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Profoto adapters for speedotron?
Does anyone know if an adapter exist to use profoto modifiers on speedotron? Feb 11 10 09:55 am Link K E S L E R wrote: YES there is, custom made, I will send you the info Feb 11 10 09:56 am Link SAG Photography wrote: awesome, send me info Feb 11 10 10:03 am Link duct tape  Feb 11 10 10:08 am Link ,,, Feb 11 10 10:10 am Link WAR wrote: LOL thats GHETTO! but it works, here check out this video I from my recent shoot... you can SEE the duct tape in action Feb 11 10 10:14 am Link K E S L E R wrote: Haha, but your king of the duct tape. And it worked with the hardbox. Feb 11 10 10:20 am Link WAR wrote: Try again, I changed it to another link. Feb 11 10 10:25 am Link Cool, hey I didn't know you went and bought yourself a hardbox. Feb 11 10 10:30 am Link WAR wrote: Yup! had it for about a few weeks now Feb 11 10 10:45 am Link SAG Photography wrote: I'm waiting... Feb 11 10 11:28 am Link K E S L E R wrote: I went to a custom metal fabricator out here in Castaic, Metal specialties, and had him make a few conversion rings, they are quite HD and cost 109.00 ea. They work great. Feb 11 10 11:40 am Link photoboykane wrote: Just post the link on here, or send to me also! Feb 11 10 11:46 am Link SAG Photography wrote: I want to buy one, lets have their contact info por favor Feb 11 10 12:02 pm Link We need to upgrade you to Profoto heads my friend .. hehehe then you just get a PF speedring!! Problem solved! LOL  Feb 11 10 12:08 pm Link H3D PHOTOGRAPHER wrote: I tried luring him towards Profotos before but didn't work Feb 11 10 12:10 pm Link N/M Feb 11 10 12:36 pm Link Not sure that I would recommend that course of action. The parabolics for the reflectors are designed for the head specifically. Just getting them to attach to the head will not insure that you get the exact effect you are looking for with a Profoto head. Possibly a more sensible course of action would be to get a Profoto head converted to Speedotron power. It was a fairly common conversion when Profoto first became popular in the US. I believe that Silvano in LA and Flash Clinic in NYC did them. I have another source on the East Coast for custom strobes if either of those don't work. Feb 11 10 02:55 pm Link Okay I called a few speedotron places and they told me an adapter does not exist. My friend warren came up with a GREAT idea. Take the bulb cap, cut off the top leaving the threaded part. Screw it in, and wrap duct tape on top of the plastic cover to create a nice seal. Presto instant adapter for 12 bucks  Feb 11 10 04:37 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: I'm not sure I'd use that if I needed the modeling lamp turned on... Feb 11 10 06:31 pm Link Kevin Connery wrote: I'm going to be using this adaptor primarily to use for my profoto hardbox. With that the modeling lamp is utterly useless, so it will be off. Feb 11 10 10:48 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: Kevin Connery wrote: I'm going to be using this adaptor primarily to use for my profoto hardbox. With that the modeling lamp is utterly useless, so it will be off. Fair enough. I've found that for hard light, I need to see the shaping more than with soft, but that's me. I do know some photographers who 'get' light a lot better than I do who don't need that, but I'm not one of them. Feb 11 10 10:58 pm Link Okay, here is what the above mod looks like on the speedotron head.  I later removed the red ring so the hardbox sits lower. But after a few layers of cardboard and gaffing tape, its a solid adaptor. Feb 12 10 11:23 pm Link Its the Profoto RFi adapters that you are looking for. Jan 17 15 03:59 pm Link jlorenzo Photography wrote: Zombie thread. Jan 17 15 05:58 pm Link |
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