Just came in today.. 3 AB800's.
Now this sounds so stupid, fogive me... but how do I take off the black shipping caps? I don't want to force anything off and break something the first day I get them.
Thanks guys 
Stackinchips Member 237 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA -SOMA- More info | Mar 12, 2007 20:22 | #1 Just came in today.. 3 AB800's. Canon 24-70 F/2.8L
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me  34,091 posts Likes: 45 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Mar 12, 2007 20:23 | #2 The two clips that look like ears on top of the unit. Squeeze them together. Same method for installing/removing the reflector, speedring, etc. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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bluebomberx Senior Member  267 posts Joined Apr 2003 More info | Mar 12, 2007 21:20 | #3 Just in case you didnt' know, don't throw those caps away. You're supposed to use them for strorage.
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop  23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Mar 12, 2007 21:22 | #4 bluebomberx wrote in post #2861058  Just in case you didnt' know, don't throw those caps away. You're supposed to use them for strorage. More importantly, they are used if you need to transport your lights or plan on having a portable setup. They are used to protect both the modeling light and the flash tube. Robert
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Mar 12, 2007 21:24 | #5 Thanks a lot guys. I got those cases for each light too, and thought they'd be alot beeferier/sturdier so those black caps are a must. Canon 24-70 F/2.8L
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop 23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Mar 12, 2007 21:39 | #6 Stackinchips wrote in post #2861082 Thanks a lot guys. I got those cases for each light too, and thought they'd be alot beeferier/sturdier so those black caps are a must. i got the beauty dish too  Hi Stackinchips, Robert
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Mar 12, 2007 23:31 | #8 Will do, I got the beauty dish instead of the softbox(along with 2 umbrellas)... (will get softboxes in the future... waiting for the foldable ones to come out due to space). Canon 24-70 F/2.8L
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Mar 13, 2007 13:49 | #9 Im no studio master on lighting and setup so excuse for the bad pic.. but I used the beauty dish here (to the left of me, & then a horrible job on a 20 degree grid to my right shotting into the wall). Mind you my first day with monolights. good skin tone.
I should be goin out on location this weekend for some "real" shots so I'll post them later Canon 24-70 F/2.8L
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Longwatcher obsolete as of this post  3,914 posts Likes: 3 Joined Sep 2002 Location: Newport News, VA, USA More info | Mar 13, 2007 14:00 | #10 Stackinchips wrote in post #2861082 Thanks a lot guys. I got those cases for each light too, and thought they'd be alot beeferier/sturdier so those black caps are a must. i got the beauty dish too Those soft cases do a pretty good job of protecting the AB strobes, but if turning over to baggage handlers, expect dings in the 7" reflector. So far all two have been minor enough that I could manually bend back into shape. They work great for me carrying around though. That black cap is a must during transportation though if you want the bulbs to survive. "Save the model, Save the camera, The Photographer can be repaired"
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