shawngibson Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 I have a Metz system (60CT) and I wonder if I can use more than 1 head with the dryfit. It has 2 plugs built in to it, so I suppose I can. But Do I lose full-GN shooting with 2 60's? Or half as many shots per charge? <p> I am working towards a 4-head system and would like to be able to get away with 2 dryfits + extra batteries for portability, but NOT at the expense of power (GN loss). I want the extra heads to blow-out backdrops and get rid of wall shadows for my portraits (i.e., typical Avedon stuff). <p> Does anyone know what happens when you plug 2 60CTs into 1 dryfit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg_s1 Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 hi, shawn! there is a special head, called mecatwin 60-40. check out: www.metz.de. excuse my bad english, georg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg_s1 Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 sorry, shawn! www.metz.de contains no informations about the mecatwin. if you connect the 60CT and an mecatwin, the GN will be the same, but you get only the half of shots per charge. georg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 Yep. The site's got nothing on the mecatwin. I just found a mecatwin with no dryfit for under $150Cdn. I'm gonna phone the store and get them to put it aside for me. Thanks a lot georg. shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 ps your english is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 6, 2000 Share Posted February 6, 2000 Are there any actually <u>useful</i> sites for Metz products? Their own site, quite frankly, blows...though they did seem to just add a 'get product information' page, which might turn out to be cool, if only snail-mail efficient...and probably in terrible English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc453 Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 You really don't need real powerful strobes to blow out the background. I used two Morris slaves (the cheap round ones) about a foot away from a white background on each side. Works like a charm. <p> Marcus J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 I realize that :-) <p> ...But if I'm trying to get f11 with my subject (which I try almost always to do), then I need at least f11 with a white background (since it's a couple stops over human flesh anyways...), preferably f11-1/2 to f16 for good measure...I've been toying with the idea of eventually getting 2 cheapo Vivitar 285's and using them for even backgrounds, and then use the two Metz units creatively together on ther subject... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 >>a foot away from a white background on each side <p> oops I missed your point altogether (long day...). How do you keep an even spread so close the the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc453 Posted February 8, 2000 Share Posted February 8, 2000 I did this a while ago. But mostly its trial and error or a lot of Polaroids. I suggest angling the smaller strobs so that they cover the background and the light just misses the model. Here is my test shot of this technique. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo.tcl? photo_id=12082&size=sm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc453 Posted February 8, 2000 Share Posted February 8, 2000 O.K... I'm sorry but I guess you need to log onto Photo.net to see this photo. It's there. But it is beyond my limited expertise to connect it to the answer. <p> Marcus J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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