Bishop Pixel wireless flash trigger review

Initial thoughts

It’s clear to see that after opening the box the Bishop Pixel triggers aren’t as cheaply made as other wireless triggers in a similar price range. They look the business and also come in a handy little case that can be added to the side of most modern camera bags.

What’s in the box?

You’ll get a handy carry case, two triggers (one flash/strobe fired), a handy little strobe stand and the cables needed to fire most studio flash heads. You’ll also get some instructions. Great stuff so far.

Batteries

Each trigger requires 2 double A batteries, here’s the first issue and only real issue with the triggers, it’s dodgy, the battery compartment isn’t great and it takes some jigging of the batteries to get them to connect properly in order to make the triggers work. This proved annoying for a few minutes but once I had them in place they seem to be fine and have been ever since.

Fitting the triggers to the flash

Great news, the Bishop Pixel triggers just slide onto the flash, no need for any extra cables for each specific flash like some other leading flash triggers.

Wakey wakey

A great feature with the Bishop Pixel triggers is that they have the ability to wake up the flash from it’s sleep mode. For anyone who has experienced triggers that don’t do this you will realise that it is a god send. There is nothing more annoying than going to take a shot to find your flash didn’t fire because it had gone to sleep (Lazy bugger). So there we go, cheap triggers that already have superior skills compared to other leading triggers. Please note that this feature works with your cameras auto focus feature, if you are focusing manually then you may experience some problems with this feature. But lets be fair Auto focus these days is that good that’s it’s rare for us to shoot in manual focus but if the time comes, perhaps in sport photography just be aware of this.

Firing distance

The Triggers are claimed to fire up to 200 meters away by the manufacturer however I was lucky to get just over 100 meters. This could be classed as bad but in fairness I have been using Pocket wizards for years and don’t think I have ever had to go further than 50 meters. So unless you really need a crazy distance then you may benefit from spending the extra money on Pocket wizards. If you are a regular portrait shooter then I can assure you that these triggers are more than suitable.

Weather conditions

The day I came to test these triggers It absolutely chucked it down, I was in the middle of a shoot and had to get the shot I had set out to get. I shot in the rain for about five minutes, the triggers got soaked and still performed well. They didn’t miss fire once. This was very impressive.
So far so good, these triggers look like they might even over take my other UK Highland purchase the iShoot Snipers.

TTL mode

In fairness if you are a true stobist like me I would like to think that the thought of TTL off camera flash work is crazy. Working in manual with off camera flash is far more easier and accurate. I have tried the Pocket Wizard TTL triggers and after five minutes got very annoyed and went back to using them in Manual with my light meter. However if you are new to off camera flashing and like the sound of TTL then the Bishop Pixel triggers will meet your needs. Available for both Canon and Nikon set ups. (if you don’t get the results you want it’s more than likely the stupid over priced TTL flashes that are letting you down)

Product Description

Product Function
1. BISHOP is a professional grouping flash trigger.
2. Wake-up function available.
3. Connect Studio light connect to PC socket, sync speed up to 1/320s.
4. Available to control the slave camera.
5. Transmitter hot shoe supports TTL mode.
6. Ultimate Stand-by Time

Product Specification

Applicable To: Canon/Nikon
Type: FSK2.4GHz
Operation Range: 1/320s (Depend on camera)
Shutter Function: Support single shoot mode
Channel: 7
Transmitter: available to set 7 difference modes
Receiver : available to set 3 difference modes
Test Button: available
Transmitter: Support TTL mode, focus light function
Receiver: Support save power mode and full power mode
Transmitter Working Hour: 600 hours (over 20k shoot)
Receiver Working Hour: 700 hours

Over all thoughts

A professional piece of kit that will serve any serious off camera flashest, The problem with the battery compartment is annoying to start with but once the batteries are in the triggers seem to be fine. Used in the field already on a paid job. Great set of trigger for the price. I would recommend :-)

Check out UK Highland if you’re ready to purchase these bad boys.