Elinchrom Users Only (Mark III) [Abandon hope all ye who enter]

PacAce wrote in post #13139957
On the contrary, in my case, it IS the safest way to live as a couple as we NEVER fight about money (we hardly fight about anything else either ). My first wife (ex-wife) and I used to fight about money all the time because of her very bad spending habits (we had a joint account which she eventually talked me into letting her manage by herself...BIG MISTAKE!!!! ).

my ex and i kept our paychecks and spending separate too, made the split easier she knew what she owned and left with it, i did end up with the stupider dog though

TMR Design wrote in post #13140010
It took you two tries but it sounds like you got it right this time, Leo.

second times a charm Rob !

sigma pi wrote in post #13140054
Ah ok thought you were older and going for the younger girls

that would be me

PacAce wrote in post #13140173
Yup. And hopefully I won't need a third try.
Actually, I'm going going to stop at 2 no matter what so I"m not going to try for a third!

i'm with you on this Leo two is enough

spxxxx wrote in post #13140123
oooh .... B+H have shipped my order already !!

spxxxx wrote in post #13140227
In two parcels so I may miss import tax .......

congrats, more gear

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #13140241
I am pretty sure this thread made a few people sell their Alien Bees.

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #13140228
Is there nothing this thread cannot sell?

kokakaste2 wrote in post #13140231
Alien Bees?

you know i don't think we've sold one AB to anyone !

kokakaste2 wrote in post #13140252
True, was more thinking of convincing people buy them. Thats something this thread don't do.

i wish a couple of people had moved to AB"S intead of this camp

spxxxx wrote in post #13140265
Woot ............ 1000 posts

TMR Design wrote in post #13140277
Congratulations, Simon!!!!

congrats !

spxxxx wrote in post #13140280
This thread has probably cost me 3x that in ££££

TMR Design wrote in post #13140294
Sure. Always blaming the thread.

this thread hes a bad rep to outsiders, personally i see nothing wrong here !

sigma pi wrote in post #13140296
Pro tip: the grid does not go INSIDE it goes over the top and clamps around with the spring clips.

this isn't Mark, i'm sure he doesn't need instructions

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #13140306
Your rate of purchases are an inspiration to me.
Thank-you.

spxxxx wrote in post #13140312
They aren't to my wife

gear Tax Simon, smooths everything !

tetrode wrote in post #13140330
I try not to eat anything with more than four legs.

Dave F.

i had Lamb tonight, mmm !

PacAce wrote in post #13140365
Yeah, Mike should know. He nearly wrecked a perfectly good Speedotron grid to get it to fit inside the Demi.

he failed square peg round hole

TwoShoes wrote in post #13140371
I helped the economy last night. SILVER SETTI Inc. I've been desperate for a full length light source for my space. My space is nice but it does ensure swear words fly as it's small and the walls are all white. I love the look of te DOs but wanted something griddable, so after months of denial I gave up and silver SETTI+ grid combo. To help justify it means no more Quadra mount on location too.

nice, i'd like to try one

PacAce wrote in post #13140380
...until after next week, right?

BTW, I have a gridded DO (meaning, yes, you can grid the DO).

lighttools FTW!

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #13140405
Good way to continue your not spending any more on gear this year

so much for a moratorium on gear

sigma pi wrote in post #13140665
Oooooo Stealing martins thunder.

Leo has a parking spot next to me at Lighttools headquarters, tetrode's is on the other side of the parking lot and down a ways

TwoShoes wrote in post #13140888
It's called the Juice syndrome. After his downfall I had to take it upon myself to continue his legacy

you Aussies got all the gear despite the whining about shipping costs eh !

TMR Design wrote in post #13141821

EVERMOIRE wrote in post #13141618
a short review please? i just thought to buy CL stripbox..

anyway i think your wife or gf will be thankful if u buy gear rather than this..

[GIFS ARE NOT RENDERED IN QUOTES]

put the brocchure in the coffee table and they will let u buy all the gear that u want

That's downright scary.

You spotted it too?

SamFrench wrote in post #13141921
Spotted what ? The bad lighting?

Thats not what scares me.

FJ LOVE wrote in post #13141924
this thread hes a bad rep to outsiders, personally i see nothing wrong here !

I thought thats why we kept camouflaging it by goin to Mark III, Mark IV, etc.

Csae wrote in post #13142000
You spotted it too?



Thats not what scares me.



I thought thats why we kept camouflaging it by goin to Mark III, Mark IV, etc.

