I’ve had a DSLR for over a year now. I had been wanting one ever since I bought the Canon SD700IS. The compact flash was good and I got a lot of use out of it, but I wanted to take better pictures.

When Best Buy put the Canon Rebel T3i on sale, I had to get it. Not only did I get the body, but I also got the kit lens, an EF-S 18-55mm IS II. The bundle also included the EF-S 55-200mm IS II, a second camera battery and the Canon 100SX camera bag. I ended up also purchasing a SanDisk 64GB Extreme SD card. A little while later, I picked up the Canon Speedlite 430EX II, which was also on sale.

The great thing about the Canon T3i is it’s wireless triggering capabilities. I’m able to take the off-camera flash, place it far off-camera and still trigger it.

When it came to remote triggering the camera, I settled for the RC-6 IR remote. It worked most of the time, but fails in bright sunlight. Thus, my search for an RF trigger began.

Well, my search ended with the Yongnuo RF-603C II wireless flash trigger. I got it in the mail today and I’ve spent a couple of minutes playing around with it. What I like about this trigger is that it’s both an off-camera flash trigger and a remote camera trigger depending on how you connect the transceivers. For $40, it’s a wicked deal.

Next in my sights: a backdrop and stand followed by a lighting kit!