Does this look legit? (UPDATE - LIGHTS CAME)

Come Jordie, you've had half an hour now! :D
 
Sorry Chris, was playing Bus Driver :geek:
 
ChrisMClark said:
Whut? You been out car jacking the bus drivers round your way?
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Yeah, I burnt it out too :lol:

Mate gave me a disk with this game "Bus Driver" on it. Pretty addictive too :D

Pictures being uploaded to photobucket now
 
Back of light:
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Side of light 1:
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Side of light 2:
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Front of light:
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Is there not a modelling lamp included with it?
 
Oh there is, but that is broken on mine.

Getting the other lamp I ordered within the next few days, Miht email the person I bought it off and ask for a new one.
 
I had a pair of them, used them as background or hair lights, I sold them on here with a softbox, barn doors, grid and gels when I got my Lencarta Safari Heads.

They are not too bad actually and for the money are a good entry into studio lighting and if you decide it is for you and you have some spare cash you can always upgrade them later.

If you can find them, a plastic Ilford 35mm bulk film container fits on the end brilliantly to act as a cap to protect both the tube and the modelling lamp.
 
Jordie, any chance of a shot with something in it we know for scale? If an ilford film tub fit the end they must be small?? Wayne
 
swanseamale47 said:
Jordie, any chance of a shot with something in it we know for scale? If an ilford film tub fit the end they must be small?? Wayne
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The flash tube is about 2.5" in diameter and the outer front is about 4" in diameter, about the same size as the Jessops Portaflash units.

An Ilford BULK (100mtr) 35mm container is about 4" diameter by about 2" deep!
 
So do they have an IR cell Ed? Would they work with a Prolinca trigger?
 
Okie dokie, cheers. Might keep an eye on some of these, may email the seller and ask. Once we hear what Jordie thinks of them that it!

EDIT: Also, Ed, how did you mount a softbox to them?
 
Jordie said:
Lights came today.

Need a UK Plug adapter or if your skilled you can change the plug over I guess.

You will need to buy the hot shoe extention obviously. and of course the stands.
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Hey Jordie, is the plug it comes with one that has 2 flat prongs parallel to each other?
like this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/A_plug.jpg/800px-A_plug.jpg

Also does anyone know what the fitting is called for attaching modifiers? e.g. Bowens s-type, obviously it's not a Bowens s-type fitting just an example :)
 
I have had to pay vat and such on goods in the region of £500 from HK
But never on lower value items like that. But I can be down to luck and the mood of the inspector.
 
Does anyone know how 150watt seconds relates to a guid number so I can compare to my flashguns?
 
I Dont think it does relate, since 150 watts is a power and the guide number is based on light produced or something like.

the different brands will produce different guide numbers at the same voltage
(or so i was led to believe)
 
fletch5 said:
I Dont think it does relate, since 150 watts is a power and the guide number is based on light produced or something like.

the different brands will produce different guide numbers at the same voltage
(or so i was led to believe)
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That would be my understanding too, the Ws is a measure of the energy stored in the flash's electronic components and the guide number is a measure of the light's intensity. You can change the guide number of a head a certain amount by using more/less efficient reflectors which can focus or disperse the light to varying degrees. Obviously more powerful lights will in general have a higher guide number but it depends on the reflector used and probably the flash tube too.

I'm willing to be corrected if I'm talking through back end though :lol:
 
Col_M said:
Also does anyone know what the fitting is called for attaching modifiers? e.g. Bowens s-type, obviously it's not a Bowens s-type fitting just an example :)
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These heads do not have a speedfit of any description. If you want to buy different modifiers then you would have to look at universal thumb screw fitting types, although jessops portaflash fittings MAY fit (although I never tried them).

Terrywoodenpic said:
I have had to pay vat and such on goods in the region of £500 from HK
But never on lower value items like that. But I can be down to luck and the mood of the inspector.
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I have paid VAT, duty & documentation fees on low value and high value items from HK, China & the US, I have also got away with the fees on both High & Low value items too, it just depends on how your luck is at the time.
Also depends a lot on the Courier!

I ordered a ultrawide Nikkor Zoom Lens for 35mm (I think it was a 12-24 but not the current one) a few years ago for a specific job, retail in the UK was in excess of £1100, I paid £800 from HK and did not get caught for duty & taxes. I did the job, and later sold the lens for what I had paid for it.

Kev M said:
Does anyone know how 150watt seconds relates to a guid number so I can compare to my flashguns?
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Guide numbers on studio flash units are dependant on which reflector or modifier is used. So, by changing a reflector you can increase or decrease the guide number. A strobe type flashgun is no different, although less modifiers are made to fit and so as standard they can be given a guide number.
 
Col_M said:
That would be my understanding too, the Ws is a measure of the energy stored in the flash's electronic components and the guide number is a measure of the light's intensity. You can change the guide number of a head a certain amount by using more/less efficient reflectors which can focus or disperse the light to varying degrees. Obviously more powerful lights will in general have a higher guide number but it depends on the reflector used and probably the flash tube too.

I'm willing to be corrected if I'm talking through back end though :lol:
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That's the right answer - there's no direct correlation between energy stored and the guide number. The actual energy (expressed as a guide number) is mainly affected by the efficiency and shape of the reflector, which in this case is built in, and the efficiency of the circuitry.
 
EdBray said:
The flash tube is about 2.5" in diameter and the outer front is about 4" in diameter, about the same size as the Jessops Portaflash units.

An Ilford BULK (100mtr) 35mm container is about 4" diameter by about 2" deep!
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Thanks mate. I missed the bulk bit. Wayne
 
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