Radiopopper set to light up the RF scene

Radiopopper, who happen to have one of the coolest sounding company names in the photo world, is a new outfit that is creating radio frequency transmitters for use with SLR flash units. They have a new website which just launched and where you can get updated information on the products they plan to release very soon.

There are three planned Radiopopper units in their initial lineup. Two of those are TTL systems (the P1 and P8) and the third is a $25 Radiopopper Jr, which is a non-TTL unit. Here’s an image of the P1 prototype. Excited yet? If not, read on.

The P1 (single channel) is expected to cost $175, the P8 (eight channel) about $225. The Radiopopper Jr (non-TTL) is expected to cost about $25.

That’s an incredible price for the little Junior unit, which runs on one AAA battery and has a projected range of 2,000 ft. How these Radiopoppers will work exactly, and how it will compare to the current leading brand transmitters remains to be seen.

Release dates for the Radiopoppers is January for the P1 and summer for the Juniors and P8′s.