Pentaxian Registered: March, 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Posts: 9,353 | Review Date: May 17, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $20.00
| Rating: 9 |
Pros: | cheap, well made, decent range, just works | Cons: | Expensive battery type | | I purchased these triggers to try my hand at strobist work. I figured that I couldn't go wrong at that price.
The units are very well made, surprisingly so. They feel sturdy enough, and the important parts are made of metal.
They are ludicrously simple to use. The transmitter is always active, and has a button for test shots (trigger the receiver without pressing the shutter button). The receiver has one button : press once to turn on, once again to turn off. No fuss, no problems. The transmitter has a red LED that lights up when a trigger shot is transmitted, and the receiver has the same LED, which will blink every few seconds when turned on.
Both units have a small socket where the included cable can be connected, to trigger studio lamps that do not have a hotshoe. The transmitter can connect to any number of receivers, as long as they are on the same channel (4 options). the transmitter of the version II has a hotshoe (trigger only) so using two flashes at once is possible (one on the receiver, one on the transmitter).
I have not tested the limits of the range, but in a normal-sized room I have had no problems at all. It triggers the receiver every time.
It would be fantastic if a version of this could be made that supports P-TTL but that's just dreaming, Yongnuo do not even make a P-TTL flash. But with a manual flash offering decent power controls, these triggers work like a charm.
EDIT : I contacted Yongnuo directly and have been told that these triggers support up to 300V of trigger voltage.
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