iiiNelson
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The Priolite test kit went back yesterday morning. Overall it was a great experience. I have more test photos that I can post this weekend and a promotional shoot for a client that I really can't post images from for contractual reasons.
Some of my ongoing thoughts and notes from using the Priolite kit:
Additional thoughts on my modifier collection:
Again I'll post a few more samples this weekend when I can.
Some of my ongoing thoughts and notes from using the Priolite kit:
- I am very impressed with the light quality and color consistency produced.
- The controller is larger than many other controllers but it is rather light in weight.
- I rarely experienced any misfires from the controller and when I did it seemingly was due to either the light not being fully charged or a lost tethered connection between the camera and C1Pro9. In all cases the problem was remedied.
- The flash sync works seamlessly at all power levels and shutter speeds that I tried (from min to max power and all the way down to 1/8000th sec.)
Additional thoughts on my modifier collection:
- Mola Softlights (I have the Soft Silver Demi and the Rayo) are expensive but worth it IMO. The light really is beautiful from them.
- The Mola Rayo is very unique in being a "long throw" beauty dish that give very directional hard or soft light depending on the distance to the subject. I don't have a light meter to measure the exact amount, but I would say using a Mola Rayo adds about 1 extra stop of light on your subject (much like a Profoto Magnum does.) This will give the 500w light around 1000w of effective luminance.
- The SMDV Speedbox A-110 gives very beautiful light output like many other large source softboxes. IMO it'll be great for full body or small group shots. I'll echo and co-sign Ken Doo's opinion's on his review here as it's more in-depth than I want to be here.
Again I'll post a few more samples this weekend when I can.