Was that a question for me, Bryan?
If it is I\'m not sure where you get the impression I depend on PCB for a living. I did not manufacture any products for PCB flashes with the exception one flat mounting ring. Just so happens mating them creates a combination that is superior to anything he has designed.
Read the complete post where this got started. .... He started it by blindly claiming my \"adapter causes the flashtube to be recessed in a tunnel that fails to deliver what looks to be about 40% of the light to the umbrella surface\". The facts are the flash tube is in fact further forward in the box than his products and bounces more light directly on the back surface of any softbox/octa or srtip than any insert he has ever made.
If you see any discrepancy in what I\'ve posted... Man up and point it out! I can believe how many positive messages I\'ve received, but the folks are afraid to post. Paul does not censor this forum like the one he controls.
Here is a quote from Paul Buff..... Paul Buff wrote:
Flash units with sub reflectors direct too much light to the softbox center. This is accentuated by the speedrings which adds another sub reflector. When I get time I\'ll design a better speedring sub reflector the doesn\'t do this. Our lights are already free of sub reflector and let more light go to the softbox edges. But I\'m a tad busy right now.
Something like this.... Then he comments on it. He says every softbox needs to be redesigned that uses it because all his softbox\'s are optimizes for his sunken flash tube.... WHAT A JOKE!!!!
Maybe he\'s upset someone beat him to it and also created a product that allows High End Elinchrom Modifiers to be mated to his flashes. Yes, this will and has cost him some modifier sales because I think it\'s a undisputed fact Elinchrom softbox\'s are miles ahead of Buff modifiers.
On the plus side it looks like Paul took the advise to delete the hidden vent holes behind the flash tube that are causing everyone to send their flash\'s back because of overheating issues. At least something good has come of this exchange.
