Interfit Receivers - Any good?

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

I got 2 Yongnuo 560 flashes for Xmas and a B&H gift card, and I am now looking for a wireless receiver/transmitter combo to use with the flashes off camera. I found this set at B&H and it gets good reviews.

Interfit Strobies iSync 4 Wireless Transmitter/Receiver STR130

Does anybody have experience with these? They are fairly inexpensive and may be a great way to get started with my additional Yongy flashes without breaking the bank.

Thanks for looking.

Robin Usagani · Dec 27, 2011

Personally I would rather buy cheaper cowboy studio stuff. It basically does the same thing. If I buy nicer ones, I save money on the ones that can do HSS/FP mode and TTL. I have broken 1 of these (light post fell) and dont feel bad at all because they are so cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-NPT-04-Channel-Wireless-Receiver/dp/B002W3IXZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324997367&sr=8-1

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

Thanks. I have not heard good things about the Cowboy stuff in terms of reliability. I was leaning towards high end transceivers but some folks on this forum have convinced me not to spend the $$$ on them. I thought these might be a good middle ground.

Robin Usagani · Dec 27, 2011

i dont mind spending the $ if it actually does something more. If it is just triggering flash in manual mode... dont bother.

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

Good point.

thierry · Dec 27, 2011

I have this set by Cowboy Studio for over 6 months now. I havent had a single issue. They work great. I usually have a 2 strobe, 1 speedlight set up with these. Amazon.com: Cheaplights NPT-04 4 Channel Wireless Hot Shoe Flash Trigger and 2 Receivers Set for Canon Nikon Pentax: Camera & Photo

Mach0 · Dec 27, 2011

I have a set of ct-04 manual triggers. No issues here and they sync up to 1/1000 as long as your camera can do it.

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

I ended up buying the Cowboy Studios units from Amazon that Schwettylens suggested. All in I spent only $50 and I was fully prepared to buy the Pocket Wizards for a HUGE amount. I'm glad I thought twice about that. Now I can spend that extra $$$ on some soft boxes and other lighting equipment from B&H.

Mach0 · Dec 27, 2011

Pocket wizards are nice when you need ttl, range, or extreme HSS. Other than that, close range, manual flashes, etc- regular ol wireless set up does the trick. Good luck !

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

Now I'm wondering this: Will the wireless transmitter that sits in the camera hot shoe block the pop up flash on my D90 from working? I need the pop up flash to trigger my SB-700 unless I get a third receiver.

Anybody have a clue on that?

Mach0 · Dec 27, 2011

It will. Buy another receiver.

Mach0 · Dec 27, 2011

Or you can trigger the sb700 and turn the 560 to s2 mode and activate them via slave mode.

jwbryson1 · Dec 27, 2011

Mach0 said:
It will. Buy another receiver.

I'm sorry--if it "will" then why do I need to buy another receiver??

Mach0 · Dec 27, 2011

jwbryson1 said:
Mach0 said:

It will. Buy another receiver.

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I'm sorry--if it "will" then why do I need to buy another receiver??

I'm pretty sure you can use the sb700 to trigger the yn. Reason I said get another reciever, would be to mount your sb700 if you don't wish to use the commander/slave modes of the flashes you have, then you can use the transmitter on the camera and not bother using the pop up flash.