Amvona OctoLumes

More a warning then a question. Amvona claims these ship with a

"universal connector". They don't. They ship with a connector for

JTL monolights, a Chinese made "value" line. I strongly suspect these

are knock offs of the Photoflex Octodomes (same sizes, same types of

accessories, similar but roughly made connector).

 

I didn't realize Photoflex was actually litigating over the design

copies till after I had bought. I'm guessing that a Photoflex 9xxx

speedring will fit. I should know by the w/e.

I thought it was supposed to be more like the "Octabank"....let us know what speedring

works. What lights are you using?

<I>I didn't realize Photoflex was actually litigating over the design copies till after I had

bought.</I><P>Which is pretty

funny considering that they have been ripping off Chimera, Elinchrom & Westcott designs

for years.

I think what really PO'ed Photoflex was that they actually lifted pictures off of their site. They had Photoflex employees "showing" equipment which was really Photoflex's (or so they claim). I'm kinda surprised more companies haven't gone after them, unless they think they're not really eating into their mkt, and they figure they could recover what a lawsuit would bring.

John, sorry, forgot to answer your question. I ordered the SC9003NR which is the new style Photoflex connector for Norman 9xx series lights (like the 2000/2400). It's their 4/8 rib connector, and it's also tapped for 1/4" and 3/8". That way you can mount the box to the stand, and the head to the connector if that works out better.