Conner999 wrote: Now that said, if used treated by photogs as a standalone system - Quadra lights with Quadra modifiers, they made a \'complete\' system. However, that\'s a narrow interpretation. Anyone with any Eli modifiers will want the ability to use a Quadra head with as many of them as they deem useful (hence why they designed the adapter) - and my comment. .......Me, I\'d have preferred if they made the system to the standard mount at the cost of maybe some size - or included a heavier-duty adapter as part of the kit. Would that have allowed for proper positioning of the Quadra vs. the Ranger by Eli? They didn\'t think so.
I think you are over thinking this or you just missed the point that Peter made, which is that you can use ANY of Elinchrom\'s standard heads with the Quadra pack, which means they already made the system to the standard mount at the cost of maybe some size. That doesn\'t make Quadra a \"perfect\" system, but it definitely makes it a \"complete\" system.
BTW, if you can afford a AcuteB you can also afford a standard Eli pack head WITH the Quadra.
The Quadra is more of an expansion of the Eli system into the Lumedyne, Quantum and Norman realm, than a direct competitor to the AcuteB. The basic Ranger is the direct competitor with the AcuteB. Sure we all want products to cost like AB and work like Bron, but let\'s get real and compare apples to apples here. Each has it\'s place. The AcuteB is a great bit of kit and the ProFoto mount is totally slick. Then again, Elinchrom has something for everybody and some really sweet features and mods to boot. But all this armchair travail is a bit like agonizing over why your wife can\'t be more like your mistress and why you can\'t have them both. Such is life. Unless you are Paul of course and then you could just design your own system. BTW, don\'t forget the Einstein.
(that ought to get things rolling).
Ciao
Nov 03, 2009 at 08:44 PM
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