Radio Slaves

It’s been a while since I’ve purchased any new gear so I’m excited by my recent purchase of Elinchrom Skyport Triggers.

Previously I was relying on a very long cord to trigger my flash. One end was attached to the hot shoe on my camera and the other end was attached to my flash unit which was perched atop a light stand and had a cute little umbrella sticking out. If you’ve hired me recently you’ve probably witnessed this setup in action.

Although effective, the cord was…..well, a cord and people and animals trip over cords. Plus, being tethered to my light stand in this manner always made me a little uneasy. A few careless steps in the wrong direction and wammo!

I’ll admit, I had never even heard of Elinchrom triggers until I began my research on the “gold standard” of radio triggers. Also known as the very expensive and highly coveted, PocketWizards. The price doesn’t actually sound too bad until you realize you need two of them. One to transmit and one to receive. Who knows why they’re not sold in pairs.

Product review coming soon.

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