Budget Nikon flash triggers. Which ones are the most reliable?

[Mutt]

For the past 3 years I've been using a Cactus V4 set comprising of 1 transmitter and 3 receivers. They started misfiring about 6 months after buying them but only once in every 20 shots or so. For the last year they've been abysmal and I'm lucky if they trigger the flash 3 out of 20 times, even at a range of less than 10 metres with no light interference.

Pocket Wizards would obviously be the way to go but I don't have the funds for those at the minute. I've been a good lad this year though (kind of) so Santa might deem me worthy of a single PW transceiver this Christmas to get me started with a permanent triggering solution.

So in the meantime I'm after a robust and reliable budget set. I don't need any fancy-pants TTL or grouping capability, just the ability to set the channel.

A bit of extra info. These will be used with a Nikon D90 and the flashes are a Nikon SB-25 and a Nikon SB-80DX.

TIA

 

[Mutt]

Thanks kidloco. How long have you been using yours and do you have any/many misfires? Also, are the different colours purely cosmetic?

 

[Mutt]

I really must learn to follow up on some of the threads I start.

That's good enough for me. If you've had no problems they're probably worth a shot. They don't cost an awful lot so it'll be no great loss if they pack up after a year.