2019-10-30T22:38:28
Rated 5 out of 5
I now have 10 of these receivers
I first bought two of these receivers with a transmitter about 3 years ago. I now have 10 receivers (along with several transmitters) - some were bought used.
The best thing about Ares I is that trigger simply works. Better than 99.9%. With most other triggers (e.g. Godox, Pocket Wizard, Neewer, Vello, etc), I have either experienced or read about frequent trigger failures. The only other systems with spotless reputation in reliability that I am aware of are Profoto and Paul C Buff, which are considerably more expensive and/or limited.
No TTL. They don't shut themselves off automatically. Don't bother with any included (Maxell) batteries - ones I received were either without power or leaked and made a mess.
HO H.
2019-05-07T12:36:07
Rated 5 out of 5
Trigger Time
Works very well and is within my budget. I now own three of them plus one transmitter.
Jon B.
2018-05-22T12:37:24
Rated 5 out of 5
Best trigger for the money
I needed an add on to my older unit when I bought an additional strobe. This is not compatible with newer versions of the transmitter, so I stayed with the tried and true. Better range and works perfectly.
Arron A.
2017-06-14T17:19:03
Rated 5 out of 5
Great purchase
Just used it on a 12 hour photo shoot last week. I was using 2 different backdrop set-ups in the same general area. I set one group on 1 and the other on 8. One was ifor individual shots and the other was for group. The triggers and receivers worked flawlessly. I wish I would have done this years ago. It made my photo shoot so much easier.
W L.
2016-08-22T10:49:51
Rated 5 out of 5
Sturdy and reliable
I am very impressed by the build quality. It weighs more than the cheap units I replaced with this, but in this case weight means sturdy. The range is fine. I tried it from200 feet with no problems. Changing channels is simple - no dip switches to mess with - just select the channel. Has not missed a flash yet.
RonD
2016-04-10T18:08:27
Rated 4 out of 5
PERFECT for people not overly "Techy"
I LOVE the Phottix Ares! I had been using another brand that I paid aLOT more for, and it was SO unreliable. In fact, I don't recall it being problem free in a single photo shoot. I was ecstatic with this VERY simple system (just the on switch and the channel switch!) It fires reliably EVERY time- at a distance Ifsr enough that I would never need more. There's not a bunch of "other" stuff ithat it does. No bells and whistles. Nothing fancy, but that's what I wanted. Just a reliable off camera light. The only thing that kind of annoys me is that when my flash goes to sleep between shots, I have to manually "wake it up" before shooting. The shooting itself doesn't wake it up. Biut I'm so happy to have something I know is going to fire - every time - I don't mind the inconvenience. That one thing is the only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars.
SANDY P.
