Daan B wrote:
The Ranger is rated 195 shots (fast recycle) and 250 shots (slow recycle) @ 1100 w/s.
Daan, the number of shots you are quoting is to do with the recharge and not recycle rate. Slow charge = more shots and longer battery life.

I do see that they quote two different recycle rates but how do you change the recycle rate? or is the recycle rate relative to the charge speed, but if that was the case then I would expect that the slow charge which give the battery more ommph would allow it to recycle faster?

All I know is that am very happy with the recycle rate I am getting and I am never in a rush to charge so I use the slow charge.

I have the 2nd battery but really don't know if I will ever need to use it.

el_hoppy wrote:
Daan B wrote:
The Ranger is rated 195 shots (fast recycle) and 250 shots (slow recycle) @ 1100 w/s.
Daan, the number of shots you are quoting is to do with the recharge and not recycle rate. Slow charge = more shots and longer battery life.

I do see that they quote two different recycle rates but how do you change the recycle rate? or is the recycle rate relative to the charge speed, but if that was the case then I would expect that the slow charge which give the battery more ommph would allow it to recycle faster?

All I know is that am very happy with the recycle rate I am getting and I am never in a rush to charge so I use the slow charge.

I have the 2nd battery but really don't know if I will ever need to use it.

I guess faster recharge means faster recycle times. You can select the recharge rate with the slow charge button (toggling on/off). Personally, I am a sucker for fast recycle times... the faster the better

Jonathan H wrote:
I owned a Ranger RX AS for several months before trading it for some Profoto gear.

I had a spare battery. Carried it everywhere. Never needed it once. Shot two 6 hour weddings and 2 outdoor fashion tests in bright sunlight, at or near full power.

It keeps going and going and going...

That is what I have heard too

Just curious: slow or fast recharge? How many shots (roughly estimated) at or near full power?

Why did you trade it for Profoto?

Last weekend I took nearly 500 shots with my Ranger, some shots one head and other two. The power setting ranged between 1.5 and up to 3.5 and the modelling light was constantly being turned on. The 50% green light was still on

el_hoppy wrote:
Last weekend I took nearly 500 shots with my Ranger, some shots one head and other two. The power setting ranged between 1.5 and up to 3.5 and the modelling light was constantly being turned on. The 50% green light was still on

That's pretty amazing

I read you use the Ranger next to your RX600 (inside a studio set-up?) in another thread... How do you use the Ranger? As a background or fill? Do you like it?

Daan B wrote:
el_hoppy wrote:
Last weekend I took nearly 500 shots with my Ranger, some shots one head and other two. The power setting ranged between 1.5 and up to 3.5 and the modelling light was constantly being turned on. The 50% green light was still on

That's pretty amazing

I read you use the Ranger next to your RX600 (inside a studio set-up?) in another thread... How do you use the Ranger? As a background or fill? Do you like it?
I use the ranger as the fill normally. I first tried using as the key but the modelling light turning off was a pain.

Right now I am waiting for my model to show and I am setting up the lights. I have the Ranger head in the B connector and it is on the boom (I love the light weight of the heads) and the key will be the ring flash

I'll see shortly if it works

Daan B wrote:
So power output is related to a lot more variables than just w/s... So how can you say that the Ranger is more powerful than an AcuteB? It really depends, doesn't it?

The Ranger is more powerful, objectively. The question is whether or not that power ends up meaning more light on your subject under the conditions in which you'll use it. As mmurph points out, that's a situational question. An AcuteB can overpower ambient on a sunny day...with a Magnum reflector at relatively close range. Can it do it with a 5' octabox from 10' away? Doubtful.

If these are your questions, your best bet really is renting the gear in question and using it under the circumstances that you plan to do most of your shooting.