The Phottix Strato II Discover Something More Than a Simple Remote Flash Trigger

When you decide to shoot your flash remotely, one of the biggest headaches that most photographers have is to find a suitable remote trigger.

Some are very expensive, beyond the reach of most pockets or very cheap but unreliable. In this article I want to tell my experience with the Phottix Strato II a trigger that could be called the “Middle Class” comprehensive and affordable. You come with me?

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The Importance of Choosing Well

Find a remote trigger for your flash is not easy. It is possibly the accessory most expensive time the already more important to your team Strobist, as it will be responsible for communicating your camera with flash, hence must be a reliable item and you give top performance.

There is nothing more frustrating than working with a trigger that fails every few minutes, there is not enough reach or respond in difficult situations, and to all the effort of organization to obtain the desired picture is going to ruin all for not having chosen the right product.

On the other hand, if you do not dedicate to photography professionally, it is not necessary to make a large investment in a trigger high end, since, for just under 100 € Strato II has a kit consisting of a transmitter and a receiver which will give a magnificent performance.

Technical Specifications:

• Model Strato


• Frequency 2.4 GHz


• Channels 4 (1, 2, 3, 4)


• Groups 4 (A, B, C, D)


• Threaded tripod adapter ¼ “cold shoe


• Range 150m +


• Flash Clock Yes


• Max Sync (s) 1/250


• Wired Shutter Release Yes


• AAA Batteries


• Yes shoe transmitter, TTL pass-through


• Puerto receptor DC Yes


• 3.5mm transmitter input


• Output Receiver 3.5mm, 2.5mm


• Price on Amazon 95 € approx.

The Phottix Strato II Discover Something More Than a Simple Remote Flash Trigger