Flash Meters and Triggers

To effectively use studio flash, you need a way to measure exposure (your camera’s light meter won’t work) and trigger the flash units.

Flash Meter

Flash Meter

As you probably know, your in-camera light meter is useless for measuring light from studio strobes.

While it’s possible to figure out your exposure (which f-stop to use) by trial and error, a flash meter makes this process so much simpler.

And at this price, it’s downright silly not to have one!

With this meter, you’ll be able to easily measure both incident and reflected light. ISO settings range from 12 to 1000.

Recommended...

A sync cord to connect your flashmeter to your lights. Although you can operate your flashmeter without a sync cord, it is much easier with this inexpensive accessory which will save you from running back and forth to trip your lights manually!

Flash Meter, $59.99

Flash Triggers

Infra Red Wireless Flash Trigger

Ever since I tripped over one of Pam’s sync cords, pulled her camera off a table, and trashed one of her lenses, we’ve been using a wireless flash trigger.

Back then, wireless systems were a little “pricey,” (and some of them still are!), but still worth every penny. Now, because mono lights we offer have built in IR (infra red) sensors, going wireless is inexpensive enough to fall into the “no-brainer” category.

All you need is one unit which fits on your hot shoe!

Important...

This flash trigger is designed to work with the Interfit lights and systems offered on this site. While it's possible this flash trigger will work with other brands of lights with built-in infa-red sensors, we have not tested it. For triggering other brands of lights, we suggest using an "all purpose" trigger such as the radio transmitter.

If you're shooting through a doorway or other obstruction.... The infra red signal cannot travel through walls and doors.

You will need an unobstructed view between the flash trigger and at least one of your lights. If that is not the case, please use the radio flash transmitter shown below!

Infra Red Wireless Flash Trigger, $39.99

4 Channel Radio Flash Trigger with Receiver and Hot Shoe

Ideal for mounting hotshoe flashguns on to light stands. This hotshoe and strobe radio trigger set can be used for both applications and trigger most hotshoe units and all Interfit strobes.

Hotshoe flash guns can be mounted directly on to the built in hotshoe which also provides the triggering power to the flashgun, whilst studio strobes are connected via the provided P.C.Sync terminal on the side of the receiver.

With the additional use of 4 channels to choose from you can use it when other photographers are using radio transmitters but still be able to control your units independently from the other photographers. The unit is powered by long life batteries and works on 433MHz at a distance of upto 30m (100 feet) in an open area.

4 Channel Radio Flash Trigger with Receiver and Hot Shoe, $50

Receiver for 4 Channel Radio Flash Trigger

Ideal for adding an additional receiver to other flashguns or strobes when using Infrared sync cells would not be of use over long distances or in daylight conditions.

By adding the receiver to another flash on the same channel you can control your lighting to the full. Identical to the receiver in the INT492 trigger set except without the transmitter. Supplied with P.C.Sync cable and batteries.

Receiver for 4 Channel Radio Flash Trigger, $30

Sync Cords and Other Flash Connectors

Hot Shoe to PC Adapter

If you plan on connecting your camera to studio lights with a sync cord, and your camera doesn't have a built-in PC terminal, you will need this handy adapter, which fits on any standard hot shoe, and provides a PC terminal to which you can connect your studio lights.

Special note... If you're using a wireless flash trigger you do not need this adapter, but it may be a good idea to have one on hand (along with a sync cord) for emergency back up!

Hot Shoe to PC Adapter, $9

 

Hot Shoe to PC Adapter for Sony / Minolta

Sony/Minolta cameras do not have a standard Hotshoe on the top of the camera.

This means you will not be able to fit many useful accessories like standard Infrared triggers, radio triggers etc so you will need one of these to enable their use.

Most of the Sony / Minolta range of cameras also do not have a P.C.Sync cable socket, so we have built one in to the STR114 adaptor to enable you to use this with Interfit Studio lighting kits such as the EX150 MKII kits.

Hot Shoe to PC Adapter for Sony / Minolta, $16

 

Sync Cord

Sync cords are the easiest and least expensive way of connecting your camera to your studio lights.

They are also useful and highly recommended for connecting your Flashmeter to your lights.

This 10 foot cord has a PC Connector at one end (for connecting to the standard PC socket on your camera), and a standard mono jack at the other. The standard mono jack will connect to most flash heads including the ones offered on this site.

Highly recommended...

If you're depending on sync cords to trigger your lights, get more than one. Even the best cords can break unexpectedly!

Sync Cord, $12