Thats like saying that the ASA # of a film is useless info because it
doesn't directly tell you what shutter speed or aperture to use.
The figures are useful if you're buying reflectors, tubes, main unit, etc.
separately, or switching attachments between units within your studio.
Tom
On Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 10:15, Jim Couch
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] rating of studio strobes" saying:
> So the figures really are basically worthless! :)
>
> "C.H.Ling" wrote:
>
> > You can't calculate the power consumption either, the wattage given is
> > output power not input power. I remember the T20 also specified power
> > output which is 50Ws.
> >
> > C.H.Ling
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