Genesis 400

[jeromego]

i have a question re the genesis 400, the full power is 60, does this mean its 1/60? and 59 is 1/59 and so on... thanks

[TMR Design]

i have a question re the genesis 400, the full power is 60, does this mean its 1/60? and 59 is 1/59 and so on... thanks

60 represents full power. 50 represents 1 stop less than full power.

59 is 1/10 under full power


Full stops would be 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10

[jeromego]

60 represents full power. 50 represents 1 stop less than full power.

59 is 1/10 under full power


Full stops would be 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10
thanks robert, so would 40 be 2 full stops from 60? and 30 would be 3 and so on...?

[TMR Design]

thanks robert, so would 40 be 2 full stops from 60? and 30 would be 3 and so on...?

You got it. :D

With Elinchrom's there is a decimal point but it's the same type of numbers. My 400BX starts at 2.0 and goes up to 6.0. Full stops are 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 and the decimals represent 1/10's of stops.

[jeromego]

thanks again. i appreciate it.

[TMR Design]

Sure thing. Just be careful with the Genesis strobes. What I mean is that although you should be able to make an adjustment and then continue shooting you do need to re-meter to check the output.

Myself and others have found that the numbers are not exactly accurate, although they are consistent.

Again, making reference to the Elinchroms, the difference is that when I meter my BX's and then need to adjust +1/3 I can make the adjustment and be confident that I've increased the output by 1/3 stop. With the Genesis that's not always the case so it's in your best interest to meter again just to be safe.