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| Author: | stonehill [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Speedring Choices |
Hi all, I am a few days away from purchasing 4 Einstein lights and am wanting to attach possible third party modifiers to them. My question was is it better to purchase the speedring for the Einstein that has a mount that can attach to a stand. This would save the head from possible stress over an extended period of time. This is the link to the speedring. http://www.ebay.com/itm/EZ-Lightstand-3 ... 53f49d0567 Or should I just buy separate speedring by PCB. I will be buying many PCB modifiers but want to have the universal kit that is capable of holding Large modifiers without worry. This is the link to the normal PCB model. http://www.paulcbuff.com/speedrings.php What should I do. Please advise me. Thanks all Greg |
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| Author: | kenyee [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
For non-octas, also look at the Bowens Quickring. You'll find out why once you try to assemble a regular softbox :-) |
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| Author: | stonehill [ Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
Thanks Kenyee, Can you go into a little more detail on the bowens speedring? I will check into it but do you have experience with it? Would it be better to just buy a few of the bowens quick rings with inserts of the 3rd party modifiers, or get pcb speed rings? Thanks again |
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| Author: | kenyee [ Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
stonehill wrote: Can you go into a little more detail on the bowens speedring? I will check into it but do you have experience with it? I have one and think it's the only way to deal w/ regular softboxes (nothing like the easy to use PCB Foldables). Put a regular softbox together w/ a standard speedring and you'll see what I mean. The Bowens QR does come w/ a spigot hole you can screw a Reviews on it (type in "bowens quickring review" into Google) from Rob/tmr: http://thelightingacademy.com/blog/bowe ... ng-review/ http://photography-on-the.net/forum/sho ... p?t=833988 |
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| Author: | stonehill [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
Hey Kenyee thanks for that. I'm looking on PCB website and thought only the sofboxes come fixed with a speedring that can't be detached. Are you saying that they have foldable softboxes and octas that don't come with a speedring. Also the bowens ring can't be configured with an octa? I also thought that there was no mount where you can attach the speedring into the stand. But maybe i'm wrong. Thanks again thats fantastic information. |
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| Author: | kenyee [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
stonehill wrote: I'm looking on PCB website and thought only the sofboxes come fixed with a speedring that can't be detached. Are you saying that they have foldable softboxes and octas that don't come with a speedring. You specifically said "wanting to attach possible third party modifiers to them". The PCB foldables already have speedrings...they're plug and play (they collapse down to the diameter of a speedring because of how they fold open and I like them quite a bit). The Bowens QR can be mounted to a spigot of an umbrella bracket...it's a brass piece w/ a screw on top. So you could use this for any softbox w/ four rods. However, tmr's mod for using it w/ an octa involves drilling that hole out, so if you want to use an octa and mount the speedring to a lightstand, you'll have to use the OEC one he recommended, but you'll want to leave the octa set up most of the time ;) |
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| Author: | stonehill [ Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
ok thats awesome, When it comes to purchase day. If I am ordering 2 strip boxes 2 medium softboxes 1 small softbox 1 large octabox 1 PLM 86in 2 PLM 64in 2 shoot through umbrellas All are PCB products but have access to other modifiers how many speedring would YOU order and what kind would you get. Also do you have info the drilling the bowens quickrings to fit octas? Cheers |
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| Author: | kenyee [ Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Speedring Choices |
stonehill wrote: All are PCB products but have access to other modifiers how many speedring would YOU order and what kind would you get. Also do you have info the drilling the bowens quickrings to fit octas? Info on drilling the Bowens QR is in that link: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/sho ... p?t=833988 What do you mean "have access to other modifiers"? Depends on which ones you want to use is how many speedrings you'll need...I'd start w/ one. The PCB foldables do *NOT* need a speedring. I wasn't sure if this was clear... |
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