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quote: Originally posted by skinshooter:
[qb] Hell, I plan on throwing the Vagabound over my assistant's shoulder and he can carry a 1200 Acute over the other and have him hold a stand with a head and softlight reflector, totally portable. [/qb]
this was the best comment I read all day!  Now, to the topic at hand... I have a kit in a pelican 1650 rolling case. It has two profoto acuteB packs, two heads, and two compact stands. It has a million advantages over a generator, inverter, or a battery-powered kit with one pack that can take multiple heads. It is VERY flexible. The ONLY disadvantage is that the modeling lights stay off 99% of the time, so I don't drain the batts. The modeling lights suck up the power FAST!!! This system is very portable and very powerful for it's size. Plus, it takes most of the regular profoto accessories, like the beauty reflector or the acute ring flash... |
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re - The Vagabond is almost back-packable material.
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that would be a stretch - but it is compact and well packaged.
it is hefty enough for weighing down a turtle base on a c-stand.
we have one with two inverters and it is a wonderful unit.
also comes in handy for laptops.
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''that would be a stretch '' Geez it's only what, 20 lbs, or if you'd feel better, 9 kilos .. what kinda mule you have anyways?  |
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re - Geez it's only what, 20 lbs
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darned thing feels heavier but you're right.
i usually don't have to carry it far and use a travel dolly if necessary.
for hiking into the wilderness with it, you betcha it will be a 'mule' doing the hauling.
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