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I can't find it anywhere, I don't know what it is but, I'd love to read up on it since were getting 18 inchs and I think i'm being paid to go snowboarding Saturday.
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Have you tried firing off a complimentary, polite email to whoever filmed it? That can go a long way.
- Scott
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Kinda looks like a 39" Rotalux Deep Octabox to me: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...p_OctaBox.html
And I bet it's probably hooked up to an Elinchrom Ranger or Ranger Quadra.
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$2500? Sounds about right for a Ranger RX Speed AS kit with the 39" Rotalux. You need gobs of power when you're shooting in mid-day sun with a crapload of snow around you. Speedlights simply won't cut it there, neither will an AlienBee (maybe a bare B1600).Originally Posted by Tylersladen
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thats so much, argh.
You get so much though its worth it if I had the $$$$$.
Ranger Quadra AS pack
2 x RQ A Speed Flashheads
2 x RQ Flashhead Cables
2 x RQ Reflectors 13.5 cm
EL-Skyport Transmitter
Ranger Quadra Case
RQ Battery
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If you have a B800 and a Vagabond, and a willingness to subject both of those to the elements, you could consider picking up the smallest silver PLM that AlienBees offers (if they have any in stock) in order to maximize your power (or the silver beauty dish). I'm not so sure I'd use either one in those conditions though. If it falls over, it's getting snow inside of the bee, and if the Vagabond gets wet, it's going to short out. The Ranger series is a bit more weather resistant.
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the rangers are designed to be used on location (battery), whereas the alienbees are designed to be used in a studio (AC power, but the vagabond is an option)
the rangers are more powerful, more durable when used as a location light, more portable, it's a bit more sealed against the elements, and it has interchangeable batteries.
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If you do a lot of location shooting, and you can justify the expense of a battery-only system, the Ranger and Ranger Quadra are great. By battery-only, I mean exactly that - you can't run them plugged into the wall. In exchange for that limitation, you can have a two head Quadra setup and you'd only be carrying 13lbs of gear with you. The Vagabond weighs about 18.6lbs all by itself. Sure, the Vagabond will give you a lot more shots, but you can always buy more batteries for the Ranger or the Quadra.
The Ranger is 1100W/s. The Quadra is 400W/s. A B800 is 320W/s, and a B1600 is 640W/s, but the numbers aren't necessarily directly comparable.
You have to realize that photography is not always a numbers game, and sometimes it's hard to explain why something kicks so much ass.
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Wait for the Einsteins to come out then. They use IGBT tech, and they're supposedly capable of ~5fps at low power. You'd need to set them around 1/6 power to match the max output of your speedlights, and you could probably run that at 2-3fps pretty easily (I hope). They're also much more affordable at $440 each. The problem is that they aren't shipping yet, and the waiting list is getting kinda long.
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Paul C. Buff - same company as Alien Bees. http://www.paulcbuff.com/pcb2009/einstein.html
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Why would you need four of them?
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also consider paul c buff's white lightnings. it's at a price point in between the rangers and the alien bees.
i think an AB1600 would work. i got one for xmas but have yet to play with it.
Last edited by migs; 02-28-2010 at 01:56 PM.
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