Elinchrom EL 19360 Skyport Universal Trigger Set Review

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(More customer reviews)I went back and forth for a long time prior to choosing Skyports over PocketWizards. The primary reason - cost (half the cost to be precise). I typically purchase top-of-the-line products for my bread-and-butter gear (which would mean I should purchase the PocketWizards), but for most users in most scenarios, the Skyports are just as good, if not better (check out specs between the two) than the PocketWizards. The PocketWizards can trigger lights up to 1500 feet, but let's be realistic. How many of you have ever needed to trigger anything that far (I'm sure some of you have, but it's so rare that it hardly can be considered a true value add for the average user). Also, the Skyports are significantly smaller and doesn't get in the way like PocketWizards, and as far as general build quality is concerned, both brands feel somewhat cheap. I feel like radio triggers are in general overpriced for the technology that they utilize, so why not get the less overpriced "premium" brand.
BUT, if you are more interested in fashionable photography products or if you are a professional who really needs to stretch the limits of a trigger, go for the PockeWizards. They are the industry standard. Otherwise, save your money and spend it on more important things.
Also, like others have noted, the reason the first poster coulnd't sync at anything above 1/250th of a second is because his camera's top sync speed was probably 1/250th of a second (eg. my D200's top sync speed is 1/250th of a second).

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The Skyport Universal Trigger Set provides the components needed to fire a single flash. The Skyport Universal Trigger Set Includes: * 1x EL 19351 Transmitter, battery and spare battery drawer * 1x EL 19352 Universal Receiver included wall adapter charger * 1x EL 11120 Sync cable 20 cm, 2.5mm Jack / Camera X-socket * 1x EL 11122 Sync cable 40 cm, 3.5mm / 3.5mm Jack * 1x EL 11125 Adapter 6.3 – 3.5 mm * 1x EL 11123 Sync cable 40 cm, 3.5mm Jack / EL Standard Sync socket. Note: Some flash devices require specific adapter cables which must be purchased separately. We suggest using high quality cables from your device manufacturer.

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