Wireless STUDIO Flash TRIGGER RT-16 with 3 RECEIVERS 16-Channel

These are the very basics as flash triggers go. These are not TTL compatible, and the only thing that gets sent from your camera to the trigger is the technical equivalent of "fire flash now" - you will have to set the flash levels manually on your mono-lights. The wireless channels are set via dip switches that you must match on all devices. My opinion is you will have to experiment with the best setting that keeps random FM interference from firing your flashes unexpectedly. Had 2 misfires in my office as I was initially testing/setting these up with the default dip-switch configuration. Once I matched all of the the dip-switches on a different channel I have not had any misfires. I use these with a set of N-250W mono-lights (see my other review of the N-250W's for my review & photo examples). There are a few "nits" to pick: -The flash trigger will probably arrive with a low power battery that is either dead or near dead. This will cause you frustration, as you will be chasing a ghost with misfires, non-function, etc. Upon receipt, immediately replace the included battery with a quality A23, and these issues will go away. I have read a few reviews where folk have returned the unit because thought it defective, when the issue may have been that the unit arrived with a cheap, dead battery. - To support point above - do not be afraid to gently pry the case open with a small flat-head screwdriver. There is no clear indicator on the case, nor in the documentation that the case can be pried open, so many people assume that the trigger is disposable and just buy another. -Upon visual inspection, the flash trigger's shoe does not look like it has a contact on the bottom to communicate with your camera - you have to trust that it DOES. There is one metal contact in the center that connects with your camera's hot shoe - that is all your camera needs to communicate with the flash trigger. -There is a light indicator on the receivers that does not illuminate when you switch the power on - even though it does not illuminate, trust that your receivers are actually on. Documentation indicates that it is the "receiving indicator lamp". I suspect that it only comes on momentarily when you flash. -There does not seem to be a "mix and match" expansion option. I have been looking for a neewer based speedlite slave receiver so that I can add my battery-powered speedlite (Canon 430EX) into the mix as a third flash - unfortunately, none of the speedlite slaves seem to be able to talk to the RT-16 transmitter. (It would be nice to hear from Neewer on this). My camera also does not like the combination of non-ETTL flash and wireless canon-compatible flash. it would be nice to be able to fire all flashes wirelessly. Overall these worked as expected, and did not cause any misfires within the three hours & 200 + photos that I shot on "championship game Sunday" - 2/4/18. Just know what you are buying, change the default frequencies and replace the battery, and you should be good to go.

Bought these to use in conjunction with my Canon XSi, T1i, and T2i cameras using StudioPro off-camera strobes in soft boxes. I've been playing with them for a month now just to make sure there were no issues, and after having taken hundreds of photos with them using all three cameras, I am impressed! Mine came in plain white boxes, nothing fancy, but they get the job done and all the cameras have had no problems immediately syncing up with the sending unit or the triggers. This has literally been a plug-and-play setup and it's worked perfectly. I haven't found the range on these yet, but I do know it will fire the strobes a good fifteen to twenty feet away, every time, and I've had VERY few misfires (maybe half a dozen times total) where one particular strobe didn't fire, but that is easily attributable to the strobe itself not having enough time to reset - sometimes I get to shooting too quickly! HIGHLY recommend these, they're a bargain and they actually work just like the much more expensive "name" brands. If these ever wear out, I will likely buy some more.

I got this for my Alien Bees kit since it wasn’t always sync firing to the slave in large, vaulted rooms. This kit works perfectly. Plug it in, turn it on, and go. The only problem is that the attachment that goes to your camera runs off a battery that can be a nuisance to replace if it goes out during a wedding shoot. It’s not the easiest thing to replace. You have to take out a tiny screw to replace the battery. For that reason I now take it out when not in use and carry a screwdriver with me. I really wish this came with its own rechargeable internal battery, like via USB, or power it with the hot shoe instead. That’s my only qualm.

We are in the process of photographing 700 high school seniors and we are using this trigger system to trigger 3 flashes on our formal portrait background. All of the flashes are high above the ground, so it's a pain to turn a trigger on and off every day. So we love the auto on/off feature. We've used these for 2 weeks and I don't think they've ever failed to fire the flashes. We've taken close to 1200 portraits with them (multiple photos of about 200 subjects so 1200 fires times 3 flashes = about 3600 chances for them to not fire). As a note, the transmitter is no more than 15 feet from the farthest receiver - I have not tested over a long distance or outside. My opinion is that transmitter technology has come so far over the last 5 or so years, that there's no reason to spend $100+ on a single transmitter or receiver. These are a great price for a very functional product.

I got this one as a backup to the one I purchased a few years back (which still works). This is one actualy compatible with my older unit. Great price for the money and a good product.

I recently purchased the RT-16 Newer flash trigger/receivers and I have been impressed so far. I've used them to trigger my Einstein strobe and I never had a misfire. I haven't used these outdoors at great distances yet, but indoors for portraits they worked great. I also ordered (separately) some 3.5mm couplers and 3.5mm to PC Sync cords so that I could also fire my speed lights (which worked fine). I really don't see any reason to pay more for other triggers unless you jump way up to the Cyber Commander etc. which would give you the ability to control your light power/settings from your trigger. I have used other people's Impact brand triggers and also the Yongnuo triggers. The Impacts are nice, but I don't think they they are any better than these Newer triggers. I did not like the Yongnuo triggers I used because the trigger did not tighten down on the camera hot shoe and they would fall off. These Newer's do have a wheel on them that tightens down. Some people complain about misfires etc with cheap triggers. I guess that sort of thing is possible, but most likely their speed light has a standby mode set to around a minute and their flash is just going to sleep while they are setting up the shot...

I read a lot of reviews that talked about the battery on the transmitter being dead out of the box. This feature may be new, but mine came with the little plastic tag that prevents the battery from being used until you pull it out.... No problems with the battery. Also knowing that the battery life may be short, I'll order a spare right away. Gave me life to my old wired Bees lights.

Got this to be able to trigger my Profoto gear with my new Sony a7iii. The remote didn't work at first. I had no idea why because it came with what appeared to be a new battery. Had to watch a video online to figure out how to disassemble it (the "QUALITY CONTROL" sticker - <<ironic much??>> - sticker was hiding the mini screw that held it together). Got the screw off and found it used a different kind of battery than I had ever used before. So ordered that off of Amazon and made the Neewer remote work that way. Now it works but no idea if it's draining the battery in the mean time while it's not in use because there is no ON/OFF switch for the remote trigger. KEEP IN MIND - the remote trigger does not use AA/AAA batteries. You will have to order them from Amazon or somewhere else. They are no common batteries.