iShoot PT-04C remote flash trigger review

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Verdict:

A cheap and extremely effective off camera flash remote trigger.

Review Date: 25 Mar 2010

Price when reviewed: £19

Supplier: http://www.amazon.co.uk

Reviewed By: Ben Pitt

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Professional photographers use PocketWizard transceivers to wirelessly trigger off-camera flashes, but with prices from £200, they’re far too expensive for most amateurs. The iShoot PT-04C costs a tenth the price and, in our tests, worked perfectly.

Unlike other low-cost systems, which use infrared, this one is RF-based, and even worked through walls over distances of up to 10 metres.

The transmitter sits in the camera’s accessory shoe, while the receiver has two shoes for mounting flashguns, a 3.5mm jack socket for connecting to a studio flash head and a tripod thread. Triggering multiple flashes simply involves buying more receiver units (at £12 each) or using flashes with slave modes.

Build quality could be better, especially when accessing the transmitter’s battery compartment, but at this price you could just buy two and keep one as a backup.

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