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PeteQ · 03-04-2008, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenzini

Sorry, I should have been a bit more detailed in my question.

Jake & Tim are right, the RP's don't fire studio strobes or remotely trigger the camera shutter where PW's do.

My question to Pete was in regards to the type of tests he was writing about in his post. I also understand the main advantages RP's have over PW's in the type of setting Pete was working in.

My question wasn't as broad as it was specifically directed to Pete as someone who's used both PW & now RP to perform a similar task. I was just wondering if there was any reason to use the PW over the RP in that situation given that the RP has distinct advantages over PW (as it's touted to).

I'm a huge believer in what RP can do, I can't wait to get my hands on one and see for myself but usually what happens with new/1st gen hardware is that there are some quirks/sacrifices that have to be lived with while it matures (and I'm a big 1st gen guy).

That was the nature of the post.

_/oe

Joe, for most of how I am shooting now I can't see a reason to carry PW's on a day to day basis if I had RP's. PW's will always have their place, just another tool, but the RP's will take care of a huge portion of my daily needs. I don't need camera triggers or studio strobes. These days I carry three 580's. And although RP's won't trigger studio strobes as these aren't a trigger but a relay of an IR trigger signal, they will relay signals that will now give you the ability to use those 430's and other non-sync port equipped flashes (I didn't try it on a Nikon system) at a distance/placement that you could never use before because IR was unreliable and those flashes didn't have sync ports for PW's. Yeah you could buy hotshoe adapters but that is just more pieces to lose or go bad.

There will always be scenarios where one can pick things apart, but for the bulk of where I am heading, these RP's will do the trick. Much like PW's I will likely end up with 1 transmitter and a couple of receivers. If I need more than that, then I have time to really build a scene and will have a lot more options. For weddings and shooting on the move these are going to really be something IMO. No more bright sun, misaligned sensor crap to deal with.

By nature I am an early adopter also and have learned to expect a glitch here and there. Hey, that's why it's called the "bleeding edge" right? I'll take my chances with these also. And although it was hardly scientific or all encompassing, it was enough to convince me that these are going to be hot. As I said, I have been following these for a while and after seeing the pics form Mike and Cody in San Diego and trying them myself I am excited. I'm sure they will evolve as any technology does, but as they stand right now I am darned impressed with the possibilities....

Joe_Lorenzini · 03-04-2008, 10:12 AM

Thanks Pete! That's what I had hoped to hear.

_/oe

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteQ

Joe, for most of how I am shooting now I can't see a reason to carry PW's on a day to day basis if I had RP's. PW's will always have their place, just another tool, but the RP's will take care of a huge portion of my daily needs. I don't need camera triggers or studio strobes. These days I carry three 580's. And although RP's won't trigger studio strobes as these aren't a trigger but a relay of an IR trigger signal, they will relay signals that will now give you the ability to use those 430's and other non-sync port equipped flashes (I didn't try it on a Nikon system) at a distance/placement that you could never use before because IR was unreliable and those flashes didn't have sync ports for PW's. Yeah you could buy hotshoe adapters but that is just more pieces to lose or go bad.

There will always be scenarios where one can pick things apart, but for the bulk of where I am heading, these RP's will do the trick. Much like PW's I will likely end up with 1 transmitter and a couple of receivers. If I need more than that, then I have time to really build a scene and will have a lot more options. For weddings and shooting on the move these are going to really be something IMO. No more bright sun, misaligned sensor crap to deal with.

By nature I am an early adopter also and have learned to expect a glitch here and there. Hey, that's why it's called the "bleeding edge" right? I'll take my chances with these also. And although it was hardly scientific or all encompassing, it was enough to convince me that these are going to be hot. As I said, I have been following these for a while and after seeing the pics form Mike and Cody in San Diego and trying them myself I am excited. I'm sure they will evolve as any technology does, but as they stand right now I am darned impressed with the possibilities....

guitarbug · 03-11-2008, 07:45 PM

When are these poppers comming out! I need some range. Last weekend I could have used that 200 ft at the Gaylord Texan! I had a few shots that did not fire with the Nikon CLS due to distance. Enough talk about them, lets have em!!!! LOL... Any news on a release date ?