Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, Thank you ? Charlie Chan On 29 Dec 2011, at 18:15, George Lottermoser wrote: > > On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Charlie Chan wrote: > >> I?m looking to buy a remote trigger to use with my DMRs and a set of >> Elinchrom EL500 strobes. Anyone here have any experience of using one of >> these? Which should I buy - Elinchrom Skyport, Pocket Wizard or something >> else? > > I use Elinchrom Strobes. > 2 - EL 500 > 2 - EL 1000 > 1 - Chic 2 pack with two heads. > 1 - RXBI 250 > 1 - Skyport transmitter receiver set. > > The Skyport with the RXBI is a dream. > You can change the light output right from the camera. > > The Skyport is wonderfully tiny and feather light; > though feels almost fragile (especially the antenna). > > I also use Quantum Radio Slave 4i's > which are quite large by comparison; > though feel (and are) virtually indestructible. > > Quantum now has more modern triggers. > Quantum customer support is second to none. > Fast, economical repairs and automatic upgrading > where appropriate. > (based on 20 years of using their products: > Turbo with T2 head > Qpack X with X2 head > 2 - 4i transmitters > 2 - 4i receivers) > > Elinchrom support is so-so. > > When I had an EL 250 go out on me > they basically said - can't be fixed > but we'll give you a BXRI at a good price. > In the end I'm glad to have the BXRI and its Skyport interface; > though would have preferred an economical repair. > (not looking forward to my 500's and 1000's going out) > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information