Just got Cybersyncs....quick tests

Thanks for that Bobby.

Curtis N wrote in post #5948593
Thanks, Bobby. Looks like the Cybersync is as fast or faster than the Skyports.

One thing to keep in mind with this sort of testing is that even very high quality shutters can easily be off up to 1/3 of a stop and can vary from camera to camera, even on the exact same model.

In other words, the numbers cited by the setting on the cameras setting are not necessarily what is actually served up by the shutter. So, just because you have 1/250 second set does not mean that you are actually getting 1/250 second.

Enjoy! Lon

I like them, they are smaller than PW. If I was learning/amateur/etc then these to me are the best wireless trigger around. They perform as good as my PW, IMO. If I was shooting pro/getting paid then PW are still the best around. Plus a lot of monolights/companies will have PW modules built in.

Hopefully this + RP will make PW to lower their prices. I wonder if someone was talking on a phone or using a device that operates on the 2.4ghz band, if it will effect the cypersync performance.

nw85887 wrote in post #5937475
My setup looks exactly the same (except my velcro is white, not black).

So you are using veLcro?

so ... i've been reading all these things about the new triggers ... but nobody has said anything about the transmitter.... will it fall off my camera becasue there is no way to secure it like on a PW ?

My Skyports have no way to secure them to the hotshoe either. Mine haven't fallen off, but I have heard of others carelessly knocking theirs off. I am guessing that the reasoning for not having a way to secure them is that they (along with the Skyports) are designed for studio work.

With that said, i would gladly have payed a few buck more to have a method of securing them, just not double like PW's would cost.

I've already been thinking up ways to ghetto rig this thing so that it can never fall off of my hotshoe Can't wait to purchase mine.

jbergdoll wrote in post #5965639
I've already been thinking up ways to ghetto rig this thing so that it can never fall off of my hotshoe Can't wait to purchase mine.

i thought these weren't fast enough for you

paiintballa182 wrote in post #5965806
i thought these weren't fast enough for you

They may not be, but I'm not going to drop $600 on pocketwizards if I don't have to. We shall see. Thanks for the "" by the way.

No problem.

off topic: your website layout is pretty awesome

topher04r1 wrote in post #5964425
so ... i've been reading all these things about the new triggers ... but nobody has said anything about the transmitter.... will it fall off my camera becasue there is no way to secure it like on a PW ?

It seems like a snug fit unless over time it gets loose.

DDCSD wrote in post #5964469
My Skyports have no way to secure them to the hotshoe either. Mine haven't fallen off, but I have heard of others carelessly knocking theirs off. I am guessing that the reasoning for not having a way to secure them is that they (along with the Skyports) are designed for studio work.

With that said, i would gladly have payed a few buck more to have a method of securing them, just not double like PW's would cost.

I've never knocked any of my transmitters off, however I am constantly taking them off the hot-shoe to meter lights, adjust power settings e.t.c. which would be a lot more difficult if were to unscrew them and reattach them every time - I can imagine that a lot of other studio photographers do the same. Additionally, I'd much rather the transmitter came off the hot-shoe when it took a knock than the camera itself taking the impact.

Maybe it's time for lotto to invent some kind of thimagjig to secure the waylaid skyport and cybersync!

These look promising.

At 60 bucks and 2.4 ghz, they sound nice on paper. I'll wait for more reviews and if they're positive, PBuff might be getting my money.

still debating on when to get these... now to use with my 430ex or wait and see if I get bees to get the discount w/ the lights....


I'm so indecisive...........


sean