Great review! I was wondering if you know a answer to my question in regards to the Phottix Odin system. If this techie stuff seems over your head-or beyond your budget-you might want to start with my beginner off-camera-flash course which teaches you the basics of how to get started with off-camera-flash on a shoestring budget. (Of course, that beam still shines from your remote TTL flash, but it won’t do much good if it’s firing into an umbrella.) For some shooters who do a lot of low-light work, that could be a problem.īut for me, even without that little feature, these are simply the best flash triggers I’ve ever seen. The infrared focus assist beam that you get with an on-camera Speedlite or a Canon ST-E2 transmitter can be a lifesaver in low-light situations. Now that I think about it, there is one thing Phottix left out of the Odin that would be handy. The Odin is available for both Canon and Nikon, and early users are also reporting that the Odin works with many third-party flashes, but you’ll have to do your own research there, as Phottix makes no promises (and who can blame them?) I think you can see now why I’m excited about these triggers. Now I’m free to move around and put my lights wherever I like. With the Odin, I don’t have to worry about line-of-sight between my master unit and my flashes. With Canon or Nikon wireless, no line of sight means no communication. And the fill light was hidden behind a concrete wall! So the Odin gives me a perfect way to use the heap of Strato receivers that I already own-to power my manual back lights, while using my Odin receivers for the front lights in TTL mode.įrom my shooting position, I was standing nearly beside my main light, too far forward for the flash to see a master’s signal. Because in a given lighting setup, I typically want only my main and fill lights in TTL mode, while my rim lights or background lights are locked down in manual mode anyway. But frankly, for me, this is not a problem. Of course, any flashes attached to the older Strato series receivers don’t transmit TTL information. (You can see my previous reviews of those triggers by clicking those links). The price point looks even better when you consider the backward compatibility with older Phottix triggers, like the affordable Strato and Strato II Multi. (I managed to set it up and test it without even consulting the manual.) So the Odin is newsworthy with its lower price point, rock-solid reliability, well-built construction, and user-friendly operation. The others, including the Pocketwizard Flex System, and the RadioPoppers, are ridiculously expensive, and in the case of PocketWizard, known to have some radio interference issues with Canon flashes. Technology has finally caught up to my fantasy wish list.įirst of all, it’s one of only a few TTL triggers on the market. Seriously, I can’t think of anything that is missing from these triggers. Super Low Price? – Well, um… six out of seven ain’t bad.Backward Compatibility with cheaper triggers? – Check.My Phottix Odin flash triggers just arrived, and oh, man, it’s like Christmas came early at my house.įinally a gear-maker has delivered all the features I’ve been wanting in a flash trigger for years!
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