Quote Originally Posted by conropl View Post
I had the hahnel in my cart and was about to order it, but at the last minute I changed my mind and switched to the Vello. Live and learn.

As for the battery on the hahnel, I am notorious for not turning things off. An auto-off seems like a good idea. It saves the battery on my camera a lot.

Thanks for the infomation. I will have to look into it again.
Auto off is a great idea. But for me, 60 seconds is too fast. For example, if it takes a couple of minutes to pose kids for a portrait, I can't just push the transmitter button and snap. 3-5 minutes would be better, ideally it would be user selectable, you can program so many other things... Conversely, the receiver doesn't seem to shut itself off ever, so if you forget you may find the battery dead next time.