Gadget Infinity / Cactus / Ebay Trigger Mod
I've read a lot of reviews and instructions on how to increase the range and reliability of the gadget infinity wireless triggers so i decided to just go on and try to make mine.
I'd just like to say that this little tutorial was made after i finished. I did not document the procedure step by step. I was too psyched on making it work and didn't really bother with the documentation.
After this modification, the triggers became more stable. They fired every single time i clicked the shutter. and when I wasn't clicking the flashes did not go off. It just simply made my triggers so much more convenient to use.
Materials you will be needing:
Soldering gun
soldering iron
soldering paste
gauge 26 wire (3 in only)
radio antenna 430-450mhz
Here is a set of wireless triggers.
Next open the transmitter and you will find a little hole on the upper left side of the board. (sorry i forgot to mark it)
in that little hole you want to solder a wire (gauge 26 is fine) because you dont want it to be too thick and become too rigid. you would also want to keep it within 3 inches so that you can keep the frequency.
Next, on the cover side try to find out where you can bore a hole for the external antenna. make sure it clears the board. because the connector goes pretty deep into the transmitter. so the upper right area of the cover seems to be the best place for it. Then when you fix the antenna on the cover of the transmitter solder the wire you got to the antenna connector. Its pretty thin so make sure not to burn the terminal and the plastic around it.
Here is the finished product.
Ive tested it already and the range is really something else. here are a few examples.
This was taken about 30-35 feet away. 24mm on a full frame.
This one was around 80-85 feet away. 50mm on a full frame. I put the red gel on the speedlight so we can see it perfectly.
This next one i ran out of space to move the speedlight forward so i moved the camera back around 15-20feet, totaling around 100 feet. still with at 50mm on a full frame.
I didn't want to go any further cause it was kinda tiring already! haha Enjoy!
I'd just like to say that this little tutorial was made after i finished. I did not document the procedure step by step. I was too psyched on making it work and didn't really bother with the documentation.
After this modification, the triggers became more stable. They fired every single time i clicked the shutter. and when I wasn't clicking the flashes did not go off. It just simply made my triggers so much more convenient to use.
Materials you will be needing:
Soldering gun
soldering iron
soldering paste
gauge 26 wire (3 in only)
radio antenna 430-450mhz
Here is a set of wireless triggers.
Next open the transmitter and you will find a little hole on the upper left side of the board. (sorry i forgot to mark it)
in that little hole you want to solder a wire (gauge 26 is fine) because you dont want it to be too thick and become too rigid. you would also want to keep it within 3 inches so that you can keep the frequency.
Next, on the cover side try to find out where you can bore a hole for the external antenna. make sure it clears the board. because the connector goes pretty deep into the transmitter. so the upper right area of the cover seems to be the best place for it. Then when you fix the antenna on the cover of the transmitter solder the wire you got to the antenna connector. Its pretty thin so make sure not to burn the terminal and the plastic around it.
Here is the finished product.
Ive tested it already and the range is really something else. here are a few examples.
This was taken about 30-35 feet away. 24mm on a full frame.
This one was around 80-85 feet away. 50mm on a full frame. I put the red gel on the speedlight so we can see it perfectly.
This next one i ran out of space to move the speedlight forward so i moved the camera back around 15-20feet, totaling around 100 feet. still with at 50mm on a full frame.
I didn't want to go any further cause it was kinda tiring already! haha Enjoy!
