New mount on Cactus/ebay triggers/poverty wizards

Russell-Evans · 07-20-2009, 10:09 AM

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I bought a couple of the new PT-04TM II receivers as they now have a sync port on the side. These also come an improved mount.

The new mount is on the left, old on the right. That little edge of metal is all it takes to have a very secure vertical or 45 degree tilt with the flash mounted. As I'm not going to use the mount on the new pair, I moved them to the older PT-04TMs. They work there just as well.

Thank you
Russell

Last edited by Russell-Evans; 07-21-2009 at 10:06 AM.

kenyee · 07-20-2009, 11:29 AM

The issue on the old V2s' was more that the plastic body that clamp screws onto is not reinforced in any way, so a lot of strobists had issue w/ the trigger body ripping apart and dropping their flashes to the ground :-P

WheresWaldo · 07-20-2009, 12:33 PM

This was the reason for much of the redesign in the Cactus V4 and the CTR-301p a more stable base which is short rather than a tall skinny base of the Cactus V2|V2s.

Russell-Evans · 07-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by kenyee

The issue on the old V2s' was more that the plastic body that clamp screws onto is not reinforced in any way, so a lot of strobists had issue w/ the trigger body ripping apart and dropping their flashes to the ground :-P

I would bet the plastic was stressed by people trying to tighten the mount into not moving and that is what caused the body to fail. I think it will be less of an issue with these new mounts.

Thank you
Russell

Russell-Evans · 07-20-2009, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by WheresWaldo

This was the reason for much of the redesign in the Cactus V4 and the CTR-301p a more stable base which is short rather than a tall skinny base of the Cactus V2|V2s.

While the new models are appealing, I already have an investment in the PT-04TM models. The PT-04TM II receiver is half the cost of the Cactus V4 receiver as well. At some point I'll upgrade, but I think I will move on to the Cybersyncs instead.

Thank you
Russell

07-20-2009, 10:09 AM	#1
Russell-Evans Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,553	New mount on Cactus/ebay triggers/poverty wizards Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. I bought a couple of the new PT-04TM II receivers as they now have a sync port on the side. These also come an improved mount. The new mount is on the left, old on the right. That little edge of metal is all it takes to have a very secure vertical or 45 degree tilt with the flash mounted. As I'm not going to use the mount on the new pair, I moved them to the older PT-04TMs. They work there just as well. Thank you Russell Last edited by Russell-Evans; 07-21-2009 at 10:06 AM.

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07-20-2009, 11:29 AM	#2
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	The issue on the old V2s' was more that the plastic body that clamp screws onto is not reinforced in any way, so a lot of strobists had issue w/ the trigger body ripping apart and dropping their flashes to the ground :-P

07-20-2009, 12:33 PM	#3
WheresWaldo Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 498	This was the reason for much of the redesign in the Cactus V4 and the CTR-301p a more stable base which is short rather than a tall skinny base of the Cactus V2\|V2s.

07-20-2009, 02:48 PM	#4
Russell-Evans Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,553 Original Poster	Originally posted by kenyee The issue on the old V2s' was more that the plastic body that clamp screws onto is not reinforced in any way, so a lot of strobists had issue w/ the trigger body ripping apart and dropping their flashes to the ground :-P I would bet the plastic was stressed by people trying to tighten the mount into not moving and that is what caused the body to fail. I think it will be less of an issue with these new mounts. Thank you Russell

07-20-2009, 02:57 PM	#5
Russell-Evans Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,553 Original Poster	Originally posted by WheresWaldo This was the reason for much of the redesign in the Cactus V4 and the CTR-301p a more stable base which is short rather than a tall skinny base of the Cactus V2\|V2s. While the new models are appealing, I already have an investment in the PT-04TM models. The PT-04TM II receiver is half the cost of the Cactus V4 receiver as well. At some point I'll upgrade, but I think I will move on to the Cybersyncs instead. Thank you Russell