Help please, Elinchrom EL Skyports...

<p>Are these radio transmitters/recievers good? Pocket wizards are to expensive but at B&H these Elinchrom set seem like a good deal..help please..need opinions and info</p>

<p>ive been looking heavily at the cybersyncs from paul buff. Like you i had also been thinking about the elinchrom units but it looks like im going with the cybersyncs.</p>

<p>where can i order from?(website)<br>

are they a good price?</p>

<p>Skyports are reliable enough. I have a pair and they just work. But if the Cybersyncs were around I would have considered them for sure. http://www.alienbees.com/remotes.html</p>

<p>I haven't had any problems with my CS's on my Elinchrom strobes.</p>

<p>I hear they work well with Speedlite's as well...</p>

<p>-Mario</p>

<p>When it was time for me to graduate from the ebay triggers I did a bunch of research and ended up with the skyports. They have been great, they work evertime.</p>

<p>Thans guys, i never knew alien bee made those, they look very good! ima stride for those syper syncs</p>

<p>I bought Skyports as part of a recent lighting upgrade. Using Elinchrom RX monolights, You can control the power settings from the transmitter (in groups, or all at once). Using the USB transceiver allows you to designate lighting groups and control all light functions from your PC. Haven't had any problems with the working distance; they perform reliably from several feet (most I've tested was about 20' away), inside boxes/octadomes, and around large obstructions such as fronts and sides of softboxes.</p>

<p>If proprietary batteries are not your thing, I'd go with the Cybersyncs that use rechargeable or alkaline AA batteries.</p>