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    Best battery rig for the money

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    i use the elinchrom ranger with pocket wizards and have been thrilled with the results.

    definitely a good purchase in my opinion. if you are not already invested in a lighting system

    I would seriously consider the profotos. i had the pleasure of using some the other day and

    I was blown away by their performance. they color temperture was spot on across the board

    at all power levels. they feel sturdy and the packs were easy to use. one thing to consider

    the ranger has almost twice the power of the acute b series.

     

    hope that helps.

    Elinchrom BX400 to go

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    I own this system and it's decent for what it is. The price is right. The stands won't hold

    up in a strong breeze, but they are fine in a controlled environment. The lights feel

    cheaply made in my opinion but so far have been more durable than i expected. The

    modeling lights are fairly weak (which becomes an issue in bright light) and accessories

    get expensive quickly. Definitely invest in some pocket wizards, the sync cables both

    crapped out on me early on.

     

    If I were you I would also consider, hensel monolights which should be widely available in

    the UK. They have slightly more power, stronger modeling lights and a built in radio slave

    if you want it. You might also want to consider a dynalite package. They are fairly portable

    and very durable. They have some good box and cable packages, that will pack a lot more

    power than the bx400's and wont be that much more expensive. If you are doing a lot of

    location shooting, you might also want to check out the battery pack made by

    innovatronix.com. It's $300 and can get about 300 full charge flashes from a 600w/s

    elinchrom monolight.

     

    Once you are invested in a system, it becomes hard, and expensive, to switch. Do your

    research. I'm quite happy with my 400bx kit, but i do see limitations with it from time to

    time mostly in terms of power. You can see samples of the 400bx's at work on my

    website:

     

    http://www.petertannenbaum.com/new.html

     

    -Peter

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