Portable Flash Lighting for Digital or Film Cameras On or Off Camera

Description

ON LOCATION PORTRAIT OR PRODUCT LIGHTING ANSWER For years I lugged heavy lighting cases every time I went on location for a professional portrait session. I did the same when I photographed custom cars on location. These small - on camera or off camera flash units are the answer to portability. Put them on a light stand, stick them in a softbox or an umbrella and you're good to go. I have six of these in my camera bag and I'm selling three of them. The flash head swivels and tilts. Tilt angles from -7 degrees to 0, 45, 60, 75, and 90 degrees. The head swivels both to the left and right. The flash includes a switchable slave mode. So, if you're working inside you could fire one or all of these flashes from one on camera flash. The power level is adjustable from 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and 1/1. The head has a motorized zoom from 24mm, 28, 35, 50, 70, 80, and 105mm. I used this/these (I have three for sale) flash guns for all of my on location portrait sessions and they worked fantastic. Price listed here is per each flash gun. I would mount the flash on a cold shoe, on a lightstand, inside of an umbrella or a strip light modifier. I'd fire the flash with a small Cowboy Studios radio slave - transmitter on the camera and receiver on the flash. I would meter the flash output to - typically - be about one stop under the ambient light reading. This gives the image just the right amount of pop and doesn't look "flashed." I also used these when photographing custom built hotrods. They work great as accent lights. I'd put them on the little stands they come with and attach a radio slave receiver. Then I'd put them just out of camera view pointing at a wheel or some other feature of the car I wanted to accent. And finally I also used them to photograph my art in my basement studio. I have them sitting on shelves pointing up into the shite sheetrock ceiling. The bounced light off the ceiling creates the perfect soften, even light that you need for photographing art pieces. Batteries are not included with the flashgun - this is just a friendly tip. Each flash requires four AA (double A) batteries. I invested in a good Maha battery charger and a bunch of Eneloop batteries. I've been recharging those batteries for five years now and they still work great. The LumoPro LP160 is a manual flash and does not support TTL metering with any camera type. The following is from the LumoPro Website: The LP160 Quad-sync flash builds on the success of previous models, like the LP120, giving amateur and professional photographers even more features. Today's digital photographers are looking for powerful, small flashes that are reasonably priced and well constructed. The LP160 is the flash that delivers the power, features and price point to meet that need. As with previous projects, LumoPro crowd-sourced the additional features from the Strobist® community, a popular online group of photographers devoted to working with small, battery powered flashes. This creative and sophisticated group led the developers to create the tool to meet the demand. Improvements included in this new model are impressive and built to fit the needs of today's working photographers. The LP160 features twice the power and quicker recycling for faster shooting. The Full to 1/64th power setting and digital optical slave make the flash more usable under low light situations. A 7degree tilt, metal hot-shoe, electronic zoom, and improved body construction add to the long list of features for professionals. All other features from the popular LP120 are present, including the Optical slave, PC and Miniphone syncro ports, and manual power adjustments. The power output of the LP160 is equivalent to the top of the line flashes from camera manufacturers such as Canon and Nikon. An exciting new feature will allow even more integration with existing flash systems.The new digital optical slave will ignore a single 'pre-flash' - a common feature of TTL flashes for obtaining exposure information. This important addition enables photographers to manually control the LP160, in conjunction with their TTL flashes, without transmitting a TTL signal or exposure information, or having the LP160 fire when the pre-flash activates. This function will work when you have a TTL flash on your camera or when using the built-in on-camera flash. Note for Canon DSLR users: If you are using your built-in, on-camera flash to trigger an LP160, make sure Wireless mode is turned off.You can use either E-TTL or Manual settings to trigger the flash. NOTE: The ability to use this feature in conjunction with a camera manufacturer's proprietary Master / Slave wireless technology will be dependent on the camera and flash used as well as the firmware applied to those units. The below chart demonstrates our findings. LumoPro LP160 with Camera Manufacturer Master / Slave TTL Configurations This chart details results when using the camera manufacturers proprietary TTL Master / Slave technology only. The limitations identified only exist when using these technologies. There are no known issues with triggering your flash via normal TTL or manual modes. Camera Firmware Master Slave LP160 Result Canon 60D 1.0.5 580EXII 430 EX II In 'S' mode, syncs EXCEPT on full power. Canon 7D 1.2.3 (current) 580EXII 430 EX II Will not sync Canon 5D 2.0.4 and 2.0.8 580EXII 430 EX II Will not sync Canon T2i 1.0.8 580EXII 430 EX II Will not sync Nikon D300s A, B 1.01 SB-900 SB-700 In 'S' mode, syncs EXCEPT on full power. Nikon D700 A 1.02, B 1.02 SB-900 SB-700 In 'S' mode, syncs EXCEPT on full power. Nikon D3100 A 1.0, B 1.0, L 1.002 SB-900 SB-700 Full function in 'Si' mode Nikon D90 A, B, L 1.00 SB-900 SB-700 Full function in 'Si' mode Nikon D7000 A 1.01, B 1.01, L 1.002 SB-900 SB-700 Full function in 'Si' mode Sony A290 1 Pop-up HVL-F58AM In 'S' mode syncs below 1/2 power. Sony A390 1 Pop-up HVL-F58AM In 'S' mode syncs below 1/2 power. Dimesions: Guide number: 140 (at ISO 100, feet) (Equivalent to Nikon SB-900 and Canon 580 EX II) Remote function: Optical Slave, Digital Optical Slave, PC syncro port, miniphone (3.5mm) port Shoe: Standard ISO, screw lock, single pin, metal construction Power settings: Full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64 Zoom Settings: 24, 28, 35, 50, 70, 85, 105mm Wide-angle adapter: Included Swivel: 270 degrees Tilt: 187degrees, -7degree tilt for macro photography Flash ready light: LED front and back Minimum Recycling Time: Full power: 4 seconds with AA Ni-MH Power source: 4 type AA batteries, Including Alkaline-manganese, Lithium, NiMH. Optional Power Supply 3rd party: Quantum Battery 1+, 1C and 2 with MB5 Dimensions (flat): Aprox. 2.6 x 3.1 x 7.2 in. (66 x 79 x 183 mm) Weight: 12.8oz (0.8lbs, 362grams) Supplied accessories: Wide-angle diffuser, Miniphone to PC syncro cable, flash stand. Warranty: 2 years from date of purchase through authorized LumoPro dealers. Flash Duration: Full t.5 : 1/1200, t.1 : 1/450 1/2 t.5 : 1/1300, t.1 : 1/950 1/4 t.5 : 1/2650, t.1 : 1/2250 1/8 t.5 : 1/4750, t.1 : 1/3700 1/16 t.5 : 1/9100, t.1 : 1/6050 1/32 t.5 : 1/18200, t.1 : 1/9450 1/64 t.5 : 1/27800, t.1 : 1/13150