Best/cheapest place for Skyports?

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I'm going to be upping the ante on my off camera lighting this year and whilst I have the SU-800 sometimes it is not always the best solution due to range, sunlight etc. I was looking at going down the PocketWizard route (I also wanted the option of remote camera triggering but the amount of times I would use that function is limited so I've discounted that) but they have become so prohibitively expensive that an alternative solution must be out there. I've seen quite a few people on here mention the Skyports and I presume they will be suitable with my SB-800/SB-600 combinations.

Any recommendations for places to buy them or are they all much the same when it comes to price?

Ta. :thumbs:
 
Think it depends on exactly which ones, by try SpeedGraphic or RobertWhite,maybe WEx too.
 
My Vote goes for Robert White's in Poole. I have been over the moon with their service everytime that I use them, They may not be the absolute cheapest but the advice and customer service you get is worth every penny.
 
Another thumbs up for Robert White here.
 
:thumbs: for both Robert White and Speedgraphic, as for the Skyports :shrug: but Cherryrig seems to get good commission shots from them :lol:
 
I wouldn't recommend WHE anymore :( Their after service support has been disgusting (on a Skyport fault too). Looks like I won't be spending my D700 and new lens money with them.
 
I will never shop at WHE again. Messed me around with my 10.5mm order last X-mas as they didn't say they never had the stock, till a month after my order

O and cheers Flash In The Pan :lol:
 
Col, do you have the new Joe Mcnally book? if not, get it, the things he does with an SU-800 and CLS has me stunned.
Just thought I'd let you know before you splashed out, more flashes might be better to spend the wonger on :naughty:
 
Hacker said:
I've seen quite a few people on here mention the Skyports and I presume they will be suitable with my SB-800/SB-600 combinations.

Any recommendations for places to buy them or are they all much the same when it comes to price?

Ta. :thumbs:
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Hi Colin

Mine seem to work faultlessly on my D300 to SB800 and then slave to my other SB800's.

I got mine from The Flash Centre but only because they were part of the deal when I purchased an Elinchrom D4 kit in March.

Regards

Geoff
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
Col, do you have the new Joe Mcnally book? if not, get it, the things he does with an SU-800 and CLS has me stunned.
Just thought I'd let you know before you splashed out, more flashes might be better to spend the wonger on :naughty:
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Thanks Tomas, I've just had an e-mail from Amazon saying it has been despatched so hopefully Tuesday. I'll have a good read of it and see if he can come up with any tips, the only downfall of the SU-800 is its range/line of sight limitation which is why I am looking for an alternative method. As for flashes I don't really need any more as I have one 800 and three 600's. ;)

geoffd70 said:
Hi Colin

Mine seem to work faultlessly on my D300 to SB800 and then slave to my other SB800's.

I got mine from The Flash Centre but only because they were part of the deal when I purchased an Elinchrom D4 kit in March.

Regards

Geoff
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Thanks Geoff! :thumbs:
 
Hacker said:
Thanks Tomas, I've just had an e-mail from Amazon saying it has been despatched so hopefully Tuesday. I'll have a good read of it and see if he can come up with any tips, the only downfall of the SU-800 is its range/line of sight limitation which is why I am looking for an alternative method. As for flashes I don't really need any more as I have one 800 and three 600's. ;)
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Wait until you get the book, Unca Joe has some great 'extension ideas', hold onto the pennies for a mo mate :naughty:
 
I'll be looking to sell my skyports when the flexTT5's come out in the uk. I'll pm you when I get the pocketwizards, if you want?
 
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