Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range)

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought this so I could optically trigger my old Vivitar 253 from the 1970's, using it for background fills and special effects. The flash is built like a truck, and I used it for many years with old Minolta SRT 201 film camera. I could have bought a cheap knock-off flash for a few bucks, but why waste a good flash? Also, this old flash uses 200 volt trigger, it kills new cameras and many triggers. The Peanut works perfectly! It's so small that it's out of the way, but I have yet to have it fail to trigger, even when I didn't have it situated optimally. The only possible issue is that it might interfere with the hot shoe on some flashes (depends on the location of the PC port). If you have an old flash, especially on with a high trigger voltage, this little gem works perfectly!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use the peanut slaves with my old vivitar 283 & 285 flashes!
My Vivitar flashes would be on a shelf in storage if not for the peanut slaves which make it possible for me to use the flashes in my studio and on location shoots!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I always keep a couple of these in my bag. Recently I got into underwater photography and all my radio triggers are worthless. With the Wein Peanuts I can place them poolside and fire my monolights that are on stands outside the pool with my on-camera flash while I am underwater!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use these with my Vivitar 283 strobes. Just plug and go or on a PC Cord.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought several electronic slave trigger devices for my old Vivitar 283 flashes that have been tucked away in the closet for the last 15 years. The others attach to the hot shoe. But, I absolutely love this one! It fits right into the dedicated Vivitar plug socket of the 283 flash (I leave it in and don't have to remove it). It is small and looks like it was built right into the flash. It works perfectly.

I trigger the Vivitar 283s with the peanut slaves optically either by using a bounce-flash mounted on the camera or by using a radio transmitter mounted on the camera to first trigger a slave flash which then triggers the 283s.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I have a bunch of old Vivitar 283s. This peanut slave works great to allow me to use them off camera (something you want to do with a digital camera due to the high trigger voltage of old flashes). This fits right in the proprietary connector on the flash and works great. For the cost, even if I had one that died it would be well worth it to keep these old flashes useful.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use this product to set off a remote slave. Works everytime no batteries or false signals to transmitt. Doesn't work real well in daylight.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

MANY mixed reviews but for the price I figured Id try. Ordered one to use for a 2nd off camera light, along with a pair of radio triggers, for a portable strobe studio.
Went off about 10 times reliably, results were good. Then stopped working as good. 10 flashes no trigger, then one here and there.
Going to just bite it and buy another set of radio triggers.

Great idea and a great product if it functioned properly. It just doesn't.

Build quality is shabby at best and just seems like a neglected product.
(The epoxy that the electronics reside in on mine wasn"t even fully cured; still sticky.)

Do yourself a favor and just pass this one over. Major QC issues with this one.

2 stars because a lot of people have had a good experience with them.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Although the info is not readily available, this flash requires a sync voltage of greater than 5V to operate the circuitry.
I've tested 3 peanuts it on three different Nikon SB-24's (sync voltage around 4.5 V), and got very mixed results. Maybe 1 in 10 shots would trigger the flash.
As I understand it, it's a very competent product, when paired with a high enough sync voltage, but I cannot attest to that.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Wein is one of the oldest names in the business and has been making this quality product for a few decades. That's the main reason why I stuck with this bargain priced unit instead of buying another brand.

To put it simply, it works fine!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Very inexpensive way to trigger use on the go flashes

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use these to enhance the range of self-contained strobe heads.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

These amazing little peanut slaves are extremely helpful when utilizing multiple strobes around location. The sensitivity of the sensors are truly amazing when having to deal with either low light or bright sunlight situations.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Love these, simple very effective and do not require batteries! They are also very small which is nice considering the limited space I have on trips.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought this to fire auxiliary flashes at weddings and in the studio, and found that it fired when it felt like it. I finally gave up and bought a different brand of optical slave and had no problems.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I used it to trigger a slave flash with an umbrella.
It never miss a flash, even in full daylight.
BUT BUT BUT do not work with the digital camera flash. The modern camera flash, emit pre-flash (unvisible to the naked eyes) to ajust, and compute the power to the final flash, for the photo.
This sensor is to quick and trigger the slave flash at the first pre-flash, leaving no power, for the real one, the one that count. If you can disable the TTL flash option on your camera (like many SLR do) and set it to "manuel" then this little peanut will do its job perfectly.
There exist the same peanut but for digital camera, that do not trigger the slave during TTL pre-flashes.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I used this to trigger a hot shoe flash that didn't have a built in optical slave. It was set in a lamp post in the studio and worked great even with the glass frosted.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I photographed about 1200 weddings in years gone past. Today, for personal use only I use a digital camera and I will use the peanut slave to also fire my old Vivitar 283 in sync with the digital camera's flash, thereby increasing the flase range.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Some report of unreliable triggering but not the case here. Works well with indoor situations.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Works well on my modern flashes. Will not trigger my 35+ year old Vivitar 285.

