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    Wireless flash triggers

    Oct 15, 2019 5 minutes

    GET CREATIVE with flash photography and you’ll soon find it necessary to liberate your flashgun from your camera’s hot shoe to get more advanced effects, and lighting. The best flash trigger used to be a good old cord, but times change.

    Using a wireless flash trigger is a better bet. Not only does a decent radiofrequency trigger offer up to 100 metres of range, you can use a single transmitter to control multiple flashguns separated into groups. It’s ace for replicating a studio flash head setup, with separate key, fill and accent lights. The only downside is you’ll need an extra receiver for every extra flashgun you want to use, though some flashguns pack inbuilt receivers.

    Another thing to bear in mind is, unlike a cord which enables all flashgun functions, many low and mid-range

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