Re: Inexpensive IR/radio triggers?

Jonathan Sachs wrote:
> I just bought a Norman series 500 power system to replace my old
> series 450 equipment.  I fired the series 450 with a photocell trigger
> and a miniature on-shoe flash.  The trigger has a two-blade plug, and
> it won't work with the new power pack, which has a 1/4" jack.
> 
> I can buy a replacement for the trigger for about $35, but I wonder
> whether I would be better off with an infrared or FM radio trigger.
> I'm using the on-shoe flash only as a trigger (not as a light source),
> and it's less than ideal because I sometimes have trouble pointing it
> where it won't create nasty reflections. 
> 
> A. "real" IR/FM trigger is out of my price range, but there are
> inexpensive ones for sale on eBay.  Here are a couple of examples:
> 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Slave-Wireless-Remote-Flash-Trigger-Studio-T1A_W0QQitemZ200164596969QQihZ010QQcategoryZ30087QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/IR-Sender-Studio-Flash-Trigger-Wireless-New_W0QQitemZ180170939753QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30086QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> I don't expect these gadgets to have the quality of name brand
> products that sell for hundreds of dollars, but I wonder whether they
> are good enough to work reliably in a light-duty studio situation.
> Has anyone had experience with them?  Any advice?
> 
Uh, maybe it's me, but a few dollars worth of parts and you can make an
adapter cord.

erie