Comments on: Latest News http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/ Creative resources for all pro photographers Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:49:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben Roberts http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Ben Roberts Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:15 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4382 Thank you Damien for your reply. I really appreciate your honesty from your experience with equipment. I will wait with anticipation until your product comes on the market and look forward to both yours and Chris demos. Best wishes Ben Thank you Damien for your reply. I really appreciate your honesty from your experience with equipment. I will wait with anticipation until your product comes on the market and look forward to both yours and Chris demos.

Best wishes

Ben

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 damien Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:19:30 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4370 Thanks Chris and Tara. Hi Ben, Thanks for your interest in my battery lights. Both the video lights I will be supplying in the first instance will have a flood and spot facility. When this is combined with barn doors (in a way that I will demonstrate on a free video clip) any degree of attenuation can be achieved without a shift in colour temperature. At least one of my lamps will be available with a dimmer but at an aditional cost. There are no end of small camera top lights on the market that utilise LEDs or small halogen capsules usually up to 50w. Some even have dimmers like the ones supplied in Bescor kits at B&H. I am not interested in supplying these as they are not focusable and I have found them to be a bit too limiting for me. The lights I will be supplying are pro focusing lamps designed to be held by another person or mounted on a stand. They will be 100w and come with a battery that will last well over half an hour, so they will be ideal for wedding shooters too. I hope this helps. Damien. Thanks Chris and Tara.

Hi Ben, Thanks for your interest in my battery lights.

Both the video lights I will be supplying in the first instance will have a flood and spot facility. When this is combined with barn doors (in a way that I will demonstrate on a free video clip) any degree of attenuation can be achieved without a shift in colour temperature. At least one of my lamps will be available with a dimmer but at an aditional cost.

There are no end of small camera top lights on the market that utilise LEDs or small halogen capsules usually up to 50w. Some even have dimmers like the ones supplied in Bescor kits at B&H. I am not interested in supplying these as they are not focusable and I have found them to be a bit too limiting for me.

The lights I will be supplying are pro focusing lamps designed to be held by another person or mounted on a stand. They will be 100w and come with a battery that will last well over half an hour, so they will be ideal for wedding shooters too.

I hope this helps.

Damien.

]]> By: Tara Taylor http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4369 Tara Taylor Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:12:34 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4369 Received my LoveCube yesterday - can't wait to use it! Your Focus stand looks amazing, I am sure it will be even better for real. Received my LoveCube yesterday – can’t wait to use it! Your Focus stand looks amazing, I am sure it will be even better for real.

]]> By: Chris@enjoy http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4368 Chris@enjoy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:16:42 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4368 Damien - the new stand is erm... out-stand-ing! Look forward to catching up with you at Focus. Damien – the new stand is erm… out-stand-ing!
Look forward to catching up with you at Focus.

]]> By: Ben Roberts http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Ben Roberts Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:10:31 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4367 Thanks both Damien & Chris for your replies. Very exciting. Focus is not long away! I hope you don't mind me mentionioning but It would be nice if you could control the light with a dimable counterpart. Also the system needs to be as lightweight as possible (would it be handheld or attached via the hourse shoe?). Many thanks Ben Thanks both Damien & Chris for your replies.

Very exciting. Focus is not long away!

I hope you don’t mind me mentionioning but It would be nice if you could control the light with a dimable counterpart.
Also the system needs to be as lightweight as possible (would it be handheld or attached via the hourse shoe?).

Many thanks

Ben

]]> By: Chris http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4366 Chris Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:39:44 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4366 Hi Ben, worth noting I'll be using video and arri lighting on the next cherish the dress™ workshop in april so if you buy one at focus, check out our pictures for inspiration. Best wishes Chris H Hi Ben,
worth noting I’ll be using video and arri lighting on the next cherish the dress™ workshop in april so if you buy one at focus, check out our pictures for inspiration.
Best wishes
Chris H

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4365 damien Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:18:15 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4365 Hi Marc, The LoveCube™ doesn't come flat packed, it is a rigid cube with a bottom panel. The bottom panel is recessed and has a removable light fitting and a 90mm diameter hole to pop a Speedlight into. The LoveCube™ is light enough to take to the beach, the woods or into the city :) I hope that helps. Damien. Hi Marc,

The LoveCube™ doesn’t come flat packed, it is a rigid cube with a bottom panel. The bottom panel is recessed and has a removable light fitting and a 90mm diameter hole to pop a Speedlight into.

