Cactus V4 triggers

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by lputman

I ordered mine right after I read your post. Did you get an email stating the delay or just checked out the website?

checked the site.

[jim.neff]

Do you have to use the PC cord or can you just use it wirelessly?

Can you just put the transmitter on the camera hot shoe and does the receiver have a hot shoe for the flash? Or am I missing something?

[Samanax]

Originally Posted by jim.neff

Do you have to use the PC cord or can you just use it wirelessly?

Not quite sure what you're asking here.

Originally Posted by jim.neff

Can you just put the transmitter on the camera hot shoe

Yes.

Originally Posted by jim.neff

and does the receiver have a hot shoe for the flash?

Yes.

Originally Posted by jim.neff

Or am I missing something?

Did you read this review that was in the first post?

[bhursey]

According to the web people have started getting theirs. Any of you get yours yet? Im waiting for the shipping department here at work bring it to my desk.

[jim.neff]

Originally Posted by Samanax

Not quite sure what you're asking here.Yes.Yes.Did you read this review that was in the first post?

I didn't understand what the pc-sync cord was for. It is for the older flashes that don't use the hot shoe, right?

And yes I did RTFA But the author doesn't discuss much about the performance of it. I know a big problem I read with the V2 cactus was failure to fire. Some reports said 25% or more. I gather from the article the V4 is better but he doesn't address that issue directly (or I need to learn to read).

[lputman]

Originally Posted by bhursey

According to the web people have started getting theirs. Any of you get yours yet? Im waiting for the shipping department here at work bring it to my desk.

I'm still waiting....

[inkista]

Originally Posted by jim.neff

I didn't understand what the pc-sync cord was for. It is for the older flashes that don't use the hot shoe, right?

More like if you want to take the trigger off the foot to avoid raising it on the stand, or if you want to use it with a studio strobe, like an AlienBee, which doesn't have a hotfoot.

And yes I did RTFA But the author doesn't discuss much about the performance of it. I know a big problem I read with the V2 cactus was failure to fire. Some reports said 25% or more. I gather from the article the V4 is better but he doesn't address that issue directly (or I need to learn to read).

Go look at the Strobist discussion thread for the V4s. Most folks are reporting favorably on the V4 performances. Given that it comes with an antenna, and the V2 hack to increase reliability was basically adding one, my guess is that this is more reliable than a V2, and the same as a modded V2.

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by lputman

I'm still waiting....

Ya I just went to the receptionist desk no package today.. :/ She will email me when it comes in.

[lputman]

Yippee...mine were at the house when I got in from work this evening. It is a little difficult to turn the receiver on/off when the flash is already in the hotshoe, but I can work around that. I can't wait for the weekend when I'll really be able to spend time. Now, I've got to get a softbox and stand.

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by lputman

Yippee...mine were at the house when I got in from work this evening. It is a little difficult to turn the receiver on/off when the flash is already in the hotshoe, but I can work around that. I can't wait for the weekend when I'll really be able to spend time. Now, I've got to get a softbox and stand.

:/ they haven't come in at work yet. I hope its tomorrow.

Edit:
March 26th:
I am getting depressed they are not hear yet again and it seems everyone on the web has already received theirs.

March 25th:
Nope not today either. I think it takes longer to get them shipped to work than home. Lesson learned. This happened last time it took a month for me to get a memory card.