High quality studio set

High quality studio set

walimex pro VC-400/400/300 (Electronics)

Customer Review

This review is intended to deal with the conditions and benefits for ambitious amateur photography - Information about delivery, assembly instructions, etc. There are plenty on the Internet - here so my practical experience with the system.

Walimex was far more likely to be absolute low-cost producers from China, which produced at, unfortunately, often narrow quality studio flash units at entry level for narrow money. With the introduction of the Walimex Pro series that has changed positively.

The cooling of the flash heads is pleasantly quiet and has had an impact in any of my shoots negative on the set or the mood. The control of the light output is carried out directly on the back of the flash heads using the knob. The display of the light output is via an LED that can be controlled in 6.0 f-stops in 1/10 increments. By available 6 stops the Ranges from 1 to 1/32 the rich complete the flash heads performance. Many of the "better" provider offer much higher price ranges only 4 stops as control range of - this may be too little when you power with large apertures (1: 4: 2.8 or 1) would work.

The modeling light is proportional to adjust flash power or full power. Annoying beeps that indicate the flash readiness of heads, for example, are fortunately off by pressing a key on the keypad.

The plant will be fired with either the included remote trigger or sync cable to a head - the other heads wildfire photocells then. And right here is one of my criticisms of this system:

Obviously, the supplied remote trigger has a significant latency - because my Canon EOS 40D has a 1/250 sec minimum sync speed - which I reach at any time with the flash unit. I light the facility with the supplied Funkausöser, so I can get a 1 / 160sek trigger stable without the shadow of the 2nd shutter curtain just yet. Solving the system using the supplied sync cables from, times are possible up to a 1 / 200SEK but again there seems to be a latency, so I always take pictures with a 1 / 160sek.

After firing the modeling of the system is turned off on all flash heads, so that the system for approximately 0.5 seconds, completely dark - after the Einstelllichter turn back on and the set is re-lit as adjusted. The color temperature is on the usual 5500-5800 Kelvin and the flash tubes must be replaced by the user himself in case of failure.

The supplied tripods (WT-806) from Walimex are very stable and cushioned to prevent a breakdown of the flash heads through inadvertent loosening the tripod gag. Each stand has its own carrying case and thus can be transported easily and stored. The slope of the flash heads is set directly on the mechanics beneath the heads. The fourth tripod serves as a holder for the large reflector, the both sides (silver and gold) is coated.

The softboxes are large in size and easily allow illuminated full-body shots. Thanks to the included internal diffusers the light soft and in the effect achieved is significantly softer than the effect of the reflector umbrellas. However, significant drawback is the enormous size of the softbox, which are not to decompose again readily. If a soft box with the last steel beam was excited, the pressure is enormous. This system needs to divide again the utmost caution and appropriate experience. Anyone who does not have their own studio space, should make in detail familiar with the construction and particularly the degradation of these soft boxes.

Another disadvantage is the use as Porty system eg for an outdoor shooting at the blue hour. The system requires an absolutely stable voltage of 230V - mobile power supplies such as the Explorer Tronic bring the lightning completely messed up or simply to switch off. Good brands German manufacturing are here much more flexible, so that I completely renounce a portable use of the flash heads.

Conclusion:
For a moderate price, you get a complete studio set with a total of 1,100 Ws light output in acceptable quality for serious amateurs. Comparable light output with mostly lower control range cost at German manufacturers often many times and offer the photographer no immediate value. The latency of the supplied radio-timer I consider capable of improvement - as a workaround comes with me one of the included sync cable is used.

I have a studio set now used in nearly 30 shootings and am especially of the light output and quality of the VC-400 delighted - especially as provide large soft boxes with inner diffuser truly neutral and softes light. The VC-300 flash head is enough to illuminate the background over and can at maximum power as the classic gray background Tetenal "Thunder Grey" on flash without any problems in order to achieve pure white waivers.

I would buy the set again and again and recommend it without any problems.

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