Abt new flash brand and technology - Cononmark?

[JacePhoto]

sounds exciting...

 

[eleveninth]

Looks and Sounds good eh.

poisonnnnn. lol

 

[afipuffy]

That was the one that richard used during the Sony Alpha Anniversary right? Feel like buying 2 sets of that. ;p tempting

 

[eow]

That was the one that richard used during the Sony Alpha Anniversary right? Feel like buying 2 sets of that. ;p tempting

yes bro, that the one

 

[soeypixels]

i see... tks so much ..

i cannot see the picture.. it says connecting to server.. i will try tmr..

i just found out that Allien Bees is also selling a lightweight battery pack... not sure if it can be use to power lights from other brands ... allien bees mount seems to be proprietary ..

yap .. alienbees new portable battery pack, vagabond mini lithium
imo it should be able to power all strobes, analog type preferably

whether the mount is proprietary or not, u just need to get the speedring the rest of the modifers are pretty standard

i might be getting them soon

 

[k3mistry]

hi soeypixels,

Do let me know if you are getting ...i might want to tag along an order .. thinking of using it to power my D1. The Batpac is too expensive for me...thanks!

yap .. alienbees new portable battery pack, vagabond mini lithium
imo it should be able to power all strobes, analog type preferably

whether the mount is proprietary or not, u just need to get the speedring the rest of the modifers are pretty standard

i might be getting them soon

 

[sfoto100]

yap .. alienbees new portable battery pack, vagabond mini lithium
imo it should be able to power all strobes, analog type preferably

whether the mount is proprietary or not, u just need to get the speedring the rest of the modifers are pretty standard

i might be getting them soon

oh.. from what i read on AB web, their portable batt only outputs 110v if i am not wrong..

 

[beachbum]

oh.. from what i read on AB web, their portable batt only outputs 110v if i am not wrong..

The AB mini lithium inverter pack do come in 220-240V specs. I am also interested in getting two of them, but the problem is that these are way way backorder and AB don't ship outside States, and their reseller in Australia (to serve Aus/asia mkt) don't carry it yet, even if they do, they will levy a hefty premium on it....
So anyone has any friends who is in the States that can help order this AB lithium pack?? ;p

 

[george671]

Another interesting unit that seems to be much faster in cutting off the tail of the energy burst. http://www.lightingrumours.com/cononmark-nid500-524

cheers
www.snakephoto.blogspot.com

 

[sfoto100]

The AB mini lithium inverter pack do come in 220-240V specs. I am also interested in getting two of them, but the problem is that these are way way backorder and AB don't ship outside States, and their reseller in Australia (to serve Aus/asia mkt) don't carry it yet, even if they do, they will levy a hefty premium on it....
So anyone has any friends who is in the States that can help order this AB lithium pack?? ;p

yes, i find the shipping fees etc make the price not very attractive... sigh...

jin bei will come out with Discovery... i will wait for that first...

 

[soeypixels]

i will only buy it when aussie have stock on. at the meantime i can use my mentors' lights :bsmilie:
so it might only happen in feb/mar? i will also be getting few of the AB800s + modifiers (there package price) so i can use both indoor and outdoor

as for the cononmark wat i didnt like is the output of the battery which means u can use to power your speedlites / cameras with quantum cables. and power its own head

if u know the prices of both cononmark and alienbees + shipping and gst, u do some calculations i think is pretty worth it imo if u do not own any studio system (for me in this case)
the mini + ab800 can do 600shots in full power :think:

 

[kel77]

yes, i find the shipping fees etc make the price not very attractive... sigh...

jin bei will come out with Discovery... i will wait for that first...

You might want to reconsider when you see the weight of the new packs as they are heavier than the RD series. Quite a put off.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/5075890317_de892fda07_o.jpg

 

[afiend]

You might want to reconsider when you see the weight of the new packs as they are heavier than the RD series. Quite a put off.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/5075890317_de892fda07_o.jpg

This specification is the pre-production specifications, they have yet to release the specifications as they are finalising the production specs.

 

[jackkel]

There was a review at strobist previously http://strobist.blogspot.com/2010/04/test-drive-mystery-meat-400ws-chinese.html

The short flash duration and multi fps does look interesting.
There's an adapter to switch it to Bowens mount and so you'll have access to all Bowen's mount stuff.

My understanding of the strobist review seems to point that the flash duration is long and unable to pulse completely at full power in anything faster than 1/60. Am i reading it wrong?

If this article is correct, then does it not mean that the full power potential cannot be enjoyed at high shutter sync speeds?

 

[sfoto100]

My understanding of the strobist review seems to point that the flash duration is long and unable to pulse completely at full power in anything faster than 1/60. Am i reading it wrong?

If this article is correct, then does it not mean that the full power potential cannot be enjoyed at high shutter sync speeds?

hi

for action stopping, we need to refer to the specs.. the item to look for is t.1 . i read an article that said u can 3 x t.5 to get t.1. The t.1 is like the shutter speed. But i'm not sure if the ambient light will affect, i never own any big strobe.. just those small tiny flashes... but u can see in http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6805551&postcount=42 the action stopping done in bright daylight

 

[boombox]

Hey guys... if you are interested in checking out the shots made with the Cononmark DL4.0:

You can check out my Modelmayhem Account's Main page also - the link is here

Quite happy with the practical performance of the equipment... The last photo displayed in this post is done with a combination of a CN-126 video light combined with the DL4.0 in normal configuration (but with a blue gel).

 

[boombox]

That was the one that richard used during the Sony Alpha Anniversary right? Feel like buying 2 sets of that. ;p tempting

Yes boss. That's the one. :angel:

 

[boombox]

hi

for action stopping, we need to refer to the specs.. the item to look for is t.1 . i read an article that said u can 3 x t.5 to get t.1. The t.1 is like the shutter speed. But i'm not sure if the ambient light will affect, i never own any big strobe.. just those small tiny flashes... but u can see in http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6805551&postcount=42 the action stopping done in bright daylight

My practical experience with action stopping has been quite good with the light... I've got the habit of using it in a combo style, combining movement captured from ambient + the freezing effect of Flash.

Work in progress example:

The separation between the frozen portions of the image and captured movement is quite acceptable...

But the best thing for me now is that I'd probably conduct a test myself when I got the time... hehehe.

 

[horizon_grazer]

Impressive shots ! :heart:

Thanks for sharing the potential of this DL4.0 strobe :thumbsup:

Hey guys... if you are interested in checking out the shots made with the Cononmark DL4.0:

You can check out my Modelmayhem Account's Main page also - the link is here

Quite happy with the practical performance of the equipment... The last photo displayed in this post is done with a combination of a CN-126 video light combined with the DL4.0 in normal configuration (but with a blue gel).

 

[JacePhoto]

interesting work. thanks for sharing..