r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
But it was a nice surprise to open the Eneloop package, put
> four batteries in the camera and have it fire right up with a fully
> charged battery indication.
Glad to see that you like the Eneloops.
>
> BTW, Chuck, I had my first extended shoot with the SP pack on
> December 8th. I shot over 250 candid pictures at a company party with
> my E-510, 14-54mm lens, FL-50 flash, the SP power pack and a
> Lightsphere. Everything worked like a charm. The SP pack was still
> going strong when I finished. After culling, we delivered 200+ photos
> on a CD to the client.
Any more comments on the Lightsphere? Also glad to see that the SP pack
is working out well for you. I did run it down once after about 400
shots but the evening was about done and I finished the last dozen or so
on AA's. I recently added another used one bought from a friend who
wasn't using his. I have often used a pair of T32's on a lightstand
(similar to as pictured here)
<http://www.chucknorcutt.com/gear/Umbrella%20adapter%20mounted%20on%20tripod%20%232.jpg>
with both powered by the SP pack via a Quantum "Y" power cable. Now
I'll be able to set up a second pair of T-32's so I can have a lighter
and more compact set of location lights than the Alien Bees which also
need a big battery and true sine wave inverter.
>
> We also set up a muslin backdrop and made portraits at the event. My
> daughter used her tripod mounted E-510 with the 40-150mm lens and two
> Alien Bees with white umbrellas for reflected lighting. The results
> were quite good. We sold 50 or so prints. We had a 17" MacBook Pro
> tethered to a Canon Pixma Pro 9000 inkjet printer (using Olympus
> Studio 2 software) and my son printed the photos on the spot using
> 5X7 Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. (Thanks for the suggestion, Ken.) We
> had my son's E-510 with another 14-54mm available, but after seeing
> the first pictures we decided to stay with the kit lens. I don't
> understand why folks keep panning the kit lenses. They can produce
> excellent results.
I also have some Ilford Smooth Pearl but need a better printer to use it
on. Why did you choose the Canon Pixma Pro 9000 vs., say, an Epson
R1800? (BTW, I note that both have $100 rebates available so maybe now
is the time to buy)
Chuck Norcutt
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