Catalog does not mention it, but this has a female PC connection, so you can not plug it directly into the strobe. You need a few inches of male-to-male PC extension cord

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought this so I could optically trigger my old Vivitar 253 from the 1970's, using it for background fills and special effects. The flash is built like a truck, and I used it for many years with old Minolta SRT 201 film camera. I could have bought a cheap knock-off flash for a few bucks, but why waste a good flash? Also, this old flash uses 200 volt trigger, it kills new cameras and many triggers. The Peanut works perfectly! It's so small that it's out of the way, but I have yet to have it fail to trigger, even when I didn't have it situated optimally. The only possible issue is that it might interfere with the hot shoe on some flashes (depends on the location of the PC port). If you have an old flash, especially on with a high trigger voltage, this little gem works perfectly!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use the peanut slaves with my old vivitar 283 & 285 flashes!
My Vivitar flashes would be on a shelf in storage if not for the peanut slaves which make it possible for me to use the flashes in my studio and on location shoots!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I always keep a couple of these in my bag. Recently I got into underwater photography and all my radio triggers are worthless. With the Wein Peanuts I can place them poolside and fire my monolights that are on stands outside the pool with my on-camera flash while I am underwater!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use these with my Vivitar 283 strobes. Just plug and go or on a PC Cord.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought several electronic slave trigger devices for my old Vivitar 283 flashes that have been tucked away in the closet for the last 15 years. The others attach to the hot shoe. But, I absolutely love this one! It fits right into the dedicated Vivitar plug socket of the 283 flash (I leave it in and don't have to remove it). It is small and looks like it was built right into the flash. It works perfectly.

I trigger the Vivitar 283s with the peanut slaves optically either by using a bounce-flash mounted on the camera or by using a radio transmitter mounted on the camera to first trigger a slave flash which then triggers the 283s.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I have a bunch of old Vivitar 283s. This peanut slave works great to allow me to use them off camera (something you want to do with a digital camera due to the high trigger voltage of old flashes). This fits right in the proprietary connector on the flash and works great. For the cost, even if I had one that died it would be well worth it to keep these old flashes useful.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use this product to set off a remote slave. Works everytime no batteries or false signals to transmitt. Doesn't work real well in daylight.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

MANY mixed reviews but for the price I figured Id try. Ordered one to use for a 2nd off camera light, along with a pair of radio triggers, for a portable strobe studio.
Went off about 10 times reliably, results were good. Then stopped working as good. 10 flashes no trigger, then one here and there.
Going to just bite it and buy another set of radio triggers.

Great idea and a great product if it functioned properly. It just doesn't.

Build quality is shabby at best and just seems like a neglected product.
(The epoxy that the electronics reside in on mine wasn"t even fully cured; still sticky.)

Do yourself a favor and just pass this one over. Major QC issues with this one.

2 stars because a lot of people have had a good experience with them.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Although the info is not readily available, this flash requires a sync voltage of greater than 5V to operate the circuitry.
I've tested 3 peanuts it on three different Nikon SB-24's (sync voltage around 4.5 V), and got very mixed results. Maybe 1 in 10 shots would trigger the flash.
As I understand it, it's a very competent product, when paired with a high enough sync voltage, but I cannot attest to that.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Wein is one of the oldest names in the business and has been making this quality product for a few decades. That's the main reason why I stuck with this bargain priced unit instead of buying another brand.

To put it simply, it works fine!

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Very inexpensive way to trigger use on the go flashes

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I use these to enhance the range of self-contained strobe heads.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

These amazing little peanut slaves are extremely helpful when utilizing multiple strobes around location. The sensitivity of the sensors are truly amazing when having to deal with either low light or bright sunlight situations.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Love these, simple very effective and do not require batteries! They are also very small which is nice considering the limited space I have on trips.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I bought this to fire auxiliary flashes at weddings and in the studio, and found that it fired when it felt like it. I finally gave up and bought a different brand of optical slave and had no problems.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I used it to trigger a slave flash with an umbrella.
It never miss a flash, even in full daylight.
BUT BUT BUT do not work with the digital camera flash. The modern camera flash, emit pre-flash (unvisible to the naked eyes) to ajust, and compute the power to the final flash, for the photo.
This sensor is to quick and trigger the slave flash at the first pre-flash, leaving no power, for the real one, the one that count. If you can disable the TTL flash option on your camera (like many SLR do) and set it to "manuel" then this little peanut will do its job perfectly.
There exist the same peanut but for digital camera, that do not trigger the slave during TTL pre-flashes.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I used this to trigger a hot shoe flash that didn't have a built in optical slave. It was set in a lamp post in the studio and worked great even with the glass frosted.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

I photographed about 1200 weddings in years gone past. Today, for personal use only I use a digital camera and I will use the peanut slave to also fire my old Vivitar 283 in sync with the digital camera's flash, thereby increasing the flase range.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Some report of unreliable triggering but not the case here. Works well with indoor situations.

Comments about Wein PN Peanut Slave (100' Range):

Works well on my modern flashes. Will not trigger my 35+ year old Vivitar 285.

Catalog does not mention it, but this has a female PC connection, so you can not plug it directly into the strobe. You need a few inches of male-to-male PC extension cord