Special Report/Phase LS and Elinchrom Speed Transmitter

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Thanks Guy! This is extremely interesting to me. So, just for clarity-sake...

If you do shoot Elinchrom above 1/400th, the result is under or just over a stop of light depending on the settings? There is nothing obvious in the frame like FP shutters, correct?

Damn, i wish you had an A head. I'll have to test this sometime... damned weddings are keeping us too busy to test.

 

[Guy Mancuso]

It really falls off after 1/400 . At this point it becomes the wireless itself it seems so nothing usable faster than 1/400. Coming from 1/125 it's actually pretty good for me and it does help, worst case pull the cord out. Obviously the Profoto solution is the best. And yes I need a A head and actually buying another complete setup is on my short list anyway. I use these quite a bit on location and if I had at least 1 A head it would serve me fine along with a S head. Just need to get some money for another setup. I've been on a bit on a spending spree Z1 ball head, 55 LS and 80 LS. Plus some Canon stuff and waiting for a 7D right now today. But after that I am sneaking out to head up to Jerome AZ and play with the ball head, 55 and 80. So hopefully I will have some reports on those products.

 

[symbolphoto]

Cool. Great to know.

7D is a different beast from the rest of the Canon line. Built really well and the autofocus, takes getting used to, but is rather dead-on in my testing.

Enjoy.

 

[Guy Mancuso]

Thanks I was using the T2 and it was not cutting it for me . Hit buffer a lot and AF was questionable while working but okay when processing. Just did not feel comfortable. 7D is much better I understand

 

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So in AZ, when using the Quadra do you ever come up against settings where the Quadra isn't quite cutting it in terms of power? We own a Ranger RX AS and a Quadra, for both scenarios. If it's a cloudy day, we take out the Quadra if it's really sunny, we take the Ranger RX AS.

How do you handle really sunny days?

 

[Jack]

I'm not in Arizona, but California... I get "sunny 11" from my Quadra at full power with the bare reflector at 10 feet... Since my sun is usually "sunny 16" and since I normally dial one under for flash fill, and since I'm usually at less than 8 feet, the Quadra is fine. I suspect your AZ sun is "sunny 22" so you are on the edge if the head has to be further than about 6 feet away from your subject...

 

[symbolphoto]

I'm not in Arizona, but California... I get "sunny 11" from my Quadra at full power with the bare reflector at 10 feet... Since my sun is usually "sunny 16" and since I normally dial one under for flash fill, and since I'm usually at less than 8 feet, the Quadra is fine. I suspect your AZ sun is "sunny 22" so you are on the edge if the head has to be further than about 6 feet away from your subject...

Yeah we are typically 11 or higher on sunny days here. I have a feeling AZ is different More like the hordes of Australians on POTN. Btw, if you guys are regular Elinchrom users, large discussions going on on that forum:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Enjoy.