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Good Wireless trigger for Canon 5D MKIII?
Chewy734:
Paul C. Buff CyberSync
pwp:
--- Quote from: Noob on April 22, 2012, 10:17:40 PM ---Anybody have any recommendations? Would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!
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It depends on what it is you want to trigger. If it's 580ex or 580exII then high priced Pocket Wizards are definitely the Gold Standard. If you haven't bought lighting yet the new 600exRT won't require additional kit other than the the hotshoe mounted radio frequency transmitter, the Speedlite ST-E3-RT.
However, if you plan to trigger portable studio lighting, the Paul C Buff CyberSync http://www.paulcbuff.com/cybersync.php has a LOT going for it, including surprisingly low pricing. I use these to trigger 6 Paul C Buff Einstein heads which are a lot less expensive than a new 600ex-RT by the way. Stunning value.
The Paul C Buff CyberSync mentioned by Chewy734is brilliant. But the PCB Cyber Commander you'll see listed is a complex, specialist item not really suited to simple day to day work. I use one for complex, technical multi-light setups. Contrary to the write-ups on CyberCommander, they're really not suited to hotshoe mounting. I use the very compact CyberSync trigger on the hotshoe, and keep the CyberCommander either in a pocket, round my neck on a lanyard or BlueTacked onto the laptop if I'm shooting tethered.
But if you want advice specific to your anticipated needs, you'll have to tell us more about the hardware you're planning to work with.
Paul Wright
cps_user:
yes, as said here, there's very different solutions out there, but it depends on what you really need.
I went with 2 600EX's this week to replace 580's and holy mother of god, this is perfect if you're looking for ETTL speedlite triggering. Very happy to ditch pocket wizard.
And it is expensive, but not compared to separate 580EX II's + pw.
If however you're looking for a more simple (manual) trigger, you would be advised to try other solutions. I also use elinchrom and for that I have the skyports, also with one universal trigger so I can combine, say, a quadra with a 600ex on manual.
mcroshaw:
I've got a Photixx Odin transceiver and two receivers, for a 430 and 580 ex. I've tested them on location and they were very reliable, the user interface was very easy to pick up as well and they support HSS, second curtain sync and ETTL. Quite expensive but not as much as the Pocket Wizards I believe.
npc2396:
For just shutter control I picked up a phottix Aion and it's working very well with the 5DIII
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