Comments on: RadioPopper JrX Cube – DIY

By: Hien

Hien — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:57:12 +0000

Hey Tom,

Thank you for the fantastic write up. I followed your post and really brought down the $$$ of remote triggering by making my own RP cubes.

I often shoot with speedlights grouped in pairs or triples, and have found that the JrX studio system allows for multiple speedlights to be tethered together tethered via AS-E900 and the DIY RPcube!

I made a post of it on my blog here and have referenced/linked back to your site for the terrific write-up (hope you don’t mind).

http://pixeldustphoto.blogspot.com/

Cheers,
-Hien

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:13:16 +0000

Very cool! You’ve taken it to the next step. I have to give that a try!

By: Sandro

Sandro — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:59:20 +0000

Here it is what I did. Radiopopper Jr Studio with 3 flashes SB-24/25. Today i have 4 flashes and can control the power output of all from my camera.
[img]http://www.entre-vista.com/images/rpjrstudio-sb1br.jpg[*img]

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:36:47 +0000

No worries. I’d keep the order as is. I like the hot shoe mount better than the wire but it does the job.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:26:56 +0000

ok….I am dumb!!! ahhhh!! I ended up ordering 2 as E900…..stupid….hopefully I can still cancel one of the orders….

thanks for the replies.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:51:25 +0000

Cost. You can have the ability to adjust both of your SB800s for the price of just one AS-E900 hotshoe and 2 1/8 stereo plugs.

Tom

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:00:22 +0000

oh ok. then what is the point of making the other 3 pin connector?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:25:19 +0000

Hi Mike,

The cube and the three pin cable both do the same thing – adjust the flash power!.

Tom

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:19:04 +0000

Hi,

This is a great article, but I am still a little confused. I have 2 sb-800 and the JRX studio. Does that mean the diy cube will not work with power levels and I have to make the 3 pin connector? Or does both (cube and 3 pin) of them do the same thing?

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