Wireless flash system, would this work?

[wroberts]

Hey guys,
I don't know much about flash setups but I think I have an easy question for y'all. I want to do a wireless flash setup, with a Canon 30d and a 550ex. Would this radio transmitter system work for that on the following link?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fotodiox-Radio-Slave-Kit-for-Compact-Flash-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ160081036694QQihZ006QQcategoryZ30086Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

http://www.fotodiox.com/shop/images/radio_optical_slave_trigger_30/radio_slave_compact_flash.jpg
Or would I have to use the PC Cord? I'm wanting to do this without breaking $100. Any suggestions

[FlashZebra]

Here is a very nice review of what looks like the product you highlight.

This nice review was written by Curtis of this forum, and is available in the "sticky" listing of the forum.

See:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=243987&highlight=review

Enjoy! Lon

[mssmison]

This is a great unit, I have it and really like it, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't work with the canon flashes.

[Curtis N]

This is from the description at gadgetinfinity (http://gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=16546&cat=0&page=):Mis-firing may occur when using with Canon Speedlite 580EX and 430EX. We have some DIY tips to prevent these flashes from mis-firing. Please send us email for details if you want the trigger to be used with these flashes. The problem does not occur on Speedlite models of earlier generations.This would lead one to believe that it should work with the 550EX. You may want to send them an email and ask.

[wroberts]

Thanks, I went ahead and bought it. $30, hey what the heck. If it don't work on the 550, by Curtis's thread, it should work on the Sunpak 383.

[wroberts]

Alright, I finally got and it works on both the Canon 550ex and the sunpak 383. The one thing I noticed with it is that after you fire it off, it takes about 8 seconds before you can fire the flash again. If you wait before then it will just miss fire. Have y'all had an experience like this? If so were you able to fix it or is this just the nature of inexpensive equipment.

[Curtis N]

The one thing I noticed with it is that after you fire it off, it takes about 8 seconds before you can fire the flash again.That's probably just the recycle time on the flash, not the radio system. The Sunpak 383 is a bit slow, especially with alkaline batteries. Try setting one of the flash units at manual 1/16 power and see if it solves the problem.

[wroberts]

Curtis that worked. Thanks alot.