Question about the 600ex-rt flash

[Kayaker72]

So, in general it seems that the 600 EX-RT has some nice advantages over the 580 EX II. But the biggest advantage seems to be the RT. I actually did use my 580 EX II off camera triggered by the on camera flash of the 7D, which is no longer an option with the 5DIII. But I did this very rarely and probably not enough to justify $300 for a transmitter or an additional $500 for a second 600 EX-RT. That is, unless I can come up with additional uses.

So, I've been trying to think how I might use a set up beyond a single flash. All the videos were focused on "pro-like" portraiture photography, which I really do not do much of. And I don't see showing up at family functions with a two to three 3 ft softboxes to set up a mini-studio. The additional uses I've come up with is enhancing the family portraits I already do (a couple a year), portraits of my newborn neice and nephew, and small waterfalls which often have uneven lighting.

So, I have two questions for the group:
1) Other than professional type portraits, what do you use RT for?
2) Does anyone have a small, not intrusive, softbox/etc set up for family portraits and photos of my neice and nephew? It would need to travel as my family lives all over the country.

Thanks in advance,
Brant

[Local Hero]

So, in general it seems that the 600 EX-RT has some nice advantages over the 580 EX II. But the biggest advantage seems to be the RT. I actually did use my 580 EX II off camera triggered by the on camera flash of the 7D, which is no longer an option with the 5DIII. But I did this very rarely and probably not enough to justify $300 for a transmitter or an additional $500 for a second 600 EX-RT. That is, unless I can come up with additional uses.

So, I've been trying to think how I might use a set up beyond a single flash. All the videos were focused on "pro-like" portraiture photography, which I really do not do much of. And I don't see showing up at family functions with a two to three 3 ft softboxes to set up a mini-studio. The additional uses I've come up with is enhancing the family portraits I already do (a couple a year), portraits of my newborn neice and nephew, and small waterfalls which often have uneven lighting.

So, I have two questions for the group:
1) Other than professional type portraits, what do you use RT for?
2) Does anyone have a small, not intrusive, softbox/etc set up for family portraits and photos of my neice and nephew? It would need to travel as my family lives all over the country.

Thanks in advance,
Brant

I find myself using the RT feature more and more when I'm inside with my son. For example on this shot I had flash in the other room on top of a table because it was the best place for it and there would be little chance of him running into it while playing. I'd had tried similar things in the past with the pop up flash speedlite controller on the 60D without much success, I needed the RT to properly trigger it.