with Steve Aves
modelling lamp function. This Gemini’sinbrightsunlightcandisable properlyitcancauseseriousdamage
presentsnorealproblemsatallasit the built in slave cells, so I would to capacitorsandothercomponents.
justmeansthatafewmoretestshots always recommend using the Sowhenyoucan’tfindaconvenient
arefiredandmetered. BowensPulsartrigger.Thisalsogives power point, forget that extension
you plenty of room to move around lead, use a Travelpak instead,
Like the original version, this ratherthanbeingtetheredviaasync
knowingthatitwillbecompletelysafe
Travelpak is very straightforward to lead. The other thing worth touse.
use.Aswiththeoldone,thenewone mentioning is the Travelpak 8m
hastwosockets,A&B,butnoweach extensionpower-lead,thisextralong When you read the figures Bowens
hasaredflashingLEDtoindicatethe leadcanbeareallifesaveronsome publishforshotspercharge,theyare
charge andreadystate. Asbefore a locationshoots. all quoted at full power. It’s worth
spare dummy plug is used in the remembering that when you shoot
‘deadsocket’whenrunningonlyone Bowenshavedoneabrilliantjobwith outsideyouonlyneedtouseenough
head. I especially like the power / the new Travel unit and the flash to balance the daylight. In my
charge display, now a row of green improvements are easy to see. All I experience if you use a Gemini 500
neon’s with three calibrations, 25%, cansaytoanyonewhohasaGemini forinstance,youwillonlyneedtouse
50%and75%.Whentheunitisfirst and has not used a Travelpak, beg, halfpowerorlesswhenonlocation,
switchedon,thegreenLEDwillshow borrow, (please don’tsteal), butyou sotakeallthesefiguresasminimums,
at 50% for a few seconds until the musttryone. not maximums. I remember getting
true battery state is measured and wellover400+shotswithoneGemini
then shown accordingly. Beside the Taking your flash outside is such a 250ononeshootalone!
green LED’s are the other main great feeling and the possibilities it
controls, the charging socket, cangiveyouareendless. A full list of the Travelpak
followed by two switches, one for specifications can be found on the
Fast/Slow charging and the On/Off Butthereisanotherverygoodreason Bowenswebsite.Youcanalsofinda
switch. touseaTravelpak.Runninganyflash PDF version of the Travelpak User
head via an external power source Guideavailablefordownloadat:
Iwouldalsoliketomentionacouple likeapetrolgeneratororevenareally
of other relevant things, firstly longextensioncordisabadidea;if www.bowens.co.uk
syncing. Working outside with your power source isn’t regulated
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