New wireless TTL product! - Page 8

CliveyBoy · 12th of February 2010 (Fri)

I have the 14th circled in my diary! That's tomorrow in this part of the world, so I'll have to wait another day for the sun to swing around...

Seanzky · 12th of February 2010 (Fri)

Don't get your hopes up with these units. I've heard so much quality control issues with these. The only reliable eTTL/iTTL wireless triggers are still the same PW or RP. It won't be for a while until the Chinese manufacturers pick up their slack.

strobe monkey · 12th of February 2010 (Fri)

I wouldn't touch these ones yet. The old cactus/other versions were problematic and they were just radio triggers, how much more with these new ETTL ones? No one can really say until we see hard evidence. Even the PW's have problems. Let hope they work fine.

liupublic · 23rd of February 2010 (Tue)

Just checked with PixelHK again. It's not yet released yet. The estimate is 1st week of March. Still has some firmware issue.

doubledragon · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

I'm quickly losing interest.

Hella · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

I have nothing but time to wait

SMP_Homer · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

has there been mention of a price on these?

williejr · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

It should be long now... I'm sure you will be seeing them on ebay soon enough.

I was at PMA2010 and guess who had a small little booth tucked away in the corner....

PIXEL!!

They had the TR-332's available for sale at the show for $80 for set! $50 for an extra receiver. I had no more cash, plus they did not take credit card so I could not buy them.

I sure I could have put them on ebay or potn and sold them.

I was able to play with them for a while. The guys that were there at the booth did not know too much about their product. I tried to use them like the PW Flex/Mini and I did not get the results I wanted, plus I did not have enough time to really test them.

Here are some pics of the brochure they had with their business card.

enrigonz · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

Probably a dumb questions but will these units work as the the ETTL receiver when using a non-ETTL flash gun. I use a 3 flash setup for my home studio, all on manual mode, my 430XE is ETTL but not the other 2 plus my wireless transmitter and receivers are not capable of ETTL.

Just wondering what this unit actually does, will it act as the actual ETTL module for the flash gun regardless of what flash you use? Will it receive the information from the camera and control the flash guns even if they're not ETTL capable?

I think I know the answer in no, but I could be wrong....

Mark1 · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

All this does is send and receive the communication between the camera and flash. It does not add capabilities to a non TTL flash. It literally is a wireless copy of a TTL cord. It does no more, and no less.

strobe monkey · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by enrigonz

Probably a dumb questions but will these units work as the the ETTL receiver when using a non-ETTL flash gun. I use a 3 flash setup for my home studio, all on manual mode, my 430XE is ETTL but not the other 2 plus my wireless transmitter and receivers are not capable of ETTL.

Just wondering what this unit actually does, will it act as the actual ETTL module for the flash gun regardless of what flash you use? Will it receive the information from the camera and control the flash guns even if they're not ETTL capable?

I think I know the answer in no, but I could be wrong....

I don't think so.

Pinto · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by enrigonz

Probably a dumb questions but will these units work as the the ETTL receiver when using a non-ETTL flash gun. I use a 3 flash setup for my home studio, all on manual mode, my 430XE is ETTL but not the other 2 plus my wireless transmitter and receivers are not capable of ETTL.

Just wondering what this unit actually does, will it act as the actual ETTL module for the flash gun regardless of what flash you use? Will it receive the information from the camera and control the flash guns even if they're not ETTL capable?

I think I know the answer in no, but I could be wrong....

No. But if it had that capability they would sure sell a pile of them!

liupublic · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

Just got an email from Pixel HK. Canon version has been released. I replied back asking for a price and etc. Their ebay store has not been updated yet to show the Canon version.

Nikon version price is: $208 for 1 transmitter and 1 receiver. Additional receiver is $100. Shipping is included.

I read more reviews on Nikon version. The reliability issue is holding me back. Originally I was going to buy it right away if it's $150 for 1 transmitter and 2 receivers, but the $300 price tag is a bit high. A set of new PW (2 receiver + 1 transmitter) would go for around $600.

williejr · 24th of February 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by liupublic

Just got an email from Pixel HK. Canon version has been released. I replied back asking for a price and etc. Their ebay store has not been updated yet to show the Canon version.

Nikon version price is: $208 for 1 transmitter and 1 receiver. Additional receiver is $100. Shipping is included.

I read more reviews on Nikon version. The reliability issue is holding me back. Originally I was going to buy it right away if it's $150 for 1 transmitter and 2 receivers, but the $300 price tag is a bit high. A set of new PW (2 receiver + 1 transmitter) would go for around $600.

If they only took credit card, I would have bought a bunch of them from the PMA2010 show. They were $80 for the pair and $50 for additional receiver.

jro · 25th of February 2010 (Thu)

$80 for the pair I would ahve RAN to an atm to pick up some of these.. huge diff ebtween 80 and 200. Hopefully this will help to drive the price down, as at 80 I'm in, at 200 I'm out. Also hopefully the TTL works well otherwise I am out regardless

12th of February 2010 (Fri)	#106
CliveyBoy Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tauranga, NZ Posts: 2,436 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New wireless TTL product! I have the 14th circled in my diary! That's tomorrow in this part of the world, so I'll have to wait another day for the sun to swing around...

