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What SB said.  Plus it's easier to sandbag a C-stand's legs than a conventional light stand.  I like the Avengers, they are beastly H/D stands, I have two of them in my studio, and two Avenger...

I am already a slave to one "A" (Apple) I have no desire to become a slave to the "other" A. I have Photoshop CS4 installed on one of my computers, but never use it. Aperture and Pixelmator take...

Yup that's street, one of photography's purest forms. If some of mine arent oof, or blurry, or strangely composed, then I have failed.

true, but some of us are in tight spaces, and 8 feet is a long distance for us, so we have to make do with what we have. btw, I use black, with light background and highlight/kicker lights, but...

Yes Ive heard the same thing from others I know that have shot with this.  I'll stick to my 12-60 thank you.  I need fast decisive focus in my line of work.

If I was doing that kind of work, where the client wanted and would pay for high end equipment, I would rent.

Lol right haha ask my colleague that bought big bank into Elinchrom and when that "more money" stuff went south on her after 7 light months of use the nightmarish BS she went through just to get to...

Lots of noobs here ask about going beyond Speedlites into the studio strobe realm, and I always steer them to PCB.   For a relatively small investment you can add some serious creative power, and...

Excellent, thank you! :-)

Anyone out there in O-Land know what the latest version is for the E-5's firmware?  I just bought a near-new body from a forum member (thanks Greg!) and it has 1.1 installed.  Thanks in advance!

is there a clip-on version?

I rarely have issues with my Paul Buff lighting equipment, and when I do, it's usually a cheaply-designed and made small part that breaks off, in this case the small flimsy clip that keeps the...

wow the gals will gravitate to me and my Manfrotto bag lol

What ^ said.  My 12-60 is my rock solid reliable workhorse since buying it 3 years ago.  I also own the 14-54 mki, and while it's a good lens, it's more of a backup to the 12-60 because it does not...

while we're on the subject of Lightroom 4:  can one tether-shoot either the E-3/5 with LR4?  Can't find a solid answer here.

What Sailor Blue said re PCB.  You will NOT get the same level of value AND more importantly customer service with Elinchrom as you would with PCB, and I have read about how Elinchrom has been...

What ^ said.  You can't go wrong with Buff stuff, because few companies stand behind their products and go that extra mile for outstanding customer service like they do.   So rest assured if your...

One word: Avenger.

Dave, Amazon always has them, and I have seen the price go as low as $1499--but that's rare.  And I am kinda bummed Wolf Camera went under, that's where I bought both of my low-shutter E-3 demos a...

I think there are spurts, feb and early march were the most Ive seen in awhile.