The Nauticam manual flash trigger included with their Nikon housing is very basic. It does not support HSS or Rear Curtain features. I would like to enable these features, so I need to get a new flash trigger. I'd like it to work with both Retra and BS strobes.

The TRT i-Turtle SMART 3 MANUAL trigger explicitly calls out that it supports these features with Nikon including support for Backscatter and Retra strobes. No support for TTL.

The UW-Technics 11032-HSS-TTL trigger also calls out support for Backscatter and Retra, but includes TTL for over $240 more. Except TTL doesn't work with Backscatter.

I don't need or want TTL, so I am inclined to try out the Turtle trigger at a better price.

Does anyone have some experience with this or similar Turtle trigger? Are there other products I should consider?

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Dave_Hicks

TRT is a solid piece of kit, i have used the Smart 3 for Sony 6+ months now.

I was going back and forth between TRT and UW-Technics and chose TRT due to the slick looks and easy firmware updates.

Representatives of both triggers are somewhat active here on waterpixels, so you can ask any questions from them.

Maybe the Underwater Light & Magic trigger could be for you? Its full manual and cheap, but i dont know about HSS/Rear curtain. But im sure he will hook you up if its possible, seems like a fellow tinkerer like yourself ;)

16 minutes ago, Sokrates said:

TRT is a solid piece of kit, i have used the Smart 3 for Sony 6+ months now.

I was going back and forth between TRT and UW-Technics and chose TRT due to the slick looks and easy firmware updates.

Representatives of both triggers are somewhat active here on waterpixels, so you can ask any questions from them.

Maybe the Underwater Light & Magic trigger could be for you? Its full manual and cheap, but i dont know about HSS/Rear curtain. But im sure he will hook you up if its possible, seems like a fellow tinkerer like yourself ;)

Thanks for the feedback. +1 for Turtle.

The UL&M trigger doesn't support HSS or Rear Curtain either and it does not seem to have a Nikon/Nauticam option, only Aquatica. Strange.