dmward wrote in post #16412133
There are hundreds of options available in the market place.
A bare bulb flash is a different category than a monolight. Its likely that there will be monolights with features that overlap with the bare bulb category. I looked at the new Flashpoint monolights you are promoting. They are entry level and have a large battery pack. Looks like a nice light and a good competitor for the Calumet Genesis. Could even be the same light from a Chinese contract manufacturer.
It's however, a different light with different design considerations. I would never consider carrying 4 of those and their required modifiers to do the job I can do with the Cheetah light. If I need power I have my 640Ws monolights. If I need the modifiers that fit on the monolights even with less power required, I have that option.
Its all about having options. If, for some reason a photographer does have those options then they have to compromise. In this case, given output, etc. I consider the Cheetah Light a better option than the Flashpoint. You don't That's fine. All I'm suggesting is that its counter productive to join a thread focusing on a specific light and then only make posts suggesting you have a better option and can't understand why people don't agree with you.
Its especially suspect when they are the only posts you've made on the forum.
If you have a vested interest in the Flashpoint equipment it would be appropriate to make that declaration in your first post.
Seems as though I need to clarify a few things:
1. I don't have any association or any type of a vested interested in Flashpoint or any other product. I used Flashpoint and JTL as examples of what I deem as a related product, not identical, but a related product that can be used for most of the same purposes for a lot less. So, my question was: Why not use the less expensive products that do the same thing at 90% convenience?
2. I never suggested that I had a better option, nor was I pushing any other product or solution. I simply asked about opinions as to what would be the considerations that would trump the $300 per light money delta and are those considerations really worth the price difference?
3. As it happens, the reason this is the first topic I posted to on the forum is because I came across the Godox light, which I found very intriguing. I started researching it and it brought me to these forums. So, I wanted to engage with the people using the light and find out why they aren't using the less expensive solutions available out there. I figured if they aren't using less expensive solutions, there must be something to these lights that I may be missing. As an example, you mention that you would never use the Flashpoint or a similar product for a job because it's not as convenient, but you never mention why you wouldn't. You don't mention why that rather considerable difference in price is worth paying. You don't engage with me in a conversation, but rather end it any type of a possibility of it by saying: "If you don't think Cheetalight is a better option, that's fine". I'm inquiring. There are things you guys do with them that make sense to me and some things don't. So, that's where we are.
