Courtenay lights

[ronan downes]

Folks,

I am aware that this company went wallop some time back and that some have reported output to be cold however as budget is limited and I need a lot of power and plenty more units in my studio that is running on a bowens esprit 500 2 head start up kit presently I would like peoples comments on value for money on the following ebay lot-- 3829758269.

Very good condition studio lights. Ideal for starting up a studio. Not all the items are in the picture. 1 x Courtenay Solarflash 1200x complete with mains lead and modelling lamp 2 x Courtenay Solarflash 600x complete with mains lead and modelling lamp 1 x Courtenay Solarflash 1000x complete with mains lead and modelling lamp 2 x Courtenay 2 Head carry cases 3 x Lighting stands (manfrotto, Courtenay, anon) 1 x Courtenay Snoot 1 x Courtenay Barndoors 1 x Courtenay 1/8" Honeycomb grid 1 x Courtenay 1/4" Honeycomb grid 1 x Courtenay accessory holder 1 x 120 x 90 softbox 1 x Courtenay 52 square softbox 2 x 32" White Brollies 2 x Courtenay Sync Leads everything is in working order and in very good condition.

£500 plus shipping

Are 1500,1200, and 600 Output power units in wattseconds? Are they equivalent to Bowens rating 250,500,1000,1500? Albeit age may have reduced power slightly. or is it significantly?

 

[Peter Berressem]

Folks,
I am aware that this company went wallop some time back and that
some have reported output to be cold however as budget is limited
and I need a lot of power and plenty more units in my studio that
is running on a bowens esprit 500 2 head start up kit presently I
would like peoples comments on value for money on the following
ebay lot-- 3829758269.

Very good condition studio lights. Ideal for starting up a studio.
Not all the items are in the picture. 1 x Courtenay Solarflash
1200x complete with mains lead and modelling lamp 2 x Courtenay
Solarflash 600x complete with mains lead and modelling lamp 1 x
Courtenay Solarflash 1000x complete with mains lead and modelling
lamp 2 x Courtenay 2 Head carry cases 3 x Lighting stands
(manfrotto, Courtenay, anon) 1 x Courtenay Snoot 1 x Courtenay
Barndoors 1 x Courtenay 1/8" Honeycomb grid 1 x Courtenay 1/4"
Honeycomb grid 1 x Courtenay accessory holder 1 x 120 x 90 softbox
1 x Courtenay 52 square softbox 2 x 32" White Brollies 2 x
Courtenay Sync Leads everything is in working order and in very
good condition.

£500 plus shipping

Are 1500,1200, and 600 Output power units in wattseconds? Are they
equivalent to Bowens rating 250,500,1000,1500? Albeit age may have
reduced power slightly. or is it significantly?

Hi Paddy )

it's a good price / value IMO. I don't know about the service / spare parts situation in Eire, in Germany in know of sb who offers that all. Should be no prob.

Power values are equal to Bowens as far as diff. brands are comparable. (i.e. capacitor numbers are not the only aspects of output, but that's picky) To age: as long as the flash tubes don't show heavy, black condensation there shouldn't be a noticeable loss in power. In case you mix them with others, warmer (Bowens) strobes, well, just gel with a little amber. Again, sounds good.
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Kind regards,
Peter B.
('Pardon my English. Still practising.')

 

[Peter Berressem]

Just noticed you bought them allready - congrats !

--
Kind regards,
Peter B.
('Pardon my English. Still practising.')

 

[ronan downes]

Peter,

your advice and written english is excellent.

Amber warm up is so basic! Probably would have thought of it myself but good to get common sense reassurance about our ability to control the studio.

Regards and thanks again.

Ronan

PS I would have said you were a native user of English. No grammer errors at all and consistent informal usage. Excellent. A+.

Just noticed you bought them allready - congrats !

--
Kind regards,
Peter B.
('Pardon my English. Still practising.')

 

[Peter Berressem]

Peter,

your advice and written english is excellent.

Amber warm up is so basic! Probably would have thought of it myself
but good to get common sense reassurance about our ability to
control the studio.

Ronan,

thanks for your kind comments on my efforts. Due to the fact that the internet's "native" tongue is English it's easy to practise....different to French (for instance) where a computer's called "ordinateur", a digital cam "appareil numerique" )
Good luck & light, Peter

--
Kind regards,
Peter B.
('Pardon my English. Still practising.')