Comments on: RadioPopper Is Changing The Game :: http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/ i'm a kite in a hurricane Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:27:32 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thann Eastburn http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-38002 Thann Eastburn Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:59 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-38002 Okay, I finally received my RP JrX Studio kit after a long backorder, but boy was it worth it! I am using them the same way John Rayl is and I am very happy with the results. Fully flash-exposed images at 1/8000sec. Thanks again! Okay, I finally received my RP JrX Studio kit after a long backorder, but boy was it worth it! I am using them the same way John Rayl is and I am very happy with the results. Fully flash-exposed images at 1/8000sec. Thanks again!

]]> By: Thann Eastburn http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-35582 Thann Eastburn Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:49:39 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-35582 Zack, just curious what your take is on the RP setup. I'm using a D3 and occasionally a D700 and I'm VERY interested in your results here. Thanks! Zack, just curious what your take is on the RP setup. I’m using a D3 and occasionally a D700 and I’m VERY interested in your results here. Thanks!

]]> By: John Rayl http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-34708 John Rayl Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:28:41 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-34708 JrX transmitter to JrX Studio will sync at 1/8000 with Nikon. All you need is an SB-800 and short pc sync. Mount the SB-800, enable AutoFP, Manual and 1/128 power to get no light from the SB-800. It is just there to enable the 1/8000 sync. Connect the JrX transmitter to the on camera pc sync(or to the flash if you like). Now you have full wireless power control of two Alienbees and one TTL flash AND upto 1/8000 sync! Check my flickr for info and photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23914840@N02/ JrX transmitter to JrX Studio will sync at 1/8000 with Nikon.

All you need is an SB-800 and short pc sync.

Mount the SB-800, enable AutoFP, Manual and 1/128 power to get no light from the SB-800. It is just there to enable the 1/8000 sync.

Connect the JrX transmitter to the on camera pc sync(or to the flash if you like).

Now you have full wireless power control of two Alienbees and one TTL flash AND upto 1/8000 sync!

Check my flickr for info and photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23914840@N02/

]]> By: Dustin Diaz http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-13300 Dustin Diaz Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:23:16 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-13300 And on another note, just in defense of the PW's..., although Radio Poppers have created an ingenious system, they aren't changing the game. The fact that you need to mount these to a master flash is silly and ridiculous (yeah, that's how they did it). It "listens" to your flash (some call it magic) or your commander IR unit (SU-800 for nikon's, or what you Canonites call STE2). IT MUST BE MOUNTED TO ONE OF THESE. The slide 'n go simplicity of Pocket Wizard is still where it's at. You can't mount a Popper to your hotshoe like a PW. Another funny things is that you can technically get this to work with your on-camera flash (it's in the RP instruction manual as a hack). This is almost similar to Nikon CLS... it jsut converts that beam of light into a radio signal. A real solution for all this is to not fix it on the radio end, but rather camera manufacturers need to work on better engineering their shutters. And on another note, just in defense of the PW’s…, although Radio Poppers have created an ingenious system, they aren’t changing the game. The fact that you need to mount these to a master flash is silly and ridiculous (yeah, that’s how they did it). It “listens” to your flash (some call it magic) or your commander IR unit (SU-800 for nikon’s, or what you Canonites call STE2). IT MUST BE MOUNTED TO ONE OF THESE.
The slide ‘n go simplicity of Pocket Wizard is still where it’s at. You can’t mount a Popper to your hotshoe like a PW. Another funny things is that you can technically get this to work with your on-camera flash (it’s in the RP instruction manual as a hack). This is almost similar to Nikon CLS… it jsut converts that beam of light into a radio signal.

A real solution for all this is to not fix it on the radio end, but rather camera manufacturers need to work on better engineering their shutters.

]]> By: Dustin Diaz http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-13288 Dustin Diaz Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:56:02 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-13288 @lomoseb The benefit is, as you said with 1/250 @ f/8 You could be at 1/4000 @ f/2 (and although technically that looks correct on paper — you do lose power and from what i've been reading, people are losing about 1/3 stop with every stop past 1/250) I have a set of 4 PWii's, and I'm willing to ditch them for these Radio Poppers just for the simple fact that I have a D700, and my wife has a 5D2. PW's new transceivers are proprietary to brand! This is awful because now we can't trade back and forth to share that high speed sync. And from what it looks like, Radio Popper has solved that. Although the only thing I "don't" like is that you need a transmitter and a receiver (the duality of the PW's making a Tranceiver is great). In the end, I'm curious to know if the nikon PW flex will also work with canon so my wife could use it we'll find out in Q2 :/ @lomoseb
The benefit is, as you said with 1/250 @ f/8 You could be at 1/4000 @ f/2 (and although technically that looks correct on paper — you do lose power and from what i’ve been reading, people are losing about 1/3 stop with every stop past 1/250)

I have a set of 4 PWii’s, and I’m willing to ditch them for these Radio Poppers just for the simple fact that I have a D700, and my wife has a 5D2. PW’s new transceivers are proprietary to brand! This is awful because now we can’t trade back and forth to share that high speed sync.
And from what it looks like, Radio Popper has solved that. Although the only thing I “don’t” like is that you need a transmitter and a receiver (the duality of the PW’s making a Tranceiver is great).
In the end, I’m curious to know if the nikon PW flex will also work with canon so my wife could use it we’ll find out in Q2 :/

]]> By: Christopher Z http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12698 Christopher Z Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:50:52 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-12698 I just got the PX system and it's an amazing upgrade from the P1 system. I talked to Kevin real quick at WPPI and he the the JRx is coming out within the next couple of weeks (and is really really reasonably priced). Now I just need to get a set of Alien Bees. Thanks for the awesome video on Scott Kelby's blog. I just got the PX system and it’s an amazing upgrade from the P1 system.

I talked to Kevin real quick at WPPI and he the the JRx is coming out within the next couple of weeks (and is really really reasonably priced).

Now I just need to get a set of Alien Bees.

Thanks for the awesome video on Scott Kelby’s blog.

]]> By: lomoseb http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12383 lomoseb Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:37:57 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-12383 Hi It sounds unbelievable but if we get an equivalent exposure, say 1/250 f/8 iso 100 we can suppose that we lose one stop each shutter speed stop won as high speed ttl stuff so no magical. For outdoor portraits, is there any benefit, except a lower aperture ? Hi

It sounds unbelievable but if we get an equivalent exposure, say 1/250 f/8 iso 100 we can suppose that we lose one stop each shutter speed stop won as high speed ttl stuff so no magical. For outdoor portraits, is there any benefit, except a lower aperture ?

]]> By: Chad Pennington http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12366 Chad Pennington Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:35:44 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-12366 opps RP's opps RP’s

]]> By: Chad Pennington http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12365 Chad Pennington Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:33:58 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-12365 Zack look like the PR's can sync up to 1/8000th but what will be the cost and will it affect the power of the already stuff we have? Zack look like the PR’s can sync up to 1/8000th but what will be the cost and will it affect the power of the already stuff we have?

]]> By: zack http://www.zarias.com/radiopopper-is-changing-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12359 zack Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:56:36 +0000 http://www.zarias.com/?p=281#comment-12359 Yep, the new PW's look interesting. I'm not at all interested in wireless TTL. I just want high speed sync with any flash unit. Let's see who lines up to be the best on this front. Cheers, Zack Yep, the new PW’s look interesting. I’m not at all interested in wireless TTL. I just want high speed sync with any flash unit. Let’s see who lines up to be the best on this front.

Cheers,
Zack

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