Cheap wireless flash triggers for Nikon

[SCaswell]

Hi all!

I am looking for a cheap set of slaves for my Nikon (with Nissin Di866 flash). I am at the point where I know what they are, how they work, and what I want them to do, but I have no idea what to start looking for. I know that if I go into a local photo shop, they will probably take advantage of my noob-ness. I'm not looking for them to communicate extraordinary distances, just enough so that I can photograph someone from the front and have them lit from the side, etc.


But I'm also on a budget, so if anyone knows any ebay hot spots or generic names I could look into that would be great!

Thanks in advance!

Sarah

 

[gsgary]

I have just bought these not really budget but work flawlessly
Seculine TwinLink Flash Trigger

 

[KmH]

Inexpensive eBay radio triggers:


PT-04 C Radio Wireless Remote Double-Flash Trigger?3Rx - eBay (item 280402884186 end time Jul-25-10 01:50:11 PDT)


I have used those and was impressed with the performance relative to the cost.

 

[Alpha]

I really like the Cactus v4's (Gadget Infinity :: Digital Camera :: Flash Trigger :: Cactus Wireless Flash Trigger Set V4). They're cheap and so far have been very reliable.

 

[SCaswell]

Awesome! Thanks all!

 

[djacobox372]

The absolute cheapest solution are optical triggers like this one, they cost only a few dollars each and are triggered by other flashes:

 

[Alpha]

The absolute cheapest solution are optical triggers like this one, they cost only a few dollars each and are triggered by other flashes:

Peanut slaves are great when you know you can get them into a position where they'll receive lots of light. Other than that, they're highly temperamental.