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Nope

edit/ although "modeling lamp may be used as a recycle indicator, turning itself off when the unit is recycling, and coming back on to let you know when the unit is fully recycled and you are ready to shoot again." -alienbees website

does anybody know the flash sync speed of the B800 unit? I've learned that i need more powerful strobes than 4 vivitars when i do environmental portraits.

I usually shoot at 1/125 with any studio strobe with my 5D, but I think I can do 1/160 no problem as well.

Marloon wrote in post #7473824
does anybody know the flash sync speed of the B800 unit? I've learned that i need more powerful strobes than 4 vivitars when i do environmental portraits.

uhhh i believe its the same as any other flash still 1/250 and under...

jcp2000 wrote in post #7474112
uhhh i believe its the same as any other flash still 1/250 and under...

This is not the case... check your camera manual for synching with large studio strobes. The 5D manual states 1/125 of slower, however I don't have a problem at 1/160 either. I would assume the others (40D, XTi, etc) are probably the same.

I use them at 1/250 all the time with no problems

JakPot wrote in post #7474135
This is not the case... check your camera manual for synching with large studio strobes. The 5D manual states 1/125 of slower, however I don't have a problem at 1/160 either. I would assume the others (40D, XTi, etc) are probably the same.

i have also seen and heard of people using them at 250th or 200 for rebel users

what are you using to fire them? I could get up to 1/200 on both a sync cord & PW, but 1/250 had shutter in it.

and I wasn't saying you couldn't use it at these speeds, but he was asking for a sync speed... which is given in the manual

JakPot wrote in post #7474174
what are you using to fire them? I could get up to 1/200 on both a sync cord & PW, but 1/250 had shutter in it.

Cybersyncs

i havent got mine in yet it gonna be in my hands on monday but i will be using cactus v2s to trigger mine

Finally got to shoot yesterday.

Working on a mini series I guess. Had the idea a while ago, just never got around doing it.

i seen those on flickr when you posted them i just happened to be on the same time you were aha

jcp2000 wrote in post #7474422
i havent got mine in yet it gonna be in my hands on monday but i will be using cactus v2s to trigger mine

$400 strobe and a $10 piece of crap to control it...I have said it before, I don't understand this.

BCRose wrote in post #7474549
$400 strobe and a $10 piece of crap to control it...I have said it before, I don't understand this.

ha if you are opening your mouth before you actually used cactus i dont think you should be saying anything....

my set actually works and i think that whole there a pos and miss fire and unreliable is blown way out of proportion. i can go 50+ feet, be in a totally different room then where the light is and it will still fire.


did i mention there straight out of the box no mod!!! dont buy into what you read on forums until you do tests yourself

jcp2000 wrote in post #7474605
ha if you are opening your mouth before you actually used cactus i dont think you should be saying anything...

I Unfortuately have three sets of them...somewhere in the closet. Some I have bought were DOA. Some shorted out, all misfire. One I have fires my AB strobes continously!

I understand you defending them if you have not used anything else yourself, so I put your statement above right back at you, if you haven't used Cybersyncs or PocketWizards, Skyports etc. then you really don't know anything of what you speak.

I don't want to argue this obvious point but you get what you pay for.

Cheers