Cactus V4 triggers

[SilverBullet07]

I recieved my Cactus 4 yesterday but I don't think I'm going to use them. I ended up buying two 430EX II to use with my 580EX II and just don't see why I would need to hold on to them. Would someone here be interested in the Trigger and reciever set?

[ericw]

I still don't have mine either :'(

[lputman]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet07

I recieved my Cactus 4 yesterday but I don't think I'm going to use them. I ended up buying two 430EX II to use with my 580EX II and just don't see why I would need to hold on to them. Would someone here be interested in the Trigger and reciever set?

When outdoors, do you run into line of sight issues with just the flashes?

[SilverBullet07]

Originally Posted by lputman

When outdoors, do you run into line of sight issues with just the flashes?

Did not think of that because I have not ran into that situation yet. You do have a point though. Now I have to think about it more.

I was hopping to get by with the 580 and one 430 and use the the v4 to remote fire them but the 430's and the 580 work so well together, I just broke down and got another 430.

The truth is... I'm a newbe and have not learned to manually set the flashes yet so the ettl is helping me out and I hate to loose that feature.

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet07

Did not think of that because I have not ran into that situation yet. You do have a point though. Now I have to think about it more.

I was hopping to get by with the 580 and one 430 and use the the v4 to remote fire them but the 430's and the 580 work so well together, I just broke down and got another 430.

The truth is... I'm a newbe and have not learned to manually set the flashes yet so the ettl is helping me out and I hate to loose that feature.

Does the on camera 580ex need to fire to trigger the other flashes. This is why I don't go the rout because I want to have no light coming from the top of my camera as I currently have to do with my optical slave.

[bhursey]

Cactus v4's back on GI's website...

http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/produc...4&cat=0&page=1

[SilverBullet07]

Originally Posted by bhursey

Does the on camera 580ex need to fire to trigger the other flashes. This is why I don't go the rout because I want to have no light coming from the top of my camera as I currently have to do with my optical slave.

No you can turn off the master and let it just fire your slaves. Another cool feature is you can have one 430 in group A or B and another 430 in Group C. You can then turn down or up the flash ratio so Group C fires more or less light. All of this is controlled by the Camera menu. Cool.

[bhursey]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet07

No you can turn off the master and let it just fire your slaves. Another cool feature is you can have one 430 in group A or B and another 430 in Group C. You can then turn down or up the flash ratio so Group C fires more or less light. All of this is controlled by the Camera menu. Cool.

Wow that's cool... I just wish I had 800+$ to buy a 580 and 2 430s :P So it is all TTL? I could not even afford a 430 for my on camera. :/ I had to git a Vivitar DF400MZ .

[SilverBullet07]

Originally Posted by bhursey

Wow that's cool... I just wish I had 800+$ to buy a 580 and 2 430s :P So it is all TTL? I could not even afford a 430 for my on camera. :/ I had to git a Vivitar DF400MZ .

Ya it's on the expensive side. I got a pretty good deal on a new 580EX II from Dell for 360. The 430EX II were 270.


But you get...

Full TTL at all apertures

E-TTL II with all EOS digital SLRs
E-TTL & 21-zone evaluative metering with EOS-3, 1V, Elan 7/7E & Rebel TI, 2000
A-TTL 3-zone metering with other EOS cameras

[inkista]

Actually, the coolest part with using an eTTL setup is that you can choose between using groups and ratios, or you can shoot in Manual and set the individual power levels on the remote flashes from the back of the master flash (or camera menu, if you have camera that lets you do that). No need to run around from flash to flash to adjust power levels. AND you have high speed synch. And rear curtain synch. And stroboscopic mode (shocked the hell out of me to realize that using a 580EX as a master meant I could also shoot my 430EX in stroboscopic mode).

Aside from the pricetag, eTTL rocks. I can see why RadioPoppers were created, because giving up all the eTTL features when you move to radio triggers is a PITA.