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This is what I have wanted from PocketWizard for a long time: a sub-$100 remote.Basically, the new Plus X transceiver has everything you really need—and nothing you don’t. Full details below.__________UPDATE: Adds PocketWizard’s feature set video:Reader’s Digest VersionPlus-III chassis, AA’s, switch-hitter, physically robust, protected antenna, 10 channels, channel-hopping, full PocketWizard range, interoperability with past and present models.DesignThe Plus X is modeled after the recently released Plus-III. It has the same style of case and is very tough. The (previously) exposed antenna, which could cause trouble with Plus-II and earlier models if packed roughly, is armored as with the Plus-III.ControlsNot much to say here; it’s a simple unit. You have a power switch, a rotary channel selector and a big test button. That’s pretty much your whole quick-start guide right there.Interesting note: The rotary dial is a nod to the original deck-of-cards shaped PocketWizard from over twenty years ago. Except this is not a pure physical-contact rotary switch, as today’s rotary selectors are much more reliable. But as a long-time PW user, that was the first thing I noticed.And the 10 channels correspond with the same numbered channels of any other PW remote, providing you …
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