Recent content by mbridge87

I've never noticed the issue with my Bowens Pro's, not sure why that could be. Now I know to avoid the high power settings when in close range etc. it's easy to manage though. Still very happy with the light. I definitely agree with your modeling lamp idea. Seems odd that they don't use...

Hey Steve, Yes you can, but when shooting in dark environments I like to leave the modeling light on, when doing portraits that is. If it's turned off I find people have very large pupils which never looks good.

Just ran the test again. I varied the power setting of the modeling lamp and adjusted the distance. The distance was about 6-7 feet, which would be common for me, and the power was adjusted from minimum to half to full on the modeling lamp. The test was not particularly scientific but did the...

Hi Gary, Thanks for the response! You're just the man I was hoping would reply. I like to have the modeling light on when shooting portraits, especially in a dark environment, as I don't like pupils to be too large. I must admit, the lamp was at full power when I was doing my test so I'll...

Hello, This is my first post here so be kind, I recently bought a Lencarta SF 300 to add to my current set of Bowens 500 Pro's. I've been using it quite a lot and have noticed that at low power settings the modeling lamp has an effect on the colour of the images. Clearly it does not...