REVIEW : Broncolor Move 1200 L Studio Flash System

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REVIEW : Broncolor Move 1200 L Studio Flash System

The Broncolor Move system is a special case type of studio and field strobe system.  It is a power pack based system, but the power pack uses a rechargeable lithium ion battery.  It's small and compact, but it uses Broncolor's MobiLED strobe heads, heads designed to be used with much larger AC based systems.  Lastly it packs a lot of power, 1200 joules to be used asymmetrically between two heads.  There are alternatives in this space, but I thought you might be interested in learning more about the Move 1200L and to see why, if portability, power, consistency and speed are part of your use case, a Move system may be the answer for you.

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REVIEW : MOLA Softlights - The Best I Have Ever Used

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REVIEW : MOLA Softlights - The Best I Have Ever Used

A beauty dish is a wonderful light shaping tool.   Using one well takes a fair bit of practice from a positioning perspective, but once you build the skill, there is no other light shaper like a good beauty dish.  Some manufacturers such as Profoto refer to these light shapers as soft lights.  In this review I look at the absolutely awesome MOLA softlight line

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REVIEW : Broncolor PARA 133

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REVIEW : Broncolor PARA 133

Broncolor is a well respected name in professional studios around the world.  The Swiss manufactured products have earned their reputation for quality and consistency.  They tend to be priced accordingly but this doesn't mean that Broncolor gear is for high end pros only.  Photographers seeking top line equipment that is reliable, highly usable and robust should always take Broncolor into consideration.  I want to thank Canadian distributor Amplis Foto for making the unit available for this review.

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New from Think Tank Photo - THE Bag for Your Lighting Rig + MORE

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New from Think Tank Photo - THE Bag for Your Lighting Rig + MORE

Thanks for stopping by.  You've probably figured out by now that I am a huge fan of the products from Think Tank Photo.  US based readers who order via the link on this site (click the link on the sidebar) can get bonuses when they go through me.  For readers elsewhere, there's a large number of Think Tank Photo resellers and some keep a really good selection on hand.

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My Day With Peter Hurley

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My Day With Peter Hurley

On March 24th, 2016 I got to spend the day with Peter Hurley.  Thousands of people have done so in classes and workshops, and I count myself as fortunate for having done so, but yesterday was different and special.  Peter was in Toronto to deliver his Illuminating the Face workshop presented by Henry's Learning Labs, and I had the honour and pleasure to both introduce Peter to the attendees and to help with the setup and assist him over the course of the day.  It was really quite amazing.

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Profoto Announces Firmware Update for B1

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Profoto Announces Firmware Update for B1

If you are a user of the Profoto B1 strobe, there is a firmware update (D1) now available at www.profoto.com for the B1 that corrects a minor bug where the B1 might restart after being turned off using a Profoto Air Remote.  Applying the update takes less than a minute.  Download the update, plug the B1 into the computer via USB and run the update.

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