Phottix recently announced the Atlas II wireless flash trigger. The Atlas II is a transceiver, where each unit can be configured to operate in either transmitter mode or receiver mode, and can be used to trigger cameras, flashes and studio strobes. The Atlas II has a range of upto 350m, with one tester reporting successful triggering at distances of upto 600m (90% success rate at that distance).

The Atlas II is compatible with Phottix Strato and Odin series TTL triggers, where an Odin TCU can trigger Atlas II transceivers, Strato and Strato II Multi transmitters can trigger Atlas II transceivers, and an Atlas II can trigger Strato receivers.
Note that an Atlas II can not trigger Strato II Multi receivers or Odin receivers.

It is important to note that the Atlas II is not compatible with the original Atlas. This is because the Atlas II uses 2.4GHz for communication, while the original Atlas used 433MHz. This allowed the original Atlas to be compatible with some of the PocketWizard products, but had a limited range.

The use of 2.4GHz in the Atlas II provides a much better range than the original Atlas, ensures it can be sold world-wide, and introduces compatibility with other Phottix triggers.



Some photo galleries to inspire you:

• Absolutely amazing macro photography by Lee Peiling
• Pencil vs Camera
• 4x5 Kodachromes from 1940-1943 in WWII
• Five Year Photo
• Hilarious Portraits of Faces Being Blasted by Air (there's a related video available here)

Here is a short selection of creative photography projects to try:

• Make Photo Mosaics for your Fridge
• Mini Key Chain Photo Album
• Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images