Phottix’s Strato Triggers Go TTL: Gain Superpowers and Dons The All Black Attire

by Chris Gampat on 09/18/2012

 

Phottix recently announced their Odin TTL triggers for Sony, and today they’re announcing an upgrade to their Strato triggers. Now: they’re TTL. We reviewed the original Strato II triggers, and liked them, but the addition of TTL is really pretty nice. We also really liked the Odin TTL triggers for Canon.

But something is a bit weird here…

The newly revamped triggers will now sync to 1/8000th, work at 200+ meters and feature four different channels to use. They can be used with the other Strato wireless radio triggers (Strato I, II and the Atlas system) and will come in Canon, Nikon, and Sony flavors. Expect to see them released during Q4 of this year or Q1 of next year.

But now that these are TTL, that begs the question: what will happen to the Odins? Sure the Odins sport a much better transmitter that is also a heck of a lot easier to use than I imagine this one being, but still: this seems super affordable and within the reach of most people. It will be interesting to see how these play out in terms of sales numbers across the world.

Tagged as: canon, nikon, odin, photokina 2012, phottix, radio, sony, strato, triggers, TTL

  • Herr_Synnberg

    When you say “Shoot at 1/8000″ do you mean that the triggers can do high speed sync/ ControlTL like PocketWizards?

    One of the reasons I am looking at PocketWizards is to do high shutterspeed shots with studio strobes such as the Elinchrom D-lite it4. If this trigger supports this, I’ll definitely consider buying them.

    • ChrisGampat

      Yes sir!

      These can do it, the Odins can as well. I love my Odins.

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      • Herr_Synnberg

        That is most excellent news. I was in search for a triggering system that can do TTL with my speedlights AND can do hypersync with studio strobes, depending on the situation. So far, only Pocketwizard’s ControlTL seemed to be a suitable solution. If these can do the same, Phottix has my money!

        • ChrisGampat

          I don’t think these can do hypersync with Profoto strobes. Only PocketWizards can.

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          • Herr_Synnberg

            Oh dang, that’s a bummer.

            I’ve used Pocketwizards many times and love them. They are as reliable as radio triggers can be, but I really wish they’d be a bit more reasonable with their pricing. A MiniTT1, a few FlexTT5s and an AC3 together is a fair chunk of money.

            • ChrisGampat

              I own two PocketWizard Plus III units and love them. But when I use a monolight, I essentially do it the old fashioned way with using a light meter.

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              • Herr_Synnberg

                Definitely, when it comes to setting exposure in a studio, a lightmeter is the way to go. I love my Sekonic 758DR for that and also my film based landscaping. But the reason for me wanting PocketWizards is to get sync at shutterspeeds like 1/4000 with studio strobes and not speedlights. As I understand it, only the PocketWizard ControlTL system can do that at the moment. I thought these triggers may do the trick but alas, that’s not to be.

  • Martin Pot

    I’m guessing the Strato TTL will be a cheaper / smaller alternative to the Odin – probably with support for only one group.

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