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Eagle i
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 20:15
Did a quick search and didn't find anything here so I was wondering if anyone can help with the differences and which is "better"
Cleon 1 $30ish http://cgi.ebay.com/Cleon-Wireless-Remote-C8-for-Canon-30D-40D-50D-5D-MK-II_W0QQitemZ120389816004QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera_ Cables_Cords?hash=item120389816004&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Cleon-Wireless-Remote-C8-for-Canon-30D-40D-50D-5D-MK-II_W0QQitemZ120389816004QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera_ Cables_Cords?hash=item120389816004&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50)
Cleon 2 I see it mentioned in the chart but cant find it on ebay
Plato same thing I see it mentioned in the chart but cant find it with the Plato name on ebay

COMPARISION CHART:
Cleon I Cleon II Plato
Frequency mHz mHz 2.4GHz Worldwide
Channel 16 Channels Smart Code (16,000,000) Smart Code (16,000,000)
Battery 23A and CR2 23A and CR2 2 AAA Batteries
Single/2S/Continuous By receiver By transmitter By transmitter
Cable Fixed Optional Optional
Transmission One way One way Two ways to confirm in range
Range 50-100m Confirmed 100m and more Confirmed 100m and more
Resistance to interference Normal High Extremely high
batch
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 21:29
I just did a quick ebay search for "Cleon II C8" and a bunch came up. Surprised you couldn't find any.

Check out the following links, they are reviews of both the Cleon I and Cleon II.
Cleon I: http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/PhottixCleonWirelessRemote.html
Cleon II: http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/PhottixCleonIIWirelessRemote.html
Eagle i
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 21:43
I just did a quick ebay search for "Cleon II C8" and a bunch came up. Surprised you couldn't find any.

Check out the following links, they are reviews of both the Cleon I and Cleon II.
Cleon I: http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/PhottixCleonWirelessRemote.html
Cleon II: http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/PhottixCleonIIWirelessRemote.html

thank you...i searched for "Cleon 2 40D"

I will send the seller a question asking about the Plato
Eagle i
16th of March 2009 (Mon), 23:18
and i found the Plato: http://cgi.ebay.com/Plato-Wireless-Remote-C8-for-Canon-1Ds-1D-5D-MK-II-III_W0QQitemZ120388281801QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera _Cables_Cords?hash=item120388281801&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
USER876
16th of June 2010 (Wed), 12:39
I am looking at these and see they have a plato, cleon, and strato. They all look the same....what are the differences?
petyusa@mac.com
16th of June 2010 (Wed), 16:49
Plato is the best. I bought one a year ago, and I am completely satisfied with it.
Due to 2.4GHz, stable, reliable and high range. It's well worth the price.
lannes
16th of June 2010 (Wed), 19:30
I would also consider this cheap option

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=874259&highlight=cheapest+remote
TeamSpeed
16th of June 2010 (Wed), 22:23
Plato is the best:

1) 2.4 ghz
2) Interchangeable cables
3) Uses AAA batteries
4) Transmitter knows if receiver can "hear it"

I am probably the resident expert on these 3 remotes as I periodically have bulk sets of these for sale and have had these 3 along with a few other Phottix items.