Monday, September 5, 2011

Equipment. You can't always get what you want.


Working as a photographer at Kennedy Space Center spoiled me as far as equipment goes. We had top end Nikon bodies, glass and strobes. I was supplied with Really Right Stuff brackets, White Lightning and Quantum strobes, Pocketwizard wireless remotes, etc. etc.
So after the lay offs, I'm trying to build up a similar arsenal for myself and quickly realizing that my budget isn't gonna go that far (yet). Finding reasonable yet affordable replacements has been tricky, but not impossible. One of the items I've purchased and am testing is the Yongnuo RF-603N Wireless Flash Triggers. While they may not be in the Pocketwizard class, they seem to be well built and are only a fraction of the cost. I set up a simple test in my yard to check the range and consistency of triggering two flashes.


Two 16 channel transceivers per box.

The option to have the transceiver on camera with a strobe on top of it is very nice. 
Be careful though as they have no locking ring to secure it to the shoe mount.

Profile on light stand with flash

5 paces from stands. No misfires

10 paces from stands. No misfires.
20 paces from stands. Still no misfires after multiple shots.

40 paces from stands. Still no misfires.
80 paces from stands. This is where I started getting some misfires. Not bad for the price.
I also tested the consistency from inside my house with the strobes outside and got very few misfires. I would have to say initially that for under $40.00 per pair (from Amazon), they seem to fit the bill nicely. I'll post more as I test and use in real world situations.

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