On Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:27:43 EST, WKato <WKato@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>B&H sells "Pocket Wizard" radio controlled slaves costing $199 each for
>transmitter and receiver (ouch) but allows up to 16 channels, Wein radio
>slaves for $20 to $300, and Quantum radio slave for $274.00. I wonder if you
>could adapt model airplane controllers. I think many of the airplane's
>controls are just on and off, which you could use to power a small relay or
>sync the flash directly.
>
>Warren Kato
>wkato@xxxxxxx
I have quite some experience building radio devices. Not only for
flash slaves, but for activating the whole camera-on-motor-drive set.
For this purpose even the cheapest ($15-20, for one-channel remotes)
RC toy car units are fine.
The transmitter doesn't need any modification. The receiver will have
to be built into another housing, and a relay will have to replace the
car's electrical engine but then you are all set. Range is rather
small, typically about 50-80 ft. One other drawback: Many of these
devices work on the same frequency (depends on the country you live
in). So the use is limited to areas without children playing their RC
cars...
One of my dream-and-wish projects is to photograph from under a
balloon (or kite). I have access to weather balloons big enough to
lift an OM-4T-with-winder, and I also bought and modified a cheap
1-mile range RC-set for planes. I hope to have it happen this
summer...
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht - Holland.
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