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I can't see how there's anything protectable about about the ICU concept itself, as long as you're not using trademarked terms as a part of the product name - simply describing something as ...

im surprised people aren't making "f-stop compatible" ICUs, with the same tab placements etc.

The lithium battery was one of the things that I found most interesting. I'd read about the AF lamp issue, though I get a sense that it's avoided by releasing autofocus (for back-button focusers) ...

Hi, Just wondering what the functional difference is when using this flash on-camera vs something like an sb-7xx/9xx/5000. Is there anything you can't do in terms of driving this flash from the ...

Thinktank Camera Strap 2.0 is a good standard strap (if you can find it), and the metal rings can be clipped onto the loops on a backpack with a carabiner.

Are these the 860ii model, or the original 860?

using the USB to lightning camera adapter dongle on a non-pro iPad, I use it to backup the card in my camera if I'm away for a few days, and shooting stuff I can't bear to lose. Also good for ...

What happens when you disable the AF assist? I haven't had a chance to actually use one of these in person, so I'm not sure about a lot of basic behaviour with this system. Does the camera still ...

just to add, according to the comments here: http://flashhavoc.com/godox-tt685n-ttl-speedlight-released/ you can disable the flash's AF assist beams, but the problem appears to be a result of ...

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one of these myself. Have you got the current firmware installed on it?

Yeah, I saw they did a receiver as well. I'm not so concerned for my monoblocs because I've got the Skyport stuff for that. What I want to be able to do is have a speedlight with me when I'm out ...

I spoke to our local Elinchrom distributor who did a test for me - apparently the EL-Skyport Speed transmitter I've got will fire a nikon speedlight plugged into the new Receiver Plus, but from ...

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the closed loop I get with the Elinchrom lights and Gossen Digisky meter in terms of metering, adjustment etc in studio. The thought I might be able to get something that ...

Figured out this part myself - the Skyport plus receiver, looks like it might be the answer to all my requirements. Anyone used them?

Hi, Im thinking about getting a speedlight for my D800, which spends most of its time with a 14-24 on it. Something I wanted to play with is shooting  with the flash held by an assistant, or placed ...

a small suggestion for the lighting, from the perspective of the ergonomics of shooting without an assistant - I bought an Elinchrom RX4 kit, which had 2 lights, stands and softboxes, and a few ...

There's lots of reasons - a good article here Often overlooked: "According to a 2006 study by the National Research Council, the thermoneutral zone for a domestic cat is 86 to 97 degrees ...

I bought a 2015 Lotus from the first production run, it was 2-3 months later than originally promised, ICUs are similar. I suspect they're very vulnerable to a lack of economies of scale - they ...

Thanks for posting those pics - it's good to be able to see what the difference is visually. So to the most important question - does the sleeve on the gate of the carabiner (the part that's ...

I have contacted them. Their support department returns an email that they'll be closed, for unexplained reasons, for a couple more days. Hence asking here, in case anyone else had one with a plain ...