The ability to adjust the power level of lights individually and
remotely is very valuable whether in a studio or on location such as a
reception hall. One or more lights always end up out of reach by either
distance or height or both. I may be mistaken but my view of light
"groups" is that all the lights in the same group will not only be
triggered at the same time but also have equal adjustments performed at
the same time. For a typical studio setup you'd want 4 "groups" of one
light each. The JrX's limit of 3 is one short.
Dr. Flash
Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> I think I've only used more than one channel when I was experimenting. Once
> I get a good enough image, I move the lights. I don't know how many people
> need to set up multiple lighting combinations and select them via remote
> control. If the system has remote ratio control between the lights then the
> time spent walking over to the flash to adjust its power could be saved ...
> setting up could possibly be reduced to sprinkling numerous strobes around
> then adjusting everything remotely.
>
> -jeff keller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:19 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] News Flash
>
> It will take some time to absorb all this and weigh it relative to the
> Alien Bees offerings. The JrX's ability to control "three groups" of
> Alien Bees lights seems strange. A modest studio setup usually consists
> of four lights. What use is there in only being able to control three?
> The Alien Bees Cybercommander will cost more but it controls 16 lights.
>
> Mumble, mumble.
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
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