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i've been shooting natural light and studio, and the next set of equipment i'm looking to buy will probably be a location lighting package. any suggestions for what the best set of location lighting equipment might be? Dec 30 07 05:47 pm Link  Dec 30 07 06:04 pm Link Dave Wright Photo SF wrote: agreed Dec 30 07 06:13 pm Link Dec 30 07 06:18 pm Link I used to love my Elinchrom Ranger w/"A" head & ringflash (the kit is for sale - PM me for details). It required repair once too many times so I jumped over to Profoto 7B and then added a B2. It's really expensive but bullet proof build quality and the light is really amazing. I'd suggest renting it before buying. Just to see if it's your cup of tea. Less money,...Quantum, Lumendyne, Norman 200/400... eBay and B&H are great resources for your research. Dec 30 07 06:20 pm Link Im quite fond of my Alien Bees & Vagabond II Dec 30 07 06:43 pm Link Ming Lo wrote: For portable light only meant as a fill or accent, it's hard to beat the Dynalite and Lumadyne batter powered systems. You'll get recycle times like you'd expect from a battery system, but it's good quality and extremely light. Dec 30 07 06:44 pm Link wrestling with the same issue i concluded i really want to go with profoto acuteB 600r equipment. i just cannot quite justify the investment to get the stuff Dec 30 07 07:00 pm Link On the 'Net * Strobist: Blog about lightweight, inexpensive lighting solutions that give expensive-looking results. MM Threads on PORTABLE FLASH options * Power strobes outside, invertors * Pro portable lighting * Portable Power?: Detailed part-list and build instruction for a DIY Vagabond-type battery/inverter system * Best battery powered ring flash? * Digital monolights and generators * White Lighting Vagabond precautions (Inverters, generators, grounding...) * Portable Battery Power... * Does white lightening need pure sine wave inverter * Homemade Portable Power Help * Portable power question. * What kind of lighting are u using on location?? * options for portable battery powered strobes * Portable Lighting * Acute 1200/2400 location power...YOUR solution? * Power Source for On-Location Shooting (Generators, batteries, & dedicated DC units) * Anyone using the Vagabond II (Paul Buff's updated battery unit) * Portable strobes & packs...what are you using? * Elinchrom Ranger RX * Speedotron Explorer 1500 Portable Power Supply * Vaggabond (Inverter and battery options) * Strobs Out Doors (Examples more than equipment) * Profoto AcuteB 600R Generator w/ Built-in Receiver (And other battery-powered strobe units) See the Lighting, Flash, Ring, & Battery Strobe Reference thread for links to other articles and discussions Dec 30 07 07:18 pm Link I thought about the Profoto 600b, but it's alot of $ for only one head. I got a Tronix Explorer 1200ws battery. It will power my Profoto 600 (3 heads) and a Profoto 1200 pack, not the fastest recycle time. Also works with my Speedotron Blackline. See my test results http://breganphoto.blogspot.com/2007/12 … 200ws.html Now my Vagabond and alien Bee are my back-up. Dec 31 07 08:04 am Link Bryan Regan Photography wrote: Have you tried the Vagabond with your Speedos? If so, how'd that go? And is that a first gen Vagbond? Dec 31 07 08:13 am Link Have you tried the Vagabond with your Speedos? If so, how'd that go? And is that a first gen Vagbond? First gen Vagabond, I never tried it with my Speedos, tried it with the Profoto and it was like a strobe light and won't stop flashing ........... Dec 31 07 11:55 am Link I highly recommend a Lumedyne kit, it's what I mostly use on location for portable lights. Dec 31 07 01:22 pm Link I bought a couple of the new Speedotron Explorer 1500 Digital Packs...Wow...put your 7b's away...super long life, adjustable in 1/10 over 5 stops, around $1700 bucks, which is about half a pro-foto. Dec 31 07 01:26 pm Link Hello, Something else to think about is flash duration. If there will be a lot of movement with the model then you may need something with a fast flash duration. I am not an expert on all of the companies, so I will let those pros tell you about that. But, I do use Profoto because they do have a super fast flash duration. Dec 31 07 04:10 pm Link I am looking into a vagabond II for use with my dynalite 1000dr packs Jan 01 08 09:17 pm Link I like Mole, but Arri's cooler looking. Get at least 10 tons, with a truck-mounted generator. Jan 01 08 09:36 pm Link Z_Photo wrote: Just a few months ago I bought two of the 600. They are great and so amazingly light. I travel alot for my work and was hauling around the 1200 7B. They are great too but too heavy.. When I first began shooting on location I tended to overestimate the light I would need--2400pro paks/generator. Usually I got by with shooting at between 8 and 5.6 so I realized I didn't need that power on location(yes for studio, though). When I got the two 600 I also bought the acute 2400. So basically now I can get into almost any situation and am pretty set for lighting since I have 5 heads to work with for lighting. I recently dragged it all out to SF for a job and in the end had a location with amazing daylight and never once used the lights. But because they were so easy to move around it didn't bother me too much. But not right for everyone's budget. Jan 01 08 09:45 pm Link |
