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Pros & Cons
Pros
The building's interior hard surfaces help in bouncing the wireless signal to the *(s) it's not a pocket wizard, but for what it's intended for it'll do fine. The precision and flexibility of the system beats the tar out of wires and optical slaves. T... Read More
The ir trigger beam is wide and strong, so line of sight isn't usually necessary indoors. Most of the work i do with this transmitter is outdoors. It's perfect for indoor jobs, but the ir sensor will not work in the sun.
As long as flash i-red beams see eachother it works fine. Works great with my canon 430 ex, even when the reflector blocks the line of sight path. Only limitation is that the flash has to be in front or above the camera to be triggered.
Even without two flashes, the ste2 lets you move the flash away from where the lens is. It has handy features, such as lighting ratios for two different groups of flashes.
Cons
The battery to operate the devise was not included. The diy hacks in the world in regards to foil or other reflective attachments aren't enough to increase the communications between the flash and this unit. Just hoping to save someone else from that ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Metal foot, weather sealing, to bring it up to current standards.
Works great - never ever fails to trigger the flashes.
These two lenses soak up light really well, but in those terrible light environments, my camera simply fails to autofocus by it... Read More
I inserted the battery, slid it onto my camera, turned it on, made sure my flash was on channel 1 and fired away.
Price
However, it is a fine piece of gadget albeit a bit pricey, but still deserving the 5 star accolade.
Very happy that i spent the money i now take my ex 580 everywhere with me, with a stand and umbrellas etc.
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They're expensive and sometimes hard to find.
Shipping
My ste-2 speedlite transmitter arrived from amazon yesterday.
Competitiveness
I first bought this transmitter as an alternative to the pocket wizards.
Its biggest drawback is that it uses 2cr5 lithium batteries, which can be hard to find in stores.
The st-e2 which doesn't come cheap is half the price and size of the more versatile 580 series speedlite used as slave triggers.
This transmitter does cost a lot more than off-brand transmitters, but it's well worth the cost.
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- This product had a total of 104 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 13 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have always wanted one of these but never spent the money to get one as i always used studio lights and pocket wizards
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wish it didnt have to be in a direct line of sight though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But it cant really compare to pocket wizards
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have the 580exii and the only way to use the 580exii wirelessly i have to use the canon ste2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The ste2 cant shoot wirelessly through walls like a pocket wizard would do for the 430ex and 430exii
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The ste2 emits an infrared beam and so does the speedlite when set to slave mode and the infrared beam from the ste2 and the speedlite has to be pointed at the same directionobject in order for the transmitter to control the speedlite and fire the flash upon triggering the shutter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While this item performs flawlessly i will agree with those who say it would be an even better value if it were radiocontrolled instead of having the line of sight requirement
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have been fortunate to find a rechargeable battery and charger for the 2cr5 power source it requires at
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