Two23 wrote:
I photo moving freight trains at night. Lately it's been 30 below zero. I've been using up to x5 WL X3200, each with their own Vagabond and a CSRB. At first I had no interest in the Einstein lights because usually what I need is raw power. The X3200 units deliver! However I've been thinking. Recycle on X3200 is 4 seconds, meaning I only get off one shot of a train moving about 50 mph. There are times when I could really use a much faster recycle. I'm now really thinking of adding x2 Einstein lights to my mix. I could use them for the situations I want to take more than one shot. I read that recycle from full power is about 1.7 seconds. Would recycle from half power be about 1 second? What is recycle at half power, and quarter power? If this isn't a tech question I don't know what is! Also, I'm assuming these will work just fine at 30 below zero as the WL 3200 do. In the past I've put out x10 Nikon SB-28 flash set to 1/4 power to get fast recycle, which is a pain and doesn't give all that much light either. Trains on a black night soak up a lot of power. At least in winter I have snow on the ground which acts as a superb reflector!
Kent in SD
Kent, try PLM Silver. Also, a whole new type of focusable extremely long throw-super efficient reflector is in the works and right around the corner. Working name = Luap Supreme.
You're about right on the recycle times - around .9 seconds on half power and .5 seconds on 1/4 power . . . don't have exact times but will get them.