Remote flash triggers

[Nob3y]

Am after getting some remote flash triggers for my Bowens portable studio flash kit.
I have been looking on amazon and ebay but am getting confused with what ones to get.
I have two Bowens flash heads with jack plugs and want to link them so they fire together remotly with my Canon camera.

Any ideas what ones I need?


Thanks in advance

[davetherave]

You really need to be on a photography website!

However, I found this site very useful. They're UK based and the postage is included. Just order the trigger/receiver set and an extra receiver.

I always pay with PayPal.....

[davetherave]

Oops! Forgot the link!

[myson]

Something simple like this should do you ok . Your Bowens should have a 1/4" or 4mm jack socket?

2 receivers are not necessarily required as as one flash head should fire the other but should you prefer 2 receivers have a look at this set

I have a "cheap" radio trigger set and it's worked fine for a few years now (having said that, I bet it goes on the blink now !laugh!).

Myson
!oldie!

[kiNky erOtica]

Calumet - do nikon and canon versions they are cheap and work! (I use them)

[Arsewithclass]

I'm with myson.

You can purchase ebay trigger sets with an extra receiver for low cost, make sure you like using them before purchasing expensive ones.

Mine work perfectly fine & haven't gone wrong in 2 years of having them. I think I spent just over ?20 maybe ?30!

All the best.

[andytaylor]

I'd get a couple of optical slave triggers that plug in to the sockets on the heads and then trigger from the on-board flash. I think that's the cheapest and simplest option.

[Nob3y]

They look expensive

[Nob3y]

The big size jack,whatever that is ???

the second ebay link,they dont seem to have jack sockets??

I might goto jessops and ask them. I need to see some for myself I think.

[davetherave]

I forgot to mention that the Lencarta receivers have a jack adapter so that they both fit large and small sockets. They are also mains powered so that you don't run out of charged batteries which quite a few studios seem to do!

I only used to have one receiver but when I was using a brollie and the sensor was at the back of the other light, or if I was using a grid, sometimes it would not trigger. An extra receiver for ?23 is not bad.

Hope you make your decision well, as it's probably not going to cost you more than sixty-five quid!!!!!!!!!