>What I found was the smaller flashes just > didn't have enough power.
Silvered umbrellas help a bit ( Photogenic Eclipse, I think they are called... ). I get around F8 at ISO 200 with two silvered umbrellas at a resonable working distance for small groups. GN 120 flashes, Vivitar 285 HVs. Recycle time and the need to change batteries every now and then are still issues, though. For location work with monolights, you might want to invest in the monolight system's big battery pack units to avoid running cables to an outlet ( if there is one ), and possibly tripping breakers if everyone's on the same aged circuit ( photog lights, video lights, DJ system, etc. ) Brian -- Brian Dunn Photographic http://www.bdphotographic.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
