Paul C. Buff products coming to the UK....

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Buff's Australian distributor is currently in negotiation to set up a direct sales division (ie not via Australia) in this country. Timewise Buff estimates two months before things are finalised,pricewise it looks as if the US$ sign will near enough be replaced by a £ one...
 
hopefully not in Switzerland this time... worst "EU" distributor ever...
 
ah cool... shame about the usual EU tax, but c'est la vie :(
 
This is effin superb news, good on the Aussie's! The European bizz that Buff must have been turning down...

I'll be rootin for a coupla Einstein's and a Vagabond or two ;)

Cheers for the heads up mate :thumbs:
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
This is effin superb news, good on the Aussie's! The European bizz that Buff must have been turning down...

I'll be rootin for a coupla Einstein's and a Vagabond or two ;)

Cheers for the heads up mate :thumbs:
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+1 ......
 
Now I wonder how the vagabond will work over here?

I believe its 110v only, but then the Einstein is multi-voltage so wouldn't matter? Am I right?
 
I thought the Aussie one was 240V ? I may be having a senior moment though :)
 
Kris said:
Now I wonder how the vagabond will work over here?
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AFAIK, It doesn't matter what country your in mate, as long as you have the right mains connection then you can charge it ;)

The vagabond is a battery pack that has a charging system which boasts global compatibility. Just like Profoto and the like :thumbs: It's only the monoblocs like the White Lightings that would need step up transformers.
 
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Tomas Whitehouse said:
AFAIK, It doesn't matter what country your in mate, as long as you have the right mains connection then you can charge it ;)

The vagabond is a battery pack that has a charging system which boasts global compatibility. Just like Profoto and the like :thumbs: It's only the monoblocs like the White Lightings that would need step up transformers.
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Knew I'd seen something that meant it could be used as is !!

Excellent
 
The vaga is 110v only, so it will work with the Einstein as it is multivoltage. Of course we can charge it in this country.

But I thought the rest of the Alien Bee range is not multi-voltage and is 110v only, so in this country will only work off a vagabond... ???

I'm probably wrong, otherwise he would not state they are on their way.

Be great to see them here, some of their accessories are really good and cheap.
 
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Are the alien bee products really that good then? or is it all about the bang for buck? I'm not putting the products down I genuinely Know nothing about them due to the lack of supply in the UK!
 
onform said:
Are the alien bee products really that good then? or is it all about the bang for buck? I'm not putting the products down I genuinely Know nothing about them due to the lack of supply in the UK!
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I get the feeling it's the bang-for-the-bucks, if so then it won't really apply over here when they are 50% more expensive...
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I get the feeling it's the bang-for-the-bucks, if so then it won't really apply over here when they are 50% more expensive...
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I thought as much but when the likes of spxxxx and Thomas say they are eagerly awaiting these products you have to take a second look..;)

At 50% more the Einstein's should retail for around the £650 area. What products are comparable to these heads on a technical basis and at what price??:thinking:
 
The Balcar mount puts me off the guns themselves.

But the vagabond gets excellent reviews from our cousins in the US, and some of the accessories, like the 84" PLM are simply not available from anybody else (unless you count the copies available from Viewfinder photography).

A review by Photosmudger who imported them into the UK here:

http://www.photosmudger.com/search?q=vagabond
 
the PLM looks seriously sweet, wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of them at all.... hopefully they'll be a wee bit cheaper than viewfinder (though even viewfinder isn't outrageous) :D
 
onform said:
I thought as much but when the likes of spxxxx and Thomas say they are eagerly awaiting these products you have to take a second look..;)

At 50% more the Einstein's should retail for around the £650 area. What products are comparable to these heads on a technical basis and at what price??:thinking:
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Good points mate, if the prices are considerably higher than US, then the bang for the buck begins to become more of a 'pffft'. :shake:

Head and pack systems are generally expensive but Buff gear has been known for it's value and there's some innovative units on offer, however if the price begins to sit in a similar place to other brands, the UK wallets and purses could be going back into pockets or handbags.

Excluding the Einstein units (which are in a league of their own though), the general consensus is that Buff gear is inconsistent during longer shoots.
Despite aperture, shutter speeds and ISO being untouched, there are peaks and troughs in the exposures and colour temperature over long durations.

Still I was willing to overlook this if the price remains reasonable.

I'm slowly selling all my older bits and bobs and replacing it with more Profoto stuff, combining Profoto and Buff stuff isn't a bad match at all in terms of colour temp so I could be quicker in getting a set up I'm happy with.

If Buff gear has unrealistic prices then I'll be giving them a miss.
 
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I'm interested in the Einstein's .... but again - only if the price is reasonable - they are a very well thought out piece of kit - and the cyber commanders would be excellent.

So we await prices ....
 
Oh, this is really good news!! I just nearly got my mate in LA to order me a Vagabond, head and PLM last month!! Think I'll wait and see what happens now!

Simon
 
Vagabond II £320.78
Einstein 640w £536.98
Cyber Commander £209.15
Cybersync Trigger CST £74.03
Cybersync Reciever (Enhanced) CSRB+ £116.33
Cybersync Reciever (standard) CSRB £84.60

Start saving now! :thumbs:
 
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As copied from my post to the announcement thread...........

Wow..........Why am I not surprised at the pricing structure.

Not only is everything more expensive but to some tune too.

AB1600 in the US $359

AB1600 in the UK £393

What is it with this country............why is everything so expensive.
 
Ouch.

Einstein
US = £286 (equivalent)
UK = £536

Oh well, never mind.
{shakes head, muttering 'what's the point....'}
 
AB are (very) popular with beginners in the U.S. because they're cheap and because other beginners recommend them - don't see them catching on here at these prices.
 
Munchkinn said:
Beginners like David Hobby? :p
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AB are known to employ 'consultants' (who shall be nameless) to promote their products on websites, in magazine 'reviews' etc.

I'm not saying that that's a wrong thing do to, what is wrong in one country may not be wrong in another. All I'm saying is that it happens.
 
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