Completely confused myself...

[tailz03]

Can anyone help me? if i bought this item...

Bowens Gemini Classic 500 Twin Head Pulsar Kit (BW-4950UK) - Warehouse Express

would i still need to buy a radio transmitter and would i need to buy a card and antenna for each light? I'm also buying a 250 head so would i need one for that too?

Also, should i go for the c series or go for the upgrade of the r series?

thanks guys.

 

[clanthar]

Hi,

Both heads have built-in optical slaves. That means you can fire them with another flash. If you're using them indoors (kinda assume that given the power cords) then the optical slaves should serve. You can radio sync one if you don't want a cord to the camera and then slave sync the other.

If you have a small speedlite for the camera (especially with a bounce head) you can sync them with that.

Take Care,
Joe

 

[tailz03]

So would you just buy a transmitter with that kit, or not even that? sorry im such a n00b when it comes to lighting!

 

[tirediron]

You need one transmitter; that attaches to your camera. The number of receivers you use is up to you and/or the situation. If your lights are all close together, than one receiver to trigger one light and let the built-in optical slaves do the rest. If you're using modifiers such as snoots, or working in a large area, you might need to look at multiple radio receivers.