Sep 8, 2006, 12:29 AM
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I have one of these and have been playing around with it a bit recently....on my PC109 The spot is good....excellent illumination TBH and doesnt drain the battery too much...the dimmer control is useful too. The IR source..? Its a 'little' dissapointing , but then again it depends what you want to use it for.... On max intensity the projected beam of IR is quite narrow.....gives you a a kind of 'box' of light ...within the frame of your video...that doesnt go across the full width /height of video. Projected useful range in my opinion is well short of 20M.... Its better than the inbuilt IR source on the sony range....and good for illumination of people/things quite close to you...but it certainly doesnt fully illuminate your immediate enviroment if thats what you needed
It also stands up off the hot shoe....so if you had plan to 'wear' it on your camera helmet ...for 'whatever' reason...you will need a top mount or non enclosed side mount...and it does present an extra 'snag' hazard in such a situation ( but would easily snap off I reckon with significant force)
Sep 14, 2006, 10:43 PM
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HI! I've used one, but only on the ground. Shooting anything over 4 feet is hopeless. It's consumer play stuff. If you wan't power, buy professional grade stuff. Sorry....
Sep 18, 2006, 2:04 PM
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You can get the panels without the HUGE housing and the cool part is they don't require much power. I was thinking I'd just strap them to my chest or better yet find a volunteer to fly some in addition to a 2nd flash
somebody has a new project for the winter... lol. 
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