Lighting accessory manufacturer TurtleRig has announced the launch of its latest Bulb Extensions for Flashpoint and Godox strobes.
As explained in the three-minute promotional video above, the third-generation Bulb Extension units move the flashbulb forward 32mm (1.25in) so less light is wasted when used with certain speed-rings and light modifiers. The result is not only more light per flash (TurtlRig claims between 1/3rd to one stop of additional light) but also more even light, since modifiers like beauty dishes and parabolics benefit from having the light project more evenly than would be possible with the standard flashbulb position.
At the time, TurtleRig offers its Bulb Extensions for four different Flashpoint/Godox units, including the AD200, AD400, AD600 and AD600 Pro. Prices start at $20.95 and go up to $22.95 depending on the model.
I can see these being more useful for the eVOLV200 / AD200 than the more powerful units so I just bought a pair of them for use with my two eVOLV 200 flashes.
Thanks for the link! Do you have any way to know when it will be back in stock? I'm not surprised that the increased publicity might have caused current stock to sell out. Thank you.
What a great product! I absolutely need one for use with my large Chimera soft box. I‘d love to see another even more extended version. With my Balcar Zoom head I always move the flashtube to the most extended position. With the Godox the light in the modifier never was evenly spread, until now.
I really like the idea of this product. Unfortunately, the the fact I need to remove the bulb each time I put my lights away because the cap won't fit makes this a no-go for me. Bulbs are over $100 for these....so I'll just put up with a slightly obscured bulb element.
Depending on how the original cap is sized/mounts, it may be larger than many 3D printers can handle without crazy tricks (like printing in multiple segments)
While I can appreciate the idea of using a 3D printer to create a new cap for transportation, I really don't have much interest in this. I use these lights practically every single day and haven't really recognized an issue using 7-inch reflectors, softboxes, or umbrellas. So I would be chasing down a problem I don't think exists or impacts my images. I also think it's the responsibility of this company to create the caps on their own, not the consumer.
I have both the Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS and XPLOR 600 PRO HSS. Stevevuoso is correct about not needing an extension for the XPLOR 600 PRo / Wistro AD600 Pro for softbox (in my case: Chimera Pro, Glow Deep Octa, and Elinchrom 59-inch inverse Octa softboxes and speedring adapters.
It's actually intended, the heads are all designed for Godox mount but when you add on their adapter for other systems like Bowens you find the bulb is too far back from where they're supposed to be for other systems.
While they continue to have their own mount and adapt to others there is no one size fits all solution as far forward enough to meet Bowens/Elinchrom/Profoto/Broncolor spec is too far forward for their own.
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