Comments on: The DarkSphere + “What’s In My Bag” ::

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:43:33 +0000

Zack,

I’m halfway done with the OneLightDVD and OMG what a great investment! It was a hard decision to make because $250 is alot for me since I don’t get paid right now but what you said on the last page of the pamphlet gave me real inspiration and made it all worth the $$.

Okay so here are my question(s):
1. Since Sunpak 120J is not in the market anymore, what else is out there comparable to that?
2. I have Manfrotto light stand do I need a “boom stand” to hold the Westcott?
3. I ordered the 35mm Nikon lens and then a friend told me that I didn’t need it if I plan on getting the 24-70mm in the near future, do you agree/disagree?

Thanks a bunch!

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By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:14:18 +0000

Thanks greatly for the reply.

By: zack

zack — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:15:55 +0000

I prefer the Plus II’s. That 24-70 is a nice lens. Can’t speak about the 1.4

Cheers,
Zack

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:09:58 +0000

Hi Zack

I was wondering if you knew anything about the performance of they new pocketwizards the TTL ones and if you could tell me how they compare to the plus 2s, im just about to invest in some and im wondering what the difference is (btw im planning on shooting manual so the new ones wont be needed for that function.)

In addition to that i was wondering how you find the sharpness of the 24-70/2.8L @2.8… also a possible investment for the near future… was also considering a 24/1.4Lii as i already have a 50/1.4 and a 70-200/2.8L IS

Damn its annoying to have to talk about gear so much, but really im thinking its the best thing to be doing considering the mass amount of money that is in question.

Thanks for your time, sincerely
Dean

By: zack

zack — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:30:05 +0000

I have seen that but haven’t used it yet so I don’t have an opinion. I do know that they do not have a grid that comes anywhere close to a 10º grid.

Cheers,
Zack

By: nedjinski

nedjinski — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:53:15 +0000

zack -

really like the way you find things to adapt to your needs without buying the whole farm every time you need something.
you use the speedo grids tied to the GF lightsphere – maybe since you wrote this piece GF now has a prod called the Lightsphere Universal Powersnoot which is basically what you did with the exception of a GF supplied grid.
have you seen this rig with GF grid? and how does it compare to the speedo grids in size /angle you have adapted?

here’s a link to the GF unit – check the lighting coverage angle on that page – where do the speedo grid angles 10, 20, 30 etc compare to the GF images shown?

http://store.garyfonginc.com/lsu-ps.html

thanks for your thoughts.

By: Aris Bernales

Aris Bernales — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:08:46 +0000

Hey Zack, just a quick question about the Think Tank bag. Did you have any issues with bringing this bag on the plane for the international flights? I want to get pick one up, but I’m trying to decide wether or not to pick up the ‘International’ version.

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