Elinchrom Quadra or Ranger?

Rudi wrote in post #8226148
Nice little production you have going there, Paul.

Heheh Thanx Rudi, we where at a public park so we sure turned a few heads...

Paul that 2m octa is crazy. What happens in a mild wind?

Do you use those large skylite panels a lot outdoors? Are they worth the effort of erecting and positioning?

So you use the quadra heads as highlight lights? I assume you're happy with them then. I'll probably pick up a set when my card has recovered from the ranger set. I do like their size and things like the builtin skyport.

Question, I will be using the ranger with skyport rx but my fill lights will be sb900's in ezyboxes etc which I will probably fire via PW. Is it possible to get the camera to fire both a PW and a skyport at the same time?

Paul - WOW!! That is quite a set-up!!! The Papa Ranger and Baby Ranger would be great if you have voice activated light stands - not everybody has that luxury!!

reebar wrote in post #8229437
Paul that 2m octa is crazy. What happens in a mild wind?

Do you use those large skylite panels a lot outdoors? Are they worth the effort of erecting and positioning?

So you use the quadra heads as highlight lights? I assume you're happy with them then. I'll probably pick up a set when my card has recovered from the ranger set. I do like their size and things like the builtin skyport.

Question, I will be using the ranger with skyport rx but my fill lights will be sb900's in ezyboxes etc which I will probably fire via PW. Is it possible to get the camera to fire both a PW and a skyport at the same time?

Hi Reba!

Nothing really, given you use a proper stand.(I used a Manfrotto 3071 with casters and of course a deadweight) It was quite windy at times and as you can see the Octa was raised a bit in the air as well.

I dont leave home without them on shoot like this, and rarely use them indoors in this manner. The setup time for one guy (attaching the fabric to the frame, and mounting the frame on stands with gripheads) is about 15min tops. Me and my assistent did it well under 10 minutes and we didnt really rush either. Of course we have gotten used to it.

Yes i used the Quadra as a kicker/rim and im very happy with its performance thus far.

If you want to trigger them both with radio you would have to connect one to the hotshoe and to the pc-sync port to your camera. Easy way to attach the pw/skyport to camera with the hotshoe occupied is attaching a cold hotshoe to the base of your camera (tripod socket) if you use a vertical grip use little bracket (by manfrotto or make your own) The Skyport cable provided with the transmitter is very short, so if you plan on having the PW mounted on the hotshoe, you need a longer cable for the Skyport to be able to attach it to a bracket or hotshoe on your tripod socket.

You could also depend on the SU-4 mode of the SB-900 but unless you have a line of sight between the RX ranger and your SB-900 it might not work, and if your running your Ranger at lower powers the SB-900 will probably not detect the flash in bright light outdoors (of course depends on the distance)

Kindest Regards
Paul L.

roanjohn wrote in post #8229471
Paul - WOW!! That is quite a set-up!!! The Papa Ranger and Baby Ranger would be great if you have voice activated light stands - not everybody has that luxury!!

Yea well it was only the quadra i made my assistent haul, im not willing to break his back with the Ranger RX Speed 10.4KG.

MR do little wrote in post #8230385
Yea well it was only the quadra i made my assistent haul, im not willing to break his back with the Ranger RX Speed 10.4KG.

Yeah, he looks like such a fragile little flower, your assistant!

Hahaha!! Then you should see me, and you would understand why im the one holding the little camera and he (actually my tall little brother) is the one assisting..

Fragile little flower..LOL Made my day! Will make sure to tell him that!

digitalfrog wrote in post #8218902
I'm really upset that the adaptor is still not in stock (or is it?)...

It really limits the system, I want to use a beauty dish and more mods !!

Me too I want to use my Deep Octa
I have the adapter on pre-order for weeks and just phoned my distributor, but there is no shipping date yet.
I also put the grid-reflector on pre-order... hoping to use these modifiers this summer!

If i didnt have any other battery pack or strobes my fingers would itch like crazy for that adapter as well.! Let's hope Elinchrom ships them sooner then later. .-)

I have 2 adaptors en route from Vistek in Canada. I hope it's the right parts!! Along with it is the 2x A heads kit!! It should arrive here tomorrow or WED. I am so frigging excited!!

Let me know if anybody want the contact info of the guy who helped me out. BTW, I ordered from the Vistek store in Toronto.

Congrats!

Hi All, I'm new here although been lurking a little while.
Just wanted to say, I've had my Quadra 2 head kit for nearly 2 weeks and love it. I have the adaptor on order to use with my other Elinchrom modifiers. Looking forward to using them in our wedding season.
Heres some recent shots from testing.
http://www.flickr.com …x/sets/72157620​242498135/

MazzaPix wrote in post #8238164
Hi All, I'm new here although been lurking a little while.
Just wanted to say, I've had my Quadra 2 head kit for nearly 2 weeks and love it. I have the adaptor on order to use with my other Elinchrom modifiers. Looking forward to using them in our wedding season.
Heres some recent shots from testing.
http://www.flickr.com …x/sets/72157620​242498135/

Great pics! I love how far the Quadra throws light. How was the sun in this shot? And I agree, remote Skyport triggering is sexy.
http://www.flickr.com …in/set-72157620242498135/

Cool stuff Mazza!

MR do little wrote in post #8225828
Oh yes

For those interested a few poor snaps behind the scenes. (these images are straight out of the camera, and is only posted to show the setup)


Ranger Q and RX.

| Byte size: ZERO | Content warning: NOT AN IMAGE

Ranger Q on a Sunbounce Micro,( yea i know its oof lol)

| Byte size: ZERO | Content warning: NOT AN IMAGE

For those who want to see the relative size of the 2m Octalite.(yes i know the scene is a mess lol)

| Byte size: ZERO | Content warning: NOT AN IMAGE

Paul, very pro setup. Wow. So is the 2 meter Octalite worth the money? I'm considering the 69" Rotalux.