Off-camera stuffs

Psychobiker

Hey,

I'm wondering if there's anywhere in ireland (or any online store that isn't ebay) to buy off-camera radio triggers, preferably the dirt-cheap Cactus ones, as they can be had at and modified and I'm only just messing around at this stage and will likely get pocketwizards after the 70-200.

L

Fajitas!

Don't know about buying in store, but what about online?

heliguy

http://www.dealextreme.com/

Psychobiker

Yeah, I know all those stores, it's a pity elara etc don't carry them, as it'd be so handy with a laser/maestro card :S. That's my main thing, credit card is a bit iffy at the mo

ThOnda

We have recently bought three of them, me and two other fellas. And it was worth to spread the shipment costs among three people.
Just ask if somebody wants it too and make a shared order :-)

liamtinney

These Look ok http://www.studioflash.co.uk/TXRX02.asp

Psychobiker

ugh, I may just go sort my card out this week to hell . I've enough probably in my savings jar, but the last time I checked, you cant' use 'weight of savings jar' as a viable method of payment.

I'm quite shocked that Maplin (I work there, I should make a fuss!! ) or Peats don't carry at least hotshoe based stuff...I made a suggestion to a guy a 7dayshop.com to get them, so at least we'd have a european base for them and it looks as they're in the process of doing so

pete4130

Try DML in Portobello perhaps. If anyone is going to do radio triggers it wil be them I'd guess. I have pocket wizards (totally reliable!) and got them from ebay of a private seller, not a shop. They work perfectly . I then got a 2nd receiver from B&H when a friend was coming home from the states.
It's definitly worth saving for the pocket wizards. A friend of mine got some Bowens transmitters but ended up selling them as everyone else seemed to be using pocket wizards which meant he could borrow more receivers if he needed them rather than trying to source a Bowens one to borrow.

Borderfox

Anything I have heard or read off the net have eventually gone for Pocket Wizards.

Chochese

I bought my Cactus triggers from Gadget Infinity

m_stan

Chochese wrote: »

I bought my Cactus triggers from Gadget Infinity

Me too. Along with ThOnda and Rob_T. Three of 'em cost 75 Eur (so 25 each) inc shipping. Sloooowwww shipping.

Psychobiker

How much were the Bowens triggers? I will at some stage get PWs, but for messing around...not yet

Chochese

m_stan wrote: »

Me too. Along with ThOnda and Rob_T. Three of 'em cost 75 Eur (so 25 each) inc shipping. Sloooowwww shipping.

I got 3 recs and a trigger for 50 quid! Had them within a week too! How slow was your shipping?

ThOnda

Doh!

pete4130

AFAIR my friend paid quite a bit for the Bowens triggers($275 a pair in B&H). They are more for studio work I think as the setting have 5 channels (PW's have 4) and then another setting for Studio's (like sub channels I guess?).

Psychobiker

I'll be getting them from www.virtualvillage.ie

L

m_stan

Chochese wrote: »

I got 3 recs and a trigger for 50 quid! Had them within a week too! How slow was your shipping?

shipping was around three weeks. was around the xmas too so maybe that had a factor in the slowness.

when you say '3 recs and a trigger' - is that cactus or something else ? I bought from gadgetinfinity so presume I paid the best price possible. not that I care. 25 each hardly breaks the bank

King Eric

Im hoping to get my hands on some of these once they come out


http://www.radiopopper.com/blog/

Psychobiker

King Eric wrote: »

Im hoping to get my hands on some of these once they come out


http://www.radiopopper.com/blog/

Me too. Just ordered 2x sets, and two spare receivers, and three omnibounces. All up €100