toxic Goldmember 3,498 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2008 Location: California More info | Jan 21, 2010 02:02 | #1 I just got a Flashpoint monolight, and it fires the flash whenever I lower the power setting, presumably to discharge the capacitor. I'm wondering if this is normal for a monolight since I don't remember this happening when I used Genesis lights before.
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Jan 21, 2010 02:24 | #2 yes, that is normal. And it also does the same thing with the genesis. I'm not sure about the 200 but I had the 400 before and it does the same thing. Jerome
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tepic Member  233 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Seattle More info | Jan 21, 2010 02:35 | #3 Yes, this happens on Genesis lights, too. It's auto-dumping the capacitors.
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pcj Goldmember  1,037 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: Templeton, MA More info | Seconded, my Genesis 200's do dump when the power comes down 7D (gripped) | GoPro Hero HD | Canon 70-200mm f/4 L | Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 | 40mm f/2.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 28mm f/1.8 | 3 * 600EX-RT - All gear
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RDKirk Adorama says I'm "packed."  More info | They have to dump one way or another. However, the better flash units do it passively, without actually flashing. TANSTAAFL--The Only Unbreakable Rule in Photography
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pcj Goldmember 1,037 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: Templeton, MA More info | Jan 21, 2010 08:36 | #6 RDKirk wrote in post #9439427  They have to dump one way or another. However, the better flash units do it passively, without actually flashing. But nothing comes free. The lower-priced units that dump the power without flashing are rather slow at it, taking maybe three or four seconds (you might as well flash the unit yourself to get it over with quickly); for much more money, you can get one that passively dumps very quickly. The Genesis 200 dumps almost immediately when I lift off the power button - I've not noticed it take a longer time. Or do you mean even cheaper units? 7D (gripped) | GoPro Hero HD | Canon 70-200mm f/4 L | Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 | 40mm f/2.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 28mm f/1.8 | 3 * 600EX-RT - All gear
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RDKirk Adorama says I'm "packed." More info | Jan 21, 2010 08:44 | #7 pcj wrote in post #9439591 The Genesis 200 dumps almost immediately when I lift off the power button - I've not noticed it take a longer time. Or do you mean even cheaper units?  Does it flash-dump or does it dump passively ("silently")? The posts above seem to suggest that it flash-dumps. Flash dumping does occur immediately; it's the "silent" dumping that can take a few seconds in lower-cost units. TANSTAAFL--The Only Unbreakable Rule in Photography
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pcj Goldmember 1,037 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: Templeton, MA More info | Jan 21, 2010 08:57 | #8 It flash dumps - thanks for clarifying, I was wondering if I was missing something 7D (gripped) | GoPro Hero HD | Canon 70-200mm f/4 L | Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 | 40mm f/2.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 28mm f/1.8 | 3 * 600EX-RT - All gear
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