Wireless Flash Trigger

    Add an Electronic Flash to the Panasonic Lumix S9…YES, Really!
    Feb 1, 2026 David Prochnow

    When I was writing for Popular Science magazine, one of my most popular articles was “Set Up a High-Speed Audio-Triggered Flash“. Why? Because everybody loves…

    Canon ST-E3-RT Version 3

    Canon quietly releases ST-E3-RT Version 3 flash trigger
    Mar 1, 2024 John Aldred

    Canon has released a new Canon ST-E3-RT Version 3 flash trigger (buy here). They haven’t made a big announcement, though. It’s just started popping up…

    Canon ST-E3-RT Version 2 trigger is basically the original but with 3 new features most can’t use
    Feb 5, 2021 John Aldred

    Canon has announced a new Version 2 of their ST-E3-RT trigger for controlling Canon speedlights off-camera. If you were hoping for some massive upgrade, though,…

    Godox has killed off its A1 Bluetooth smartphone flash trigger
    Oct 24, 2020 John Aldred

    The Godox smartphone flash and Bluetooth remote control unit, the Godox A1, has been discontinued. The Godox A1 was released in 2017 to quite some…

    Nikon releases weird flash triggers that hang off the side of your camera and they’re “only” $200
    Oct 19, 2020 John Aldred

    Nikon’s been long criticised for not having any decent kind of wireless control system since they switched from the optical CLS/AWL to the new radio…

    Yongnuo finally starts to unify their flash systems with the new YN560-TX Pro
    Jul 31, 2019 John Aldred

    A couple of years ago, I made a post about why I could no longer recommend Yongnuo to flash newcomers over Godox. In short, their systems…

    Godox officially announces the X2T trigger – an upgraded X1T with built in Bluetooth
    May 21, 2019 John Aldred

    Godox first teased the X2T trigger back in February at WPPI. A refresh to the X1T, with a few extra buttons, easier adjustments and the…

    Profoto launches the Connect – a completely button-free flash trigger
    Mar 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Most flash triggers today have a massive array of buttons and doohickies with a fancy LCD screen. Just look at the Godox XPro. According to…

    The Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II seems a good upgrade from the Godox XPro trigger
    Jan 14, 2019 John Aldred

    When Adorama announced that they were starting to go in their own direction with their rebranded Godox kit and actually developing their own compatible products,…

    Flashpoint launches “exclusive” R2 Pro Mark II upgrade for the Godox XPro
    Oct 8, 2018 John Aldred

    In response to user feedback over the Godox XPro trigger, Adorama has now announced the R2 Pro Mark II trigger for Canon. Don’t worry, Nikon….