‘oneofthemostinnovativebitsofkitevermade’
I
n terms of ‘Top Gear’, the cataloguestuff.TheoldTravelpakhas controls, sockets, switches and
Bowens Travelpak comes very sold like hot cakes, but technology connectersonit.Theotherkeypart
nearthetopofmy‘must-have’ moves on and there is always the of the system is the ‘Batterypak’;
kit list; it’s by far one of the most possibility to make things better. Bowenshaveintroducedachoiceof
innovative bits of kit Bowens (or Bowenshaveupdatedmuchoftheir twonewbatteries,alargeandasmall
anymanufacturer)haveevermade. rangesincelastyear’sPhotokinaand version.
When Bowens first introduced the the Travel unit has really benefited
battery-powered monolight (the fromamakeover.
Both the Control Panel and the
Gemini) upon the world, it Batterypaks are very chunky and
completely revolutionised the way Iwasluckyenoughtoseethelatest have a very solid feel to them. I like
photographers were able to use Travelpak before it went on the thewaythattheyarebothprotected
studioqualitylightingonlocation. marketandIhavetosayitdoesmake byatoughrubberizedrimatthetop
the original version look a bit basic. and bottom. As I said, the Control
The Gemini and Travelpak The new version is a heck of a lot Panel with its chunky handle, clip’s
combination are now used by nicertolookatandIliketheimproved easilyontoeitherofthebatteries,and
photographerstheworldover;when layout on the control panel. But I’m whenthetwoareconnectedtogether
the Travelpak was launched a few jumpingahead;thebiggestchangeis thereisaveryreassuringclunk.The
years ago, I doubt if even Bowens that the new Travelpak is now a batteriesthemselvescanbecharged
themselves realised the effect it complete system rather than the ontheirownwithoutbeingconnected
wouldhaveontheindustry. original black ‘box’. Bowens have to the control panel. It’s worth
thought out this new Travelpak mentioning that this new
Being able to shoot anywhere with systemreallywellandthewholething version, like the old
flash has given photographers, has been redesigned and restyled. one does not
whetherenthusiastsorprofessionals, The new version is now split into h a v e
the freedom to produce stunning twokeypartsandfeaturesa a
imagesinsideandoutsidethestudio; universal ‘Control Panel’
with only one system. I know and ‘separate’ batteries.
photographers who have quite The Travelpak Control
literally taken to the fields to shoot Panel, as its name
weddings, portraits and fantastic suggests, has all the
SteveAveshasbeeninthephotographicindustry
forover30yearsandisanexpertonstudiolighting.
Herunsalightingconsultancyadvisingonstudio
design,runningtrainingprogrammesforbeginners
aswellaswritingarticlesandreviewsaboutlighting
equipment.steveaves@tiscali.co.uk
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