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stiksandstones wrote:
System6,
I thought the acuteB would not be enough to overpower the sun, but with a magnum head I have been having great results in full daylight. The 600w has been more than enough with that magnum head-Not so with a large SB or my octobank, but magnum....been great.

WAIT A MINUTE! stiksandstones is married to Leigh Donovan?! Dooode... that's awesome! Back in another lifetime when I managed a ski/bike shop and used to race DH and I am pretty sure I saw her race at Mt. Snow and Mt. Saint Anne. I think it's safe to say she probably beat my time by about 3-4 minutes... which might as well be days in DH racing... lol.

Cheers,
S6ix

Dec 17, 2008 at 07:41 PM

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System6ix wrote:
I actually just scored an incredible deal on a Profoto 7b and free head from Calumet this morning, so I am now finally a happy man as it was what I really wanted from the start

Cool, congratulations!

Did you give Jack a call? Was he helpful?

stiksandstones wrote:
I thought the acuteB would not be enough to overpower the sun, but with a magnum head I have been having great results in full daylight. The 600w has been more than enough with that magnum head-Not so with a large SB or my octobank

I have both 600 Ws and 1200 Ws portable units (Visatec Litepac and Broncolor Mobil, respectively.) The 600 is usually adequate when used in close, single person, etc.

That partly depends on where you live though. In Michigan we lose at least 1/2 stop over the sunny blue skys that I used to have in Colorado. No humidity there, it makes a big difference. Then of course we hardly see the sun anyway here ....

There are some other modifiers that can be high gain like the Magnum, with a little more flattering light. The Para surprisingly enough is one of them, given it's size.

I imagine a 5' octodome without the baffle and face would have decent output. One time where those goofy output charts might actually be useful, comparing the loss of one modifier against another.

Best,
Michael

Dec 18, 2008 at 03:56 AM

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System6ix wrote:
stiksandstones wrote:
System6,
I thought the acuteB would not be enough to overpower the sun, but with a magnum head I have been having great results in full daylight. The 600w has been more than enough with that magnum head-Not so with a large SB or my octobank, but magnum....been great.

WAIT A MINUTE! stiksandstones is married to Leigh Donovan?! Dooode... that's awesome! Back in another lifetime when I managed a ski/bike shop and used to race DH and I am pretty sure I saw her race at Mt. Snow and Mt. Saint Anne. I think it's safe to say she probably beat my time by about 3-4 minutes... which might as well be days in DH racing... lol.

Cheers,
S6ix

Haha, ya, my wife used to pin it. I didn't think anyone remembered those old days.

Dec 18, 2008 at 07:53 AM

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stiksandstones wrote:Haha, ya, my wife used to pin it. I didn't think anyone remembered those old days.

Are you calling me old?

, well she was definitely BIG TIME then. I remember we received a ton or promotional stuff featuring her. I think she was riding for Mongoose at the time. Does that sound right?

Cheers,
S6ix

Dec 18, 2008 at 06:22 PM


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