things aside, their biggest flaw was their inability to sync at my camera's max sync speed. That means on my 5DII the fastest usable shutter speed I could use was 1/160th.<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"]<o></o>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"]In come the CyberSyncs. I took several test pops last night and not only did I have 100% reliability shooting my max sync speed of 1/200th but even at 1/250th there was just the slightest banding at the bottom of the frame with a feathered edge. At 1/320th there was a distinct line at the bottom of the frame with a hard edge.<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"]<o></o>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"]Now for the exciting part, I plan on purchasing a set of Paul C. Buff Einsteins in the futureso along with a CST and CSRB+s I picked up a Cyber Commander. This is a very cool tool to say the least! Once Ihave the Einsteins I'll be able to (among a myriad of other things) change the power setting of up to 16 different lights. The other very cool feature (as well as a terribly compelling reason to purchase) is the built in light meter. Even though I cannot use the Cyber Commander to change the power settings on my Speedlites I can use it to meter them which is pretty darn sweet. Anyway, I have a few portrait sessions lined up in the up and coming weeks so once I really put them through the paces I'll come back with a more thorough appraisal.