Broncolor Flash Pack Bonanza

[dxp]

A new addition to my lighting kit: a nano 2 generator, in excellent used condition. It's small, it's light, it has respectable flash duration and recycling speeds, and it only cost me 260€.
I already have it's slightly larger sibling, the nano A4, and they'll make a great little pair in my small studio, and out on location as well.
I only wish it had radio triggering built in, just to streamline things a bit in my digital workflow. I had been looking at a senso A2 setup, but they're quite expensive in comparison still, and have very slow flash durations, which could matter with some of the shooting I do.
So the nanos it is for now!
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[Daniel Unkefer]

dxp,
Looks good! I decided on the older Primo and Pulso Packs but I've not be disappointed so far. Just scored two more Primo 2 1600J heads. My take on this is if you are patient stuff comes along at great prices.

[dxp]

I do like the look of Bron's older packs and heads and have no doubt of their reliability, but these smaller nano generators are great for my limited space or to take on location easily, and can still output plenty of joules.

I have an Opus A4 generator that came with the initial Bron bundle I purchased earlier this year. I wasn't going to hold on to it, but they sell for so little money I figured it's worth keeping purely as a backup, or if I ever need 3200J blasting out of a single head.

I agree with you about waiting it out for great prices—below is one of two minipuls C80 monos I scored in a kit last week, for not much coin. They're quite nicely built, and very tactile to operate.
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[Daniel Unkefer]

Yeah the Minipuls take "Pulso" top line of modifiers and accessories, for maximum versatility. And if you wait as you say, the world's finest for little coin. My two Primo 1600J heads arrived clean as new and working perfectly, for $200 each. Cheaper than buying new flashtubes, for the whole unit. So that gives me five 1600J Primo heads with good tubes. Well worth it to me to wait and save. Some say the Primos are more tactile and easier to place where you want them, than the Pulso Heads.

With digital you are in a different boat, so the the microprocessor controlled, more modern packs (with shorter flash discharge times) are fantastic. I need the POWER for the larger format film which is my forte. Kevin at KHB repairs strobes, he said don't go for microprocessor controls for analog shooting. The reason being, microprocessors GO POOF, he suggested getting the most modern packs, that are not microprocessor controlled. My Primo and Pulso Packs have LED controls, very unlikely to POOF in the immediate future.

[Daniel Unkefer]

New to Me Broncolor FM Flash Meter by Nokton48, on Flickr

I use the Broncolor FM Flash Meter constantly. Now this one came up on auction for Twenty Bucks. Now this meter was $499 when it was new, it integrates with my Broncolor Flash Packs and Monolights. Very friendly, thought I should pounce on it as a backup unit. So Merry Christmas to me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL.

Let's hear more stories about beeg lighting! Geoff Berliner at Penumbra in NYC told me he uses a 5000J Speedo in their tintype studio. That will move some air.

[Daniel Unkefer]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!


Here's a nice Christmas Beer for you. Rob Grimm photographing Beer with Broncolor. Notice the Visatec with Impaspots, lots of Gaffer Tape, looks like black matte board to further Gobo the light. Only lights the label of the bottle, he has two Impaspots, which I will have when I get another cheapo Visatec 1600B. 600J plenty of light highly refined. From their Wedding/Portrait division Visatec. Good Stuff.

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/6898

A master at work. Enjoy. "The Shakespeare of Beers"

[dxp]

Can you clarify the accessory mount specifics there. Impaspot has the impact mount, right? Does that fit the Visatec 1600B?

And a Merry Christmas to you as well!

[Daniel Unkefer]

dxp,

Yes the Impaspot is in the Broncolor Impact 21/41/S40/S80 mount, which also fits the Visatec 1600B. As far as I know, you need the Impaspot unit, and the frosted protecting dome for the 1600B. It also fits my Broncolor Impact S80 monolight. I have the frosted protecting dome for the Impact S80, I have not been able to find the frosted dome for the Visatec so far. But I would like to find a couple of frosted ones so I have a spare!

They also make a GOBO set, GOBO Holder, and a mask set for the Impaspot. Just One type of clear flashtube (I think). Can anybody verify that please? So I'd like to find these items too. Any other tips for Impaspot use would be appreciated!

[dxp]

What is the mount on the accessory Visatec 1600B specified as? I have a Visatec Logos 800 that accepts Pulso mount accessories, so I assumed it's considered a Pulso mount, but with the different flash tube and glass dome of this lineup.

Or does that make it an Impact mount because of the smaller dome and tube, with that being the defining trait, and the the bayonet is the same? I've never used or handled any of the Bron Impact gear, so have never been able to compare the two lineups to understand the difference.

[Daniel Unkefer]

My Visatec 1600B takes all the Broncolor Impact light modifiers that I own. It is compatible with Impact. I also have Pulso light modifiers, they are a larger mount size than Impact ones.

New to Me Studio Monolights 600J Broncolor by Nokton48, on Flickr

Both the Impact S80 on the left, and the Visatec 1600B on the right, take Impact accessories.

See Here:

https://www.spectratech.gr/Web/Visat.../56-200-00.pdf