The LoveCube™ is light enough to take to the beach, the woods or into the city :)

I hope that helps. Damien.

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4364 damien Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:16:04 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4364 Hi Ben, The video lights are being finalised and will be based around the Sachtler 100H head and the Lowel iLight. In both instances the packages are let down by power supplies or battery charger quality so I'm addressing both issues and aim to have perfect packages in time for Focus. I am at the test and measure phase so please bear with me. Cheers, Damien. Hi Ben, The video lights are being finalised and will be based around the Sachtler 100H head and the Lowel iLight. In both instances the packages are let down by power supplies or battery charger quality so I’m addressing both issues and aim to have perfect packages in time for Focus.

I am at the test and measure phase so please bear with me.

Cheers, Damien.

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4363 damien Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:12:17 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4363 Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. I agree that the text can be difficult to follow when I write big chunks at a time. I'll ask Martin if we can increase the line spacing in the CSS. That should do the trick. Cheers, Damien. Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. I agree that the text can be difficult to follow when I write big chunks at a time. I’ll ask Martin if we can increase the line spacing in the CSS. That should do the trick.

Cheers, Damien.

]]> By: marc http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4362 marc Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:52:07 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4362 Hi Damien Does the cube come flat packed for delivery? Also, do they have a bottom panel or is it hollow? Thanks Marc Hi Damien

Does the cube come flat packed for delivery?
Also, do they have a bottom panel or is it hollow?
Thanks

Marc

]]> By: Ben Roberts http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4360 Ben Roberts Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:56:27 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4360 Hi Damien Fantastic new product "The LoveCube" - loved it when you showed it off for the first time at the Studio Lighting Workshop in Bristol back in Nov '08 Very interested in your recent announcement of the "battery powered video light kit" - when, when?!! Best wishes Ben Hi Damien
Fantastic new product “The LoveCube” – loved it when you showed it off for the first time at the Studio Lighting Workshop in Bristol back in Nov ‘08

Very interested in your recent announcement of the “battery powered video light kit” – when, when?!!

Best wishes

Ben

]]> By: martin http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4359 martin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:01 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4359 Hello Chris Thanks for the feedback on the design. We didn't change width of the text area, only the sidebar. Good point about readability and I hope we've got the balance about right for today's screen resolutions. Martin Hello Chris

Thanks for the feedback on the design. We didn’t change width of the text area, only the sidebar. Good point about readability and I hope we’ve got the balance about right for today’s screen resolutions.

Martin

]]> By: Chris Birchall http://www.prophotonut.com/2010/02/04/latest-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4358 Chris Birchall Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:45:30 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=4565#comment-4358 Hi Damien. Yes I like to look and feel of the website and certainly have no complaints about the content. If I do have any criticism it would be that the text area is now just a touch too wide. Once you go over 500/550 pixels, text becomes more difficult to read. One sometimes has to hunt for the start of the next line after reaching the end of the previous line. The worst are the sites that have text spanning the entire width of the screen. I think the Love Cube is a brill idea. Might be looking at getting a couple of these after our studio refit. Chris Birchall aka the Hairy Photographer (TheHairyPhotog) Hi Damien.
Yes I like to look and feel of the website and certainly have no complaints about the content.
If I do have any criticism it would be that the text area is now just a touch too wide. Once you go over 500/550 pixels, text becomes more difficult to read. One sometimes has to hunt for the start of the next line after reaching the end of the previous line.
The worst are the sites that have text spanning the entire width of the screen.
I think the Love Cube is a brill idea. Might be looking at getting a couple of these after our studio refit.
Chris Birchall
aka the Hairy Photographer (TheHairyPhotog)

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