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sigma pi wrote in post #12745514
I will get a picture of it tonight. You just pay the shipping if you want it.


Yeah they have a factory sale. They are like 10-15 minutes from my work. It was pretty bad ass. I forget how much I got all that you see for but i think it was less than 250

eh? [/canadian] What suggestion?

Yeah I could use a few more lights too


CONGRATS!!! dont stress over it too much. I have not burnt a fuse yet. I have used 220v for 6 hours at full pop and have had no problems.


you need to go take care of yourself

sweet! thanks for the info. So which ring should I order? The CL ring to attach to the box and then toss the Eli ring in the trash. Then order the chimera adapter to put in the CL speed ring?


Haha Sorry. CL is pretty cheap though and the grids are reasonable. Rob almost had me buying the chimera set up but the grid killed that deal.

w00t congrats.

hahaha sweet! yeah I just need more strobes and strips.


which one?

here was my stripbox suggestion for you

https://photography-on-the.net …?p=12743744&pos​tcount=555

which requires this speedring

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …d_Ring_for_Elin​chrom.html

if your not man enough and still want the CL strip, the chimera octo ring is the one conner is recommending

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …aplus_Speed_Rin​g_for.html

TMR Design wrote in post #12745468
Very nice Geoff. I'm diggin' the water at 1/50s.

Thx Robert. I like it blurred; would have tried even slower had I brought a tripod

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12743744
step up mike and buy the giant strip box

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …Super_Pro_Plus_​Strip.html

The grid is the deal breaker. Price: $446.50

hawk911 wrote in post #12745435
from Saturday, shot with the Maxilite and the 500BxRi

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Nice. The light is nice. I think I will pick up one of them Maxilites.

Photoflex grids will fit many of the Chimera boxes.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12745553
here was my stripbox suggestion for you

https://photography-on-the.net …?p=12743744&pos​tcount=555

which requires this speedring

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …d_Ring_for_Elin​chrom.html

if your not man enough and still want the CL strip, the chimera octo ring is the one conner is recommending

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …aplus_Speed_Rin​g_for.html

DAMN! the ring is almost as much as the grid.

hawk911 wrote in post #12745435
from Saturday, shot with the Maxilite and the 500BxRi

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Damn! that is in Wisconsin?

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #12745607
Nice. The light is nice. I think I will pick up one of them Maxilites.

I like it, but it is very purpose built... it's not a versatile modifier like the 53" octa is.

sigma pi wrote in post #12745600
The grid is the deal breaker. Price: $446.50

you don't need a grid your lighting a car, and for a model you can feather it you know

sigma pi wrote in post #12745613
DAMN! the ring is almost as much as the grid.

and i thought you were asian

hawk911 wrote in post #12745557
Thx Robert. I like it blurred; would have tried even slower had I brought a tripod

I do too but I definitely like the way you're right in between stopping action and showing some movement. It works really well, in my opinion.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #12745724
you don't need a grid your lighting a car, and for a model you can feather it you know

and i thought you were asian

BAH!!! I need to join the gird party

Hmm... these creative light modifiers are growing on me... for the price of a 39" rotalux DO you can get a similar octa and a 50° grid... curse you all, I'm trying to save for a BD....

I could see making the comparison between a standard (not deep) rotalux octa and another. I'm sure that you could produce the same light with the same results.

The Deep lightboxes do have a certain character that isn't always obvious but more people discover it and find it to be a special modifier.

I wouldn't discount the 39" Deep Octa because there is no grid. Instead, I would get one and use it where appropriate, and certainly use it on location where most often you don't want or need a grid, and also get another octa of your choice rather than something like the 53" Midi Octa, which is more of a generic box and would be a great box to use with a grid. The same is true of a smaller box.

At least that's how I see it. I'm sure there are some nice alternatives to the Elinchrom Deep Octa but that box in particular does have a reputation for a reason.

Just my buffalo nickel's worth.

TMR Design wrote in post #12745847
... The Deep lightboxes do have a certain character that isn't always obvious but more people discover it and find it to be a special modifier...

So what is this "character" that the DO has over a non-deep octa? I can appreciate that there is a time and place for using an octabox with a grid and without, but as far as deep vs. non-deep, is it more of an efficiency thing, or is there a real difference in light shape/falloff/etc?

sigma pi wrote in post #12745514
CONGRATS!!! dont stress over it too much. I have not burnt a fuse yet. I have used 220v for 6 hours at full pop and have had no problems.

Cheers for the assurance, I've got the 220v version too, much better build than the dlite

Rai33 wrote in post #12744205
What's with all the sexual innuendo in this thread?

Well I guess I won't ask if you like the deep throat octa then