John,
I'd say it was truly a Fang! How did you find out about it? Was it word of
mouth or advertised. I'd like to land a deal like that! I could really use
the strobes with modeling lights. Take $20 each? ;-)
Good for you!
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:41 PM
Subject: [OM] A Recent Fang (Almost ??)
> Recently attended a "going out of business" sale from a local professional
> who had retired and was liquidating his studio equipment.
>
> Acquired while there:
> - Two 135 WS studio strobes with modeling lights for $10 each.
> Not that powerful but the price was right.
> - One Sunpak 544 handle mount flash (GN 140) for $30.
> with Quantum Bantam battery adapter.
> - One 18" very, very nice cable release for $2
> has an interesting lock on it; not the normal setscrew.
>
> Not a bad deal overall for a total of $52. However, it what I couldn't
get
> while there that's going to be my undoing:
> - No umbrella brackets
> - No light stands
> - No umbrellas
> - No flash meter
> - No PC cord for the Sunpak
> - No rechargeable cells for the Sunpak.
>
> I now have a coiled Paramount cord for the Sunpak, and 12 1700mAH NiMH
"AA"
> cells. The Sunpak 544 battery box uses 6 "AA" cells, and if you've ever
> used one of these powerful gems, it's just a hair under the T-45 GN and
> swallows alkalines quickly. High capacity NiMH cells, Sunpak's high
> voltage battery pack, or one of the Quantum batteries (Bantam or Turbo)
are
> the *only* solution for using one and getting a decent number of flashes
> out of it before changing batteries. Spent more for these than I did for
> the flash! The Quantum Bantam battery adapter could be used to make my
own
> 9 volt battery pack from NiMH "C" cells. The connector on its coiled
cable
> is a common EIAJ type.
>
> Sadly, someone had already scooped up all his umbrellas, stands, etc.,
> before I got there. Why the strobes were still there is beyond me . . .
> other than their power level. They work just fine. I was ecstatic at
> finding the strobes until I estimated what it would take to be able to use
> them easily. Found a pair of used, sturdy *metal* umbrella brackets.
They
> attach to the bottom of the strobes and mount to top of light stands with
> hole and setscrew for umbrella rod. Spent more on these than I did the
> studio strobes! I keep telling myself it's still a good deal though.
>
> Still need stands, umbrellas and a flash meter.
>
> <sigh>
>
> -- John
>
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