Thanks Neuffy. Regarding the Transceiver pins - they are very durable and similar to the socket side pins on a Compact Flash card. We don\'t expect any filed problems with the connection unless you park your car on the CSXCV. If a pin ever gets bent for any reason, it can easily be visually straightened with near zero chance of breakage. Putting a more sophisticated connector would add to the cost and size and IMHO would not be justified.
Regarding the rotation of the speedring, this can be a plus and a minus. On the plus side it makes orientation of rectangular softboxes really easy, but can allow self rotation as you say. I am currently working on minor future modifications to the accessory attachment, including reshaped fingers for even more grip and slightly more spring. The present spring tension is quite sufficient . . . try to push the fingers in . . . the physics of the cam design prevents this. But a bit more tension and reshaped finger will probably stop your softboxes from turning.
At the request of some users, I am also working on CC firmware to allow setting ISO and exposure time in 1/3f steps instead of full steps and a couple of other improvements. We also have some frosted domes in the works that drop the color temperature about 400°K for users that want to use Einstein to produce around 5200° to match up with some lights that use this color range as their standard instead of 5600°K. Under $15.
May 08, 2010 at 11:30 PM
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