At 20:12 2/11/03, Bill Pearce wrote:
" Reportedly has an issue with the head rotation becoming slightly loose
under *hard* use."
News to me. I've had mine 8-10 years, no looseness at all.
My remark was based on several reviews I read . . . but it was also evident
from context they were being "rode hard and put away wet" too. Some owners
expect their gear to withstand anything they can dish out to
it. Supposedly it is similar to a 383 Super body with a bare tube head on
top. If so, I've had a 383 Super for quite some time and it has no
looseness either. The 544 and 555 handles also have a similar tilt/swivel
design and neither of them has any objectionable wobble.
There's another, Lumiquest, I think, but not sure. It's even got modeling
lights. Super expensive, starts around $1000 equipped. That's getting too
close to the battery powered monolights and pack units. If I shot weddings,
I might think different, though.
I had forgotten about these. You're thinking of Lumedyne (Lumiquest makes
light modifiers). Norman has a similar system. Both of their "industrial
looking" designs remind me more of battery pack studio heads adapted and
miniauturized to fit on a camera bracket than of an on-camera flash. Both
companies make studio lighting.
Lmuidyne's Signature Series has models that allow use of either Metz and
Quantum TTL modules. AFIK, Norman's units don't allow any TTL control,
although they do have variable power settings. Very much like an
electronic version of a flashbulb, complete with using GN's and subject
distance to set exposure by adjusting lens aperture (and/or lamp head power
level). Yep, easily $1k - $1.5k by the time one buys the battery, charger,
cables and mounting hardware to put it on a bracket. I can buy a pair of
high power AC monolights, stands and a couple types of umbrellas new for
less cost than getting just *one* of these things to bolt onto a camera.
I finally got to look at a Quantum "in the flesh" at my cousin's wedding
last Fall. Sturdy, beautiful build quality, and made for continuous, hard
duty, but I'll likely end up with a 120J TTL later this year unless I win
the Lotto.
-- John
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