Back in the Saddle...

Sortof...

SO since my last entry I've been relatively busy. Just not busy enough to excuse such an absence from my fledgling blog, but hey 3 entries isn't a track record to be proud of anyway. SO here we go again, this time with feeling.


Some of the thing I have planned for the near future is some testing to help some people that might be on the fence about sticking with off camera flash coming from their brands' camera flashes, OR converting to one of the many fine makers of other, seemingly more powerful solutions, with their accompanying higher price tags. Then there is also the option presented to us by the likes of Paul C. Buff's, Vagabond powerpack system that allows people that already own nifty a/c powered studio lighting to power up to 6 monoblocs from one of these babies. (That being said, if you don't own white lightnings or Alien Bees, they won't guarantee the safety of your lights!)Also getting some press these days is a similar battery powered pack called the Explorer XT from Innovatronix. Their website makes them seem a little fly by night, but it's seen some use from the likes of Scott Kelby in a recent blog post here

So enough about that stuff.. the next thing you'll be likely to see from me is a test to give some sollace to people who are crazy bothered like me about trying to compare apples to gorillas and figure out how a studio light rated at 500 watt/seconds compares to the output of a camera flash rated with a guide number of 158.. HOW THE HELL CAN WE COMPARE THESE when the companies refuse to standardize the ratings? SO.. my next quest is to come up with guide numbers for a few popular studio monoblocs, so we can really see how beneficial it may be to lug these heavy things out to a location sometimes.

That's it for now kids.. stay tuned... but without holding your breath! ;)