Yeah. I bought my white lightnings from someone switching to Einsteins for the shorter flash duration.
On December 9, 2014 6:42:13 PM PST, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >You're welcome. Got my fingers crossed for you. > >And I remembered of another good reason in favour of the Einsteins: >ultra-short flash durations (as short as 1/13,500 sec) for stopping >action; eg: athletes, dancers leaps, and kids. :) > > >On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> >wrote: >> Thanks, Bruce. I've cc'd Santa on this thread... here's hoping! >> >> ;) >> -c >> >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >wrote: >>> Christine, if you compare the Alien Bees with the D-Lites there's >not >>> too much difference, except the AB's are less expensive. >>> >>> But I'm going for the Einsteins. The most important reason for me is >>> the very large power range: 9 f-stops. This is like getting two or >>> more strobe units in one. Shooting different styles (high key; low >>> key) in a small studio you have to be careful not to have overly >>> powerful strobes. Many photographers have a selection of sizes, eg >400 >>> w-s and 200 w-s, because most strobes only cover 5 stops of light >>> output. That's the case for the Elinchroms, and the Alien Bees are >>> only one stop better. Your Pentax flashes cover 7 stops, full to >>> 1/64th power, which makes them very flexible. >>> >>> With the 9 stop range of the Einsteins you can have a powerful key >>> light on the subject and just a lick of light from a second unit on >>> the backdrop. It covers from 640 watt-seconds (great for >overpowering >>> the sun outdoors) down to 2.5 w-s. >>> >>> Other reasons: the CyberSync radio xceiver can be installed >>> internally, and it's cheap ($30); small size and weight; Paul C Buff >>> reputation for service and support; excellent value for the money >>> (factory direct sales); good selection of reasonably priced >modifiers >>> from PCB. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Christine Nielsen ><[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Thanks, Bruce, Bruce & Paul! >>>> >>>> I was aware of the battery pack... and that might be just the >ticket if I were out shooting weddings & such, but I was looking for a >solution for more of a studio space... Easier to just plug in there >than mess around with batteries, etc. >>>> >>>> And wouldn't I like some monolights for Christmas this year...? I >have a friend with some Alien Bees that I have admired... Bruce W, >which PCB line are you going with, do you think? Any particular reason >you choose those vs d-lites? >>>> >>>> I think I had the 360 & 540 set at 1/2 power for this shoot... >Probably could have adjusted iso for 1/4 & done a better job keeping up >with squirmy toddlers. Not being able to shoot continuously when using >flash really changes the game when shooting little kids... >>>> >>>> Thanks again, guys, I appreciate your thoughts! >>>> >>>> -c >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>> >>>> Great kids portrait, Christine! >>>> >>>> As Paul mentioned, no AC adapter for the Pentax flashes. >>>> >>>> I think the TR battery pack is very much overpriced, and you'd be >much >>>> better off with monolights. The Elinchrom D-Lites are well-priced >in >>>> kits. You are in the USA, are you not? Then the Paul C Buff series >are >>>> available to you and are really good value. If you need portable >from >>>> time to time the Vagabond will power them (or D-Lites) in the >field. >>>> The monolights also give you a modeling light and audible >indication >>>> of recycling ready. >>>> >>>> What I do to get useful recycle times with flashes is set the flash >at >>>> 1/2 or 1/4 power and up the ISO a stop or two to compensate. ISO >200 >>>> or 400 should work fine. With fresh batteries, at 1/2 power the >AF540 >>>> recycles at just around a second; at 1/4 power it's almost >>>> instantaneous. By the way, using two or more flashes in tandem will >>>> get you back your light power. Used at 1/4 power you get speed too. >>>> >>>> If you are getting recycle times slower than that then you may have >>>> one or more weak cells in your set. Some battery chargers test for >>>> weak cells. I use a little jig with a flashlight lamp to apply a >load >>>> and then I measure the voltage drop at the battery. A good cell >will >>>> only droop a little, while a weak cell will drop as much as a volt. >>>> >>>> But I'm getting really tired of the whole song and dance around >>>> flashes and batteries so I'm gifting myself some Paul Buff >monolights >>>> this Christmas. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Christine Nielsen ><[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hello & Happy Holidaze to one & all.... >>>>> >>>>> I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been around... life has >gotten >>>>> busy and photographic inspiration has been scarce, it seems. So it >>>>> goes. Hope all is well with you? >>>>> >>>>> I think I already know the answer to my question (no), but here >goes: >>>>> does anyone know is there an AC adapter set-up available for the >>>>> pentax 540 (or 360) flash? My vivitar has one... the pentax >flashes >>>>> don't appear equipped for this. Maybe there's a work-around? >>>>> >>>>> I had a crew at my place yesterday for a quick Christmas card >>>>> shoot... I often just go with natural light in there, but it was a >>>>> rainy, overcast morning... and this bunch isn't much for sitting >>>>> still... So, more light was in order, and it would have been great >to >>>>> have faster recycle times... >>>>> >>>>> Though, I wonder what the terminal velocity is for recycle >times...? >>>>> Would having AC power be any faster than running flashes at 1/64 >or >>>>> 1/32...? >>>>> >>>>> And, just to give you an idea of what I was up against, a peso... >;) >>>>> http://www.christinenielsen.com/sharing/h1763AF#h1763af >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your thoughts, >>>>> -c >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -bmw >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> http://christinenielsen.com >> http://www.facebook.com/ChristineNielsenPhotography >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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