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Ultimate Dream
Posts: 860
London, England, United Kingdom
Hello guys, am thinking of buying a power pack to over power the sun with, being that am trying to get into outdoor photography.
I have been looking at the Profoto-7b 1200ws.
flash durations of 1/1400-1/3000s.
what do you guys think, would it do the job?
I tried looking for the alien bee brand, but we don't seem to have it here in the UK.
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Nathan Appel
Posts: 614
Pismo Beach, California, US
yep, the 7B will overpower the sun.
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Eduardo Frances
Posts: 3227
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
ultimate dream wrote:
Hello guys, am thinking of buying a power pack to over power the sun with, being that am trying to get into outdoor photography.
I have been looking at the Profoto-7b 1200ws.
flash durations of 1/1400-1/3000s.
what do you guys think, would it do the job?
I tried looking for the alien bee brand, but we don't seem to have it here in the UK. the 7b is truly a great portable unit although I wouldn't say it is better than the Hensel Porty or the Elinchrom Ranger of the same output power. You will want to have a carrying bag with wheels because of the weight  .
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Mgaphoto
Posts: 4982
San Diego, California, US
ultimate dream wrote:
Hello guys, am thinking of buying a power pack to over power the sun with, being that am trying to get into outdoor photography.
I have been looking at the Profoto-7b 1200ws.
flash durations of 1/1400-1/3000s.
what do you guys think, would it do the job?
I tried looking for the alien bee brand, but we don't seem to have it here in the UK. 7b kicks ass if you can afford it.. do it!
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Digitoxin
Posts: 13456
Denver, Colorado, US
ultimate dream wrote:
Hello guys, am thinking of buying a power pack to over power the sun with, being that am trying to get into outdoor photography.
I have been looking at the Profoto-7b 1200ws.
flash durations of 1/1400-1/3000s.
what do you guys think, would it do the job?
I tried looking for the alien bee brand, but we don't seem to have it here in the UK. Overpowering the sun is easy. Overpowering the sun with a 7-foot octobox from 15 feet is not (and will require a LOT of power).
What are your requirements?
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Ultimate Dream
Posts: 860
London, England, United Kingdom
they said that for 3,000 pounds i will get a generator, a flash head, 2 batteries and a beauty dish. its expensive but a good investment at the same time.
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Digitoxin
Posts: 13456
Denver, Colorado, US
ultimate dream wrote:
they said that for 3,000 pounds i will get a generator, a flash head, 2 batteries and a beauty dish. its expensive but a good investment at the same time. OK, just keep in mind that it may not meet your needs.
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P K A S S O
Posts: 223
Los Angeles, California, US
Digitoxin wrote:
Overpowering the sun is easy. Overpowering the sun with a 7-foot octobox from 15 feet is not (and will require a LOT of power).
What are your requirements? Not to thread jack but what would u suggest for this from the profoto, speedatron, broncolor, or Hensel family.
Im starting to rent these packs to learn more about using packs and my next lighting system to invest in (currently have profoto Compact 600 which cant totally overpower the sun directly, but can battle with it with just the reflector), and the 7b is big on my radar.
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