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Best Lighting Purchase Ever!!
By ROBERT from Camarillo on 10/22/2015
These units are GREAT!!. First of all, it is widely known that these lights are private labeled and are exactly the same as units under different brand names. I decided to buy from Adorama for two main reasons:
#1 Confidence: I preferred to buy from a US company, so I could take rely on their customer service and tech support, if necessary and
#2 Price: the Adorama bundle with the transmitter/receiver and optional Umbrella Reflector Kit actually makes it less expensive.
Here are my key Pros/Cons why I gave it 5 stars:
Pros:
-Powerful (360ws is powerfull enough for most situations)
-Portable (At this size and price, I have no fear of using them on location)
-Cost effective (I have Buff Eintsteins, but never invested in additional light modifiers, due to cost and hassle of buying direct from Buff)
-Solid build quality
-Great features for a manual flash. (No TTL, yet, but new units coming soon for Canon/Nikon, and hopefully Sony, next year)
-Transmitter allows to you adjust flash output remotely
-Lots of light modifiers and compatibility with Bowens mount
-Can use both the sync port and Flashpoint receiver, at the same time, which allows you to fire the units and take a meter reading with a Sekonic lightmeter (HUGE!!)
CONS: (They aren’t perfect, but I couldn’t take off any stars for the negatives)
-Color temperature is a bit too cool. They claim 5600k +/- 200*, but I’m getting closer to 6000K, when I do a custom white balance. This is seems to be exacerbated by about 100* when using diffusion discs in the stock reflector. If I could give it 4.5 stars, this would be the only reason
-You can’t trigger the Flashpoint triggers directly with a Sekonic light meter, which is not unusual. My perfect workaround is I plugged in Pocketwizard Plus III’s into the sync port, so my L478DR triggers the units for a meter reading using the Plus IIIs and the Flashpoint transmitter adjusts flash output and triggers the lights from on top of my Sony A7r II and A7 II
-HSS requires using a different trigger and is not yet compatible with Sony (I didn’t have HSS with my Einsteins either, because the Mini and Flexes were the most unreliable triggers I ever owned and sold them years ago)
Flashpoint trigger and Plus III plugged in
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I am so excited to announce the launch of my new photography YouTube channel. My first video in the channel is entitled “Making the Move From Lightroom to Capture One Pro 8 Easier”, and was featured on the Image Professor’s blog page on the Phase One website here. The video has been very well received, with numerous comments about how this video will help other Lightroom users make the transition to Capture One Pro and enjoy its superior RAW conversion and image quality. You can find this video here.
Making the Move from Lightroom to Capture One Pro Easier
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Join me and David Grover next Tuesday August 11th at 9AM PST for a live webinar on how to set up Capture One Pro 8 to make the switch from Lightroom easier. We will spend an hour going over the steps I put in my recent tutorial, plus we’ll be taking questions. Come spend an hour with us and see the potential for better image quality and more robust editing tools in Capture One Pro 8.
August 11, 2015
Capture One Pro 8 Webinar:
Lightroom to Capture One Pro with Bob DeLellis
Bob recently guest wrote on our blog here about the steps he took to easily transition from Lightroom to Capture One.
Therefore we thought what better way to help you than to have Bob in person, describing his custom workspace, shortcuts and knowledge to make your life easier.
Join myself and Bob to ease your transition.
Our dear, dear friends Rob & April celebrated their 25th anniversary, including renewing their vows. I was there to capture the moment and provide the music entertainment with my friend Kurt Griffey. Congratulations Rob & April.
