Mike Fulton
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No worries - glad someone emailed me - this is a very confusing and there are lots of options to consider.Thanks for chiming in Mike.Hey everyone! Its been over a year since I have been on this forum and even then I am not here much.
What one might think is not important to their shooting style (ie: TriCoast and HyperSync) another might feel it is the Holy Grail of Photography.
Each varable needs to be looked at and balanced with your own shooting needs.
For us due to the horrible issues PocketWizard has they simply were not a choice we could rely on, while others who do not use TTL or the PW's ControlTL it would not be that much of an issue.
RadioPopper at this time also has the most advanced system with the most advanced radiowave and secure mode of communication and that played a big role into the decision for us as well. While PW has come a long way since we tested out the units early on they still do not have the complete control that RP does. With the Shield (or as many call it the Flash Condom) it finally gets their product to where RP is in firing at greater distances but then you do not have control over your Slave flash for Zoom features or other aspects which must be done only on the slave unit since the Shield covers up the flash controls. Again little things like this really mess up our style of shooting. With the strong company of PW I am sure one day they will stop playing catch up to RP, and I know it is a position they are not used to being in after 30 years of leading the industry with a simply radio triggering unit, but the fact is it is the position they are in. Their new units are pretty and work GREAT for just triggering units and many issues are now solved but for my style of shooting (almost all TTL metering) they have a long way to go still.
All these factors went into why we choose RP over PW and dropped the serious $$$ with them, but again my decision should not make your decision up for you alone. Figure out what you need in a wireless triggering family of products, your style, your budget, etc. Then look at all the options with clearly the PW and RP leading the way. Then make the choice you feel is best for you.
Again if anyone has any questions please let me know I will help out anyway I can. While it might not be the right answer it will be our honest answer no matter who sponsors us or what product we use. While I shoot Canon - Nikon flash units are better - I teach that cause it is truly what I feel to be the truth, I take that attitude in everything we teach, at least I try real hard to.
Hope to see some of you at WPPI this year in Las Vegas and our platform class on Monday night where we will be spending time sharing information on the nuts and bolts of TTL metering when it comes to Flash Photography and why many times you get messed up results when you do not understand what the metering is doing. Should be a fun and exciting few hours.
Thanks again for allowing me to answer the question and sending me the email so I could give my 2 cents. I hope to stay around and check out the forum more, heck I have been a member since 2007 I should right