jarvist
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So, I have a couple Vivtar 283s (Guide: 110 ft @ 100ASA), but they're rather big + I would love a smaller flash to use as a slave with my compact cameras.
What is there out there that tucks away neatly into a pelicase yet still delivers an acceptable guide number?
This Easter I was using a cheap small flash tucked into one of those el-cheapo peli-case a likes (firing + triggering through the transparent case, held in place with little bits of cut up sponge), which was rather swish + nice to the human flash slaves, but also had rather weak light output.
"Cave photographers mostly use flashguns as their primary light, followed by bulbs as their second main source. Each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Flashguns are fairly inexpensive, are dependable and put out sufficient light for most work. The most commonly used are the Vivitar 283 or 285 and the Sunpak 433 series. These have a fairly good guide number and you can adjust the manual power output on them to save battery life. I also use a series of smaller guns that I've picked up on the used camera market for fill lights and close-up work. In addition, flashguns recharge themselves and can be used for multiple shots without having to adjust them between each shot."
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/A-shot-in-the-dark---guide-to-cave-photography
These sunpaks apparently have a 120' guide number, and look rather compact from photos, but there doesn't seem to be many of them this side of the pond...
What is there out there that tucks away neatly into a pelicase yet still delivers an acceptable guide number?
This Easter I was using a cheap small flash tucked into one of those el-cheapo peli-case a likes (firing + triggering through the transparent case, held in place with little bits of cut up sponge), which was rather swish + nice to the human flash slaves, but also had rather weak light output.
"Cave photographers mostly use flashguns as their primary light, followed by bulbs as their second main source. Each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Flashguns are fairly inexpensive, are dependable and put out sufficient light for most work. The most commonly used are the Vivitar 283 or 285 and the Sunpak 433 series. These have a fairly good guide number and you can adjust the manual power output on them to save battery life. I also use a series of smaller guns that I've picked up on the used camera market for fill lights and close-up work. In addition, flashguns recharge themselves and can be used for multiple shots without having to adjust them between each shot."
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/A-shot-in-the-dark---guide-to-cave-photography
These sunpaks apparently have a 120' guide number, and look rather compact from photos, but there doesn't seem to be many of them this side of the pond...