Speedotron users, untie!

I used to use some speedotron lights about 5 years ago, black line series - amazing lights, but gosh, the pack was HEAVY. Nowadays, the profotos are lighter, and I carry the norman 200Bs with me for portability.

I need a larger Octabox. Any suggestions?

Shot a gig for a friend's birthday party with my kit. The space was extremely limited and he wanted people to be able to get photos with the body painted girls on this Crown Royal chair he had. I used the 1205 pack with two heads placed to the side and pulled forward a bit, so that it wasn't exactly cross lighting with a 7" reflector on one and an 11" reflector on the other. I got some shadows when there were a lot of people getting photos at the same time, but for space constraints, it worked perfectly.

hey guys, If anyone had a bad flash tube fro a 202vf head please PM me. I need the thing to try and repair two heads that I have that some Jerk who didn't sandbag a stand and sent the boom arm into the glass globe. The tube still works I am trying to replace the globe so I dont look so Ghetto! Thanks in advance f anyone can help me with a broken flash tube MW20QV or the MW20QVC

Sorry, but can't help you there.

Probably be picking up an Rotolux 39" DO in the next week or two.

Purchased an Elinhcrom 39" DO and a Kacey Enterprise adapter. Some good stuff.

Next two purchases are going to be strip boxes. I'm not sure if I should buy cheap and disposable or expensive and sturdy. They're going to be used for outdoor work mainly and there's going to be a lot of setup and tear down.

I may even look for another 1200w/s pack in the future.

I'll try and get a photo of my Pelican case with all the Speedo gear in it.

Where can one find a used 805 and 405 blackline pack besides Ebay. Is there a Speedotron forum on the net that I cant find? I need 2 more packs to finish out my kit.

Try the Fred Miranda forums. I don't think there's an actual Speedotron forum.

There's a facebook page w/ discussion area, but they don't reply to questions on it, so I'm not sure what the point of it is except maybe their marketing guy said it was a good idea

Here's my Pelican 1654.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/cokronk/5575699​292/

So you are the one that keeps buying all the Speedo gear on ebay, J/K Nice kit for sure, where do you put your reflectors, modifiers, and stands.

I need a bigger pack, I have 2 805's, I want a 1200 ws pack, I also want a 405for small space gigs.I love my 202 and 206 heads but I wish the bigger packs had more control over power settings.I guess you cant have it all in any system. I wish they had some sort of slider like AB or a power dial from 1/1 thru 1/128th.

I will lay out my kit and take some pics. Also if anyone has a bad 202 or206flash tube please pm me.I need one.

akfreak wrote in post #12131859
So you are the one that keeps buying all the Speedo gear on ebay, J/K Nice kit for sure, where do you put your reflectors, modifiers, and stands.

I need a bigger pack, I have 2 805's, I want a 1200 ws pack, I also want a 405for small space gigs.I love my 202 and 206 heads but I wish the bigger packs had more control over power settings.I guess you cant have it all in any system. I wish they had some sort of slider like AB or a power dial from 1/1 thru 1/128th.

I will lay out my kit and take some pics. Also if anyone has a bad 202 or206flash tube please pm me.I need one.

Right now, that stuff just goes in the backseat of the car.

That's one thing I hated about my Alien Bees is the slider. It's so inaccurate.

Village_Idiot wrote in post #12132337
Right now, that stuff just goes in the backseat of the car.

That's one thing I hated about my Alien Bees is the slider. It's so inaccurate.

What I am saying is I would like to have better control over output. Not just fixed ratios does that make sense. Sliders was just an example. I was accurate outputs, i just dont want to have to dump 2 heads (snooted) in another room to dial down my main light. I need a 405 but they are all gone. I should of not been such a cheapskate and paid Helix the 490 bucks

akfreak wrote in post #12138308
What I am saying is I would like to have better control over output. Not just fixed ratios does that make sense. Sliders was just an example. I was accurate outputs, i just dont want to have to dump 2 heads (snooted) in another room to dial down my main light. I need a 405 but they are all gone. I should of not been such a cheapskate and paid Helix the 490 bucks

You mean adjustments per head. I've found a solution to that:
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …00_Watt_Second_​Power.html



Maybe when I'm rich. I'm actually thinking about solutions for dumping lights. I think if I person could use a sofbox or something similar, except with a black piece of cloth instead of the white diffusion panel on the front, you could have something that wouldn't be affected by heat and would allow for you to not have to worry about where you would run a dump head to.

I think I lucked out in finding the guy on Fred Miranda selling the 5 heads, the 405 pack, and the reflectors. I haven't seen any on e-bay or anywhere else. Some one is selling 800w/s Norman packs on e-bay that have been converted for use with speedo heads. That may be an option. I do a scan about every one or two weeks to see what new toys pop up.

Village_Idiot wrote in post #12138377
You mean adjustments per head. I've found a solution to that:
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …00_Watt_Second_​Power.html



Maybe when I'm rich. I'm actually thinking about solutions for dumping lights. I think if I person could use a sofbox or something similar, except with a black piece of cloth instead of the white diffusion panel on the front, you could have something that wouldn't be affected by heat and would allow for you to not have to worry about where you would run a dump head to.

I think I lucked out in finding the guy on Fred Miranda selling the 5 heads, the 405 pack, and the reflectors. I haven't seen any on e-bay or anywhere else. Some one is selling 800w/s Norman packs on e-bay that have been converted for use with speedo heads. That may be an option. I do a scan about every one or two weeks to see what new toys pop up.

You are a funny man, Yes dumping heads in other rooms that dont affect the image is the only way I have found to step down the power in small places. If I had the 405 it would be easier. Now I have been using sppedlights and my 8-5 in small setups. I live speedo. I hope to buy t more packs, A 405 and a 1200WS one. I will be done..