HELP: Radio triggers / wireless flash

[UUilliam]

Hi

I have a canon 580 exii flash unit to use with my 450D (no pc slot however could buy an adapter.)
I want to try some radio triggers to get the flash wireless, I have found some quite cheap, but I am not sure wether it is worth spending the money on them as I am a student and dont have much money.

the ones I found were:

[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Trigger-Transmitter-Receivers-Adapters/dp/B002ZJNO4I/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275167650&sr=1-11]iShoot Wireless Flash Trigger Kit For Canon Nikon: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo[/ame] £55

PT-04 CN Radio Wireless Remote Flash Trigger+3Receivers on eBay (end time 13-Jun-10 05:32:36 BST) £25

Wireless Flash Trigger for Canon 450D 500D 550D 50D 7D on eBay (end time 29-May-10 23:36:39 BST) £23

4 Channel Flash Wireless Trigger PT-04 TM PT-04TM Set on eBay (end time 05-Jun-10 11:18:57 BST) £9

DSLRKIT PT-04 Wireless Flash Trigger Sync Speed 1/250s on eBay (end time 13-Jun-10 07:43:39 BST) £12

Which one do you recommend most?

I know £9 doesn't sound much, but to buy it and for it not to work means it was a waste of £10 towards a system that does work.

 

[UUilliam]

bump?

 

[KmH]

Since "as I am a student and dont have much money.", your options are limited.

The cheap stuff is cheap for a reason.

I know several students using those kinds of triggers and they got them from this seller http://cgi.ebay.com/PT-04-CN-II-Rad...ZCamera_Flash_Accessories?hash=item41492af6ee.

 

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[ame=http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-NPT-04-Wireless-Receiver-cowboystudio/dp/B002W3IXZW]Amazon.com: CowboyStudio NPT-04 4 Channel Wireless Hot Shoe Flash Trigger…[/ame]

It was this forum that recommended these triggers, got them and they work great. Just no TTL, but I guess you can expect that by the price.

 

[wisv1k]

RF602 Wireless Flash Trigger Canon 350D 400D 450D 500D - eBay (item 320455448821 end time Jun-27-10 03:54:35 PDT)

I have them and love them! Also double as a radio shutter release.

Only in my mind

 

[UUilliam]

now i am struck for choice....
the one at £20 (last one) seems quite good looking at the blog but i still dont really know.
I only really need 1 transmitter and 1 reciever as if i get more flashs later, my 580exii can act as a master flash meaning I dont need more recievers, correct?

I seen a guy on youtube (dombower)
use his fuji s5pro camera and a nikon sb900 and he shot it wireslessly with no triggers by popping his fill flash up, is this a feature of the fuji dslr or am i mistaken?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnYPzdHbhxk[/ame]
that is the video there.

 

[KmH]

No, that's not correct because your 580exii works as a master using an infrared triggering signal system, not a radio trigger signal system.

Fuji cameras are made by Nikon and both also use an infrared triggering system and not a radio triggering system.

This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.

 

[UUilliam]

so what purpose does the 580exii hold from being a master?

I ment it could use the 430 ex as a slave and i just set up the 580 as wireless and then set the 430 to the same channel as the 580?

just when you think you got a grasp of everything eh?