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| Author: | chadwithuhc [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
I am curious, is there any advantage the White Lightning X1600 has over the Einstein E640's besides the extra 20ws? It seems like the Einstein is a superior flash in all aspects and only costing $60 more. I feel like I'm missing something... |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
The White Lightnings come with a 5 year warranty and a 7" reflector. Einstein has a 2 yr warranty and no included reflector. Otherwise, Einstein is a better flash unit in every way. If you want to add Cyber Commander, or even standard CyberSyncs, the price difference draws even closer. |
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| Author: | chadwithuhc [ Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
Even though the WS are similar, do they put out the same amount of light? I know some times there can be variations depending on reflectors and such. Also, is there any use case you would say the White Lightenings are better than the Einsteins? |
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| Author: | Luap [ Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
Honestly there is no contest unless you intend to drive a truck over them, in which case the WL wins. The only other possible advantage for the WL is it is a much less complex design, and lower complexity always results in greater overall reliability because there are fewer parts. By this standard, a Flashpoint probably has a better MTBF than a $15,000 Scoro system, though I don't have statistics. |
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| Author: | Technical Support [ Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
chadwithuhc wrote: Even though the WS are similar, do they put out the same amount of light? I know some times there can be variations depending on reflectors and such. Also, is there any use case you would say the White Lightenings are better than the Einsteins? 20Ws of light added to 640Ws is only 3% more energy. Assuming equal effeciency, that is still 1/3 of 1/10 of a stop, so they are identical in output. Any variations in reflectors would be the same, as each use the same reflector choices. |
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| Author: | chadwithuhc [ Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
Thanks for the info guys! |
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| Author: | BigIronCruiser [ Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White Lightning vs. Einsteins |
The WL definitely wins in two categories 1) fingers /accessory mount - large modifiers won't fall off 2) more vertical rotation with modifiers, particularly a beauty dish |
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