Comments on: Alienbees Review http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/ Learn how to shoot Extreme Sports Photography like a pro. Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: Bubba Jones http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-426 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:18:11 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-426 Go to the Paul C Buff site, click AlienBees choose one of the three flash then click Specifications. For their three lights, 400 800 and 1600, you will see Flash Duration in both the t.5 and t.1. Also, you will see full power flash duration for the AB 800 is faster than the AB1600, yet slower than the AB400.

Hotshoe flash use a IGBT for their flash cut off, they close their gate, thus as we lower the power the flash duration becomes shorter; not all power is dumped. My mind tells me my SB800 at lowest power may be 1/40,000 of a second.

Studio strobes use a different technology, however the Einstein does use IGBT. Studio flash has to dump all its power with each flash of the tube. There at Paul C Buff site is much information about flash duration. 

Hope the above is useful.

Cordially,

Bubba Jones

]]> By: Duncan Brennan http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-217 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:33:58 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-217 Paul:
Shorter flash duration is better for stopping action.

Great review of the AB lights, it’s very useful.

]]> By: Paul http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-113 Sun, 13 May 2012 02:35:23 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-113 A little confused on the review and the comments. Want to confirm that shorter flash durations result in better stopping of action.
I thought I’ve read recently the way a flash gets ‘brighter’ is by upping the power which results in a longer flash duration which is not ideal for stopping action. Less power, shorter flash duration, better stopping power for action. But, this could require upping the ISO or the iris because of the loss of power (brightness).

]]> By: kevin http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-112 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:52:53 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-112 with pocket wizards and hypersync, you can negate the slow flash durations by upping the shutter speed!

the einsteins have the reverse effect since they get faster flash durations with less power.

]]> By: actionphotoschool http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-111 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:38:27 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-111 Yep, as it says in the article, the higher the power setting, the faster the flash duration!

]]> By: troy http://actionphotoschool.com/alienbees-review/#comment-110 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:56:16 +0000 http://actionphotoschool.com/?p=2974#comment-110 I thought the bees get slower with less power?

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