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Jun 06, 2010 02:23 |  #1

so im looking at buying a "PT-04 Wireless Flash Trigger Kit with 3 Receivers", specifically this one http://cgi.ebay.com …ories&hash=item​3a55e8e701 (external link). my main concern here is that in the description is says "Sync Speed From 1/125S to 1/250S" and another set of ebay triggers i looked at said sync speed of 1/200th. i didnt know the transmitter and receivers could limit the your sync speed. i thought that in manual mode with the right flash you could use a sync speed of lets say 1/1000th. im going to be shooting sports and would like to use higher sync speeds between 1/500th and 1/1000th. can someone tell me if im going to have high speed sync problems with these ebay triggers. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.




  
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Jun 06, 2010 02:36 |  #2

i'd spend a little more and get the Yong Nuo RF-602's.

better frequency range, and sync speed up to 1/250.

there should be a thread either on this page, or the next on them. a lot of positive reviews, and i use them also.

a lot of sellers on eBay carry them too.




  
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Jun 06, 2010 02:59 |  #3

if you need sync speed that are that fast, you'll need to spend a LOT more on your triggers.


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Jun 07, 2010 13:44 |  #4

To get shutter speeds that exceed the normal flash sync speed of your camera, usually 1/200 or 1/250, you need a flash that is compatible with ETTL and High Speed Sync and wireless triggers that transmit this info. It is not going to be any $39.95 EBay triggers. You are talking Radio Poppers or the newest Pocket Wizards.



  
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Jun 07, 2010 13:49 |  #5

Like has been said above, those triggers are limited (at best) to the native max synch speed of your camera. Likely 1/250. Some of the ebay triggers cannot even meet that. High speed sync is a function of canon flashes and require the use of the ettl system. Wireless ettl options are begin at a couple hundred and go up from there.




  
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