Alien Bee Ringflash (ABR800) Samples and Review
October 5th, 2006 | Published in Photography | 5 Comments
Posted at Studio Lighting.net
Bill and I posted a full review of the Alien Bee Ringflash at Studiolighting.net as a compliment to our recent interview with Paul Buff on the LightSource Podcast.
What do I think of it? You’ll have to read the article to find out… but here are a few samples to whet your apetite.
October 6th, 2006 at 2:57 am (#)
aaahhh… a model’s life, must be tough :)
October 6th, 2006 at 5:47 pm (#)
It is on both sides of the camera! Actually, Bill lent his handywork for these.
October 9th, 2006 at 7:59 pm (#)
You are the first photographer I have seen where you are in the photos like 75% of the time, why is that? Is there really a lack of good photo subjects in the world?
November 28th, 2006 at 9:23 am (#)
What do mean when you say the abr 800 is fully integrated? Is it that I will not require a separate power source like the ab vagabond 300 to power it outside the studio?
November 28th, 2006 at 8:35 pm (#)
I’m trying to find where you are commenting on the fully integrated? I”m not sure where you areferring to that.
You would need a powersource to run this unit outside of the studio, whether that is a Vagabong or a wall outlet. With Ringflashes, many of them require a PowerPack system that contains the flash capacitors (not to be confused with flux capacitors… lol) like a Hensel, or ProFoto, or BronColor Ringflash. These units require a floor pack to power their ringflahes at all times.
The ABR integrates all the capacitors and such into the light itself… so it requires only a plug into an outlet of somekind.
Sorry for the confusion there.
And Jim… I’m the easiest one available when I want to test some scenario out. I’m not really that vain! ;-)