I've been looking for a wireless remote shutter release for the camera and for one or more flashes.
The applicability of this product for both purposes, I thought to have found the universal solution. But the devil is in the details, unfortunately:
1) Remote triggering camera (transmitter in hand - receiver on the camera) via remote release cable
Works fine
Warning: selected transceiver set must match the camera brand.
With me several cables with different connectors for the different Nikon models were there. Batteries were also there.
The receiver is very large. When it is in the hot shoe, you can not fold out the built-in flash of the camera.
For remote triggering of the camera you usually use a tripod that can be the recipient and the tripod mount (there would be a mounting clip helpful) or be runterbaumeln the cable (which I advise as a technician needs - risk of damaging the camera connector).
The hot shoe of the receiver is made of plastic and has no electrical contacts, that may also not be operated on camera and receiver mounted flash without by ground contacts.
The transmitter has no switch and the shutter release button is exalted designed (see other reviews). I keep him in the GNTB (for this purpose too big) outer carton in order to avoid an unwanted pressing and Batterieentleeren during transport -. A very impractical solution.
2) Remote triggering flash (transmitter to the camera, receiver on the flash)
Works fine
However, specification referred not forwarded only in manual flash mode, TTL signals on the remote control.
The receiver contains a metal thread, so you can screw it directly to a (flash) Tripod.
The receivers are equipped with a switch, ie here the problem of the battery drain was counteracted.
The receiver sold separately allow the simultaneous triggering of several flashes.
Trigger multiple cameras will not work because no connection cables are included. Whether individually reordered, I do not know. For studio flashes a connecting cable is sold separately.
Batteries are not included in contrast to the total set at the individual recipients.
Considering the above-mentioned points and compared with the total set, the price is very high!
3) Remote triggering camera + flash (transmitter in his hand, a receiver on the camera, another on the flash)
It works like this NOT
Tripping is indeed the same, but the flash is burned with this method before the camera shutter is open. The images are dark.
Who wants that, 2 remote control systems must be well set - one for the camera and one for the flash.
Under these circumstances, I would pull for flash triggering the much more favorable set of Yongnuo considered.
What is described also works that way. Processing seems to me fine. The overall concept but I do not think is thoughtful. The receiver could be certain small.
Therefore, for transmitter / receiver set 3 points, and because poorer price / performance ratio for the receiver 2 points.
