This morning, I read news that Radiopoppers have a new device out which is capable of High Speed Sync of up to 1/8000 sec. It was rather appealing to me because they tested it with an Alien Bee (which I also owned). Who wouldn’t want to sync their flash at 1/8000 sec and get to freeze time like our crazy friends who made a gang light with 12 580EXs and 12 Radiopoppers?

I have also been posting on my Facebook status that Pocketwizard was also planning something big this Monday. This was really the determining factor, if Pocketwizard was about to come up something to match what the RP guys are doing. Because if they don’t, I would most likely be switching to Radiopoppers real soon.

Lo and behold, the Pocketwizard team announces the new MiniTT1 and FlexTT5, capable of TTL and High Speed Sync (HyperSync). Not only that, it is also compatible with my current line of Pocketwizards! Awesome! I also like the fact that you can configure the settings on the new PWs using software. The other cool thing is that you can tweak your remote flash settings on camera and it gets pushed to the flash unit. No more walking back and forth to adjust the manual settings anymore! The only downside is that the new Minis uses a flat type battery which is presumably hard to find. It is reported to last hundreds of hours so I guess I shouldn’t be too worried about it. I have yet to check the local stores if they do carry these batteries but my guess is that someone would most likely have them. It’s only available for Canon users as of 1 March but Nikon users would soon be able to enjoy it in the 2nd Quarter of 2009.

Here are some links to wet your appetite.

HERE Strobist’s full review of the new Pocketwizards
HERE Zack Arias is changing his game with the new Radiopoppers
HERE Radiopoppers blog about high speed sync with the Alien Bee

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HERE Rob Galbraith’s full review of the new Pocketwizards

David Hobby mentioned that it is only available in the US and Canada. This is really too much for me to handle right now! I hope I can sleep soundly tonight. Decisions, decisions, decisions!