Safari Li-On Question

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Do any users of this system know how large a modifier you can attach to it? I've looked at the website and it says not recommended for large modifiers but large is quite a subjective term. What I want to know is if it will take one of their large strip boxes easily?

I know all about the effect of the wind etc when outside and that doesn't concern me really as it would apply to any large modifier. I'm more concerned about the bracket that connects to the light to the lightstand and whether it can take the strain.

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Yes with regards to the Lencarta strip box (Either folding or non-folding)
By "large", we mean the likes of the 150cm Octa, or the 70cm beauty dish. The former due to it's physical size, and possible torque on the head fitting in a gust. The latter due to its physical weight.

However, I have personally used both items with the Li-on, although I have taken great care when doing so, as a modicum of common sense is required.

The 150 Octa was instrumental in one of the Marriott wedding brochure shoots, although it wasn't a particularly windy day. I just take a little more into account when deciding to use the larger mods. If necessary, I nail an assistant to the stand :D
 
Lencarta says that it is not recommended for large modifiers. Tesco say that their jars of peanut butter may contain nuts... Or, in other words, they are both trying to cover themselves against unreasonable claims.

Garry Edwards says that it can be used with literally any modifier, provided that sensible precautions are taken. You can see it being used, both indoors and outdoors, with the giant 150cm octa softbox in this video.
And at Focus this year, I used it over the 4 days on my lighting demos, fitted with a 70cm beauty dish, that's a heavy bit of kit. It works even with the beauty dish because the tightening mechanism on the bracket grips really well, so there is no creep. FWIW I also used it outdoors with the beauty dish at the TP convention last weekend.

The thing is, if you're going to use it on uneven ground or in the wind then you need to be sensible. You need to use guy ropes to tie it off and/or support the front with a second light stand. If you don't, and if it breaks, you're on your own, if something breaks it's easy to see why it has broken and whether it has broken because of a fault or because the wind turned stress into strain...

Nobody has broken one yet though:)
 
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