12th of February 2010 (Fri)	#107
Seanzky Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,870 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New wireless TTL product! Don't get your hopes up with these units. I've heard so much quality control issues with these. The only reliable eTTL/iTTL wireless triggers are still the same PW or RP. It won't be for a while until the Chinese manufacturers pick up their slack. __________________ Sean \| Blog \| Portfolio \| Google+ \| Facebook \| Flickr

12th of February 2010 (Fri)	#108
strobe monkey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Other side of the pond! Posts: 1,072 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New wireless TTL product! I wouldn't touch these ones yet. The old cactus/other versions were problematic and they were just radio triggers, how much more with these new ETTL ones? No one can really say until we see hard evidence. Even the PW's have problems. Let hope they work fine. __________________ Canon Supremacy

23rd of February 2010 (Tue)	#109
liupublic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tempe AZ Posts: 1,077	Re: New wireless TTL product! Just checked with PixelHK again. It's not yet released yet. The estimate is 1st week of March. Still has some firmware issue. __________________ Still learning. Nikon D7000, Sigma 17-50 OS, 70-300VR, 35mm f/1.8, 85mm micro VR, SB-900 Flash and Manfrotto 190cxpro4+Benro B1

24th of February 2010 (Wed)	#110
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24th of February 2010 (Wed)	#113
williejr Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 745	Re: New wireless TTL product! It should be long now... I'm sure you will be seeing them on ebay soon enough. I was at PMA2010 and guess who had a small little booth tucked away in the corner.... PIXEL!! They had the TR-332's available for sale at the show for $80 for set! $50 for an extra receiver. I had no more cash, plus they did not take credit card so I could not buy them. I sure I could have put them on ebay or potn and sold them. I was able to play with them for a while. The guys that were there at the booth did not know too much about their product. I tried to use them like the PW Flex/Mini and I did not get the results I wanted, plus I did not have enough time to really test them. Here are some pics of the brochure they had with their business card. __________________ __________________________________ Body: Canon 5D Mark III, 1D Mark IV, Lens: 85mmL F1.2, 70-200 L F2.8 II, 24mm 1.4 II L II, 35mm F1.4 L, Flashes: 3x 580EX II, Last edited by williejr : 24th of February 2010 (Wed) at 11:51.

24th of February 2010 (Wed)	#114
enrigonz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Auburndale, FL Posts: 1,559	Re: New wireless TTL product! Probably a dumb questions but will these units work as the the ETTL receiver when using a non-ETTL flash gun. I use a 3 flash setup for my home studio, all on manual mode, my 430XE is ETTL but not the other 2 plus my wireless transmitter and receivers are not capable of ETTL. Just wondering what this unit actually does, will it act as the actual ETTL module for the flash gun regardless of what flash you use? Will it receive the information from the camera and control the flash guns even if they're not ETTL capable? I think I know the answer in no, but I could be wrong....

24th of February 2010 (Wed)	#115
Mark1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,661 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New wireless TTL product! All this does is send and receive the communication between the camera and flash. It does not add capabilities to a non TTL flash. It literally is a wireless copy of a TTL cord. It does no more, and no less. __________________ Keep in mind "Its not the camera, its the photographer" works just as well for bad pictures as it does for good ones. www.the6by6frame.wordpress.com

24th of February 2010 (Wed)	#118
liupublic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tempe AZ Posts: 1,077	Re: New wireless TTL product! Just got an email from Pixel HK. Canon version has been released. I replied back asking for a price and etc. Their ebay store has not been updated yet to show the Canon version. Nikon version price is: $208 for 1 transmitter and 1 receiver. Additional receiver is $100. Shipping is included. I read more reviews on Nikon version. The reliability issue is holding me back. Originally I was going to buy it right away if it's $150 for 1 transmitter and 2 receivers, but the $300 price tag is a bit high. A set of new PW (2 receiver + 1 transmitter) would go for around $600. __________________ Still learning. Nikon D7000, Sigma 17-50 OS, 70-300VR, 35mm f/1.8, 85mm micro VR, SB-900 Flash and Manfrotto 190cxpro4+Benro B1

25th of February 2010 (Thu)	#120
jro Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 165 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: New wireless TTL product! $80 for the pair I would ahve RAN to an atm to pick up some of these.. huge diff ebtween 80 and 200. Hopefully this will help to drive the price down, as at 80 I'm in, at 200 I'm out. Also hopefully the TTL works well otherwise I am out regardless __________________ 5D Mark II \| 17-40 f4L \| 24-105 f4L \| 70-200 f4L \| Sigma 70-200 f2.8 \| Sigma 50 f1.4 \| 100 f2.8 macro \| 15 f2.8 fisheye 580ex II \| Slik 814 CFII + AF2100 For sale: Sigma 30mm f1.4

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