Need advice: strobe radio remotes (for Alien Bees)

studio girl · October 22, 2007

I would like to purchase a radio remote for my Rebel XTi 400D which is best place to go and purchase and can i get one for my lighting setup. I have the alienBees 3 4oo's and one 800.

Art Scott · October 22, 2007

check out b&H photo.......not a local in the metropolis of T-Town with radio slaves???

Also might be ab;e to get what you need off ebay also....there are spme reputable dealers there also

DoctorIt · October 22, 2007

Hi Studio Girl,
I edited your title a bit to reflect what you were looking for. If you don't get enough advice over here, becaue people are just looking to buy or sell, I'll move you over the gear discussion forum.

3rdPlanetPhotography · October 23, 2007

I bought the remote from Alien Bees.. it's been great. Prior to that I had a cheapy. It worked okay too.

Scott

studio girl wrote:

I would like to purchase a radio remote for my Rebel XTi 400D which is best place to go and purchase and can i get one for my lighting setup. I have the alienBees 3 4oo's and one 800.

gmonkeh · October 23, 2007

I'd vouch for the elinchrom skyports. Works great everytime. Only issue I have is it doesnt synch faster than 200 on my D80.

Alex

jhilman · October 23, 2007

I've been pretty happy with my Microsync's. They're not as flexible as PW's in that you can't set up different channel groups and such, but if you're just using them for studio work, you wouldn't need that functionality anyway. I love the transmitter as it's VERY small and I don't bang it around like I did with my el-cheapo ebay radio

studio girl · October 23, 2007

Brand

3rdPlanetPhotography wrote:

I bought the remote from Alien Bees.. it's been great. Prior to that I had a cheapy. It worked okay too.

Scott

What brand did you purchase from Alien Bees?

James S · October 23, 2007

a link for you:

http://www.alienbees.com/remotes.html

The $39.95 ones.

You will need a receiver for each light only if you are shooting around more photographers. If not get one receiver and one transmitter. You can set the other Alien Bees to slave.

Shane422 · October 23, 2007

I have the Gadget Infinity version of the Alienbee remotes. They are $25 for both the transmitter and reciever. They worked well. But I recently upgraded and bought the Elinchrom Skyports ($186). I wrote a review here. With my D50, I could sync to 1/800 and sometime 1/1000. The sync speed for radio remotes actually is dependent on the type of shutter your camera has, not the listed camera sync speed. Mycrosync remotes only go to 1/180th and pochet wizards somewhere around 1/200th. There is an excellent roundup of the avaiable remote systems in Shutterbug this month.

DoctorIt · October 23, 2007

Great comments everyone - but as this has turned into a full out discussion, I'm moving it over to the gear discussion forum.

Studio girl, come on back to the market when you know what you're looking for (bet you didn't think there were so many options?

)

thanks

studio girl · October 24, 2007

Bought New Radio Remote

Hey guys! I purchased the Smith Victor RTK4 4 channel radio trigger kit, it has a 5 star rating . I hope i didn't make a mistake. It was only $79.00. Bought it from Adorama Camera it has a 5 star rating!. It'll be here by the end of the week.

Thanks for everyones help . Always needed!

James S · October 24, 2007

Main difference I see between the one you bought and the one that Alien Bees offers is the requirement of the 2 AA batteries. The transmitter on the AB's is in line with the plug and does not require a battery.

ian408 · October 25, 2007

Let us know how it works out.

Radio triggers come up on occasion with the Pocket Wizards being upwards
of $$$ each, knowing you can find something that's reliable and affordable is
pretty cool.

studio girl · October 26, 2007

ian408 wrote:

Let us know how it works out.

Radio triggers come up on occasion with the Pocket Wizards being upwards
of $$$ each, knowing you can find something that's reliable and affordable is
pretty cool.

I'll let you know ! It should be here today or Sat. OOOOOOweeee it's here the ups guy just walked in yahoooooo!.:ivar

haring · February 25, 2011

studio girl wrote: »

I'll let you know ! It should be here today or Sat. OOOOOOweeee it's here the ups guy just walked in yahoooooo!.:ivar

how about the CyberSync ones? Good, bad?

Need advice: strobe radio remotes (for Alien Bees)

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