Comments on: Alien Bee Ringflash (ABR800) Samples and Review http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/ Ed Hidden is a graphic designer, photographer, code-monkey, blogger, cubicle dweller and motorcyclist (often referred to by his online moniker: MotoEd). While interested in photography for about half his life, he focused on it as a career 4 years ago. Primarily the goal is shooting stock photography, but has been known to shoot some wheeled sporting events, portraits and anything that tells a story. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: motoed http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-5804 motoed Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:35:58 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-5804 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! ;-) 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! ;-)

]]> By: austin osagie http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-5773 austin osagie Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:23:39 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-5773 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? 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?

]]> By: Jim Janovich http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1271 Jim Janovich Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:59:59 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1271 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? 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?

]]> By: motoed http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1238 motoed Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:47:29 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1238 It is on both sides of the camera! Actually, Bill lent his handywork for these. It is on both sides of the camera! Actually, Bill lent his handywork for these.

]]> By: marianofriginal http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1232 marianofriginal Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:57:43 +0000 http://www.edhidden.com/blog/2006/10/05/alien-bee-ringflash-abr800-samples-and-review/#comment-1232 aaahhh... a model's life, must be tough :) aaahhh… a model’s life, must be tough :)

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