That's soooo funny, Case. LOL
The 2nd post you deleted was good (the 1st was too obvious) but this one is even better!

PacAce wrote in post #13142115
That's soooo funny, Case. LOL
The 2nd post you deleted was good (the 1st was too obvious) but this one is even better!

I'm gonna need new material eventually, someone take more shots.

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FJ LOVE wrote in post #13141924
...Leo has a parking spot next to me at Lighttools headquarters, tetrode's is on the other side of the parking lot and down a ways
...

Yes, I have to park my Yugo in the 40-degree-and-wider-grid-owners off-site lot adjacent to the landfill on the far side of the drainage ditch. However, I do get to catch a glimpse of your (and Leo's) car from the shuttle bus to the main Lighttools building where I have to use the rear entrance.

Dave F.

TwoShoes wrote in post #13140371
I helped the economy last night. SILVER SETTI Inc. I've been desperate for a full length light source for my space. My space is nice but it does ensure swear words fly as it's small and the walls are all white. I love the look of te DOs but wanted something griddable, so after months of denial I gave up and silver SETTI+ grid combo. To help justify it means no more Quadra mount on location too.

Awesome. You're going to love the silver setti...as I absolutely adore mine. (swoon!)

Are you getting the grid from mola? Or from honeycomb grids? I haven't sprung for the grid just yet, but it's definitely on the list.

EVERMOIRE wrote in post #13142444
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can u feel the bad lighting overthere

Forget the bad lighting. Those images make me very uncomfortable.

the person who appeared in the photo above have 240 of them. ranging for $600 up to $10000 each. total cost of $160.000
with that sum of money u can buy a lot of gear and have a wonderful life with ur wife/gf ( and buying pi marble floors)
that what i dub as an ultimate reasoning for buying photog gears

FJ LOVE wrote in post #13141924
he failed square peg round hole

You have no clue. How do you think I got the force it to do what I want. It fits. You build muscle to bend C stands

Leo has a parking spot next to me at Lighttools headquarters, tetrode's is on the other side of the parking lot and down a ways


you Aussies got all the gear despite the whining about shipping costs eh !

VIP status?

Yeah whats up with that?!?!?

EVERMOIRE wrote in post #13142497
the person who appeared in the photo above have 240 of them. ranging for $600 up to $10000 each. total cost of $160.000
with that sum of money u can buy a lot of gear and have a wonderful life with ur wife/gf ( and buying pi marble floors)
that what i dub as an ultimate reasoning for buying photog gears

For the love of god yes!!

White marble for the hallways

this in my garage
http://www.lotsafunmap​s.com/gallery.php?id=1​990

this in the living room
http://farm3.static.fl​ickr.com …3993885476_7a03​eba74a.jpg

this in my bedroom
http://1.bp.blogspot.c​om …b_idPrY/s400/IM​G_0771.JPG

This in the kitchen and bathroom
http://2.bp.blogspot.c​om …/s1600/marble%2​Bfloor.jpg

You know Leo, i think i screwed myself a bit though, cause now everytime someone posts one of those its a game of wheres waldo.

And i hated that game, i could never find the bloody bugger!

So i tried to think like the author and see "where would i have put waldo if i was trying to hide him", then i realized that i would leave waldo out of at least 1 set just to mess with people.

Cathpah wrote in post #13142457
Awesome. You're going to love the silver setti...as I absolutely adore mine. (swoon!)

Are you getting the grid from mola? Or from honeycomb grids? I haven't sprung for the grid just yet, but it's definitely on the list.

I'm excited to work with this. It fills every check I wanted. Griddable, Punchy, Portable, Quadra friendly. I shoot mainly B&W studio now so I really like the contrast the silver setti gives.

I assumed they were the same grid actually? Will order the honeycomb one most likely (if there's no reason not to). Not quite sure how long the Setti is going to take to get here actually.

TwoShoes wrote in post #13142802
I'm excited to work with this. It fills every check I wanted. Griddable, Punchy, Portable, Quadra friendly. I shoot mainly B&W studio now so I really like the contrast the silver setti gives.

I assumed they were the same grid actually? Will order the honeycomb one most likely (if there's no reason not to). Not quite sure how long the Setti is going to take to get here actually.

For some reason I thought that mola had actually released a "flex grid" for the setti, but it appears I'm wrong. Looks like honeycombgrids.com is your only option. I'm tempted by their white grids....smoother gradient from area within grid to area outside of grid.

One day I might get the white grid, but for now I really want the black. I want that hard grid edge. Just hoping it ships in the near future, no real ETA.