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Subject: [OM] Studio Monolight redux
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:26:30 -0700 (PDT)
I bought one of those IMPACT 160WS monolight kits from B&H a couple
of weeks ago.  Finally got a chance last night to give it a work out
and look things over.  It cost me all of $159 or something like that.

Here's what it included:
1 Impact light stand. This is an air-cushioned light stand which I
find to be of decent quality, however, the major flaw I found was the
legs don't really splay wide enough to provide enough stability. 
I'll need to weigh it down at the base. Other than that, I think the
stand is pretty good.  A bogen it isn't, but what do you expect from
IMPACT?

2. Impact white/satin umbrella.  Flimsy is probably an
understatement.  My old umbrellas are probably going on 25 or 30
years old and are built like tanks.  This new one surely won't last
that long and won't stand up to much abuse.

3. Monolight.  This unit is nicely built and has good mass.  The
power control is totally variable which is a nice touch. I don't care
for the way it recycles as the recycle time is pretty much fixed no
matter the output power.  In otherwords, you can't do any fast
sequences with the flash using low power.  Construction looks robust
and the controls are recessed enough to reduce damage from 

For the price, the kit appears to be a terrific value.  For the
casual user or part-timer they should be fine.  As to the umbrella,
I'm not very concerned as I have other umbrellas as well as a
softbox.  A little disappointed in that, but no deal-breaker.

AG


 
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