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Tip Of The Week Archive Strobe Lighting Unleashed - 1/7/08
Tip Of The Week Archive Strobe Lighting Unleashed - 1/7/08 
Strobe Lighting Unleashed - 1/7/08 |
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shoot with studio strobes a lot, even when I’m on location. The problem
is that I’m always searching for an outlet to power them. I’ve long
dreamed of investing in a rechargeable battery pack, but the steep
price of great units from many strobe manufacturers has always kept me
from taking the plunge. After months of hemming and hawing I finally
made the investment—sort of. I found an off-shore supplier of
rechargeable power packs. Innovatronix, based in the Philippines,
offers the Tronix Explorer 1200 pure sine wave inverter and battery
pack for only $249—a fraction of the cost of other options. For such a
potentially useful item, I was willing to take a bit of a risk, and so
far so good. I just used the pack to power my Dynalite 1000 strobe
setup while shooting a group photo outside on a city street—a location
that required us to work quickly and provided absolutely no access to
power. The pack worked well, and although recycle times weren’t exactly
lighting-fast, it got the job done. And just because you may not use AC
strobes, doesn’t mean this pack won’t make your day, too. I’ve also
used it to power my laptop with its ancient and ailing internal
battery. The manufacturer claims 1,000 full-power flashes of a
300-watt-second strobe per three- to five-hour charge, and as far as I
can tell, they’re right. Check the site
for strobe compatibility, and don’t hesitate to make a minor investment
in this power source that can transform literally any location into
your makeshift studio. Photo courtesy of Innovatronix   |
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