This is a brief excerpt from PhotoFocus
Light is light. That’s the simple statement. But you can buy lights that cost $200 each or $20,000 each. The old saying “You get what you pay for” is true, but not 100% true. Take the Flashpoint DG600 moonlight. This thing is amazing and at under $200 is probably the best buy in studio lighting I’ve seen in 40 years.
The Flashpoint DG600 300 w/s AC/DC Monolight is Adorama’s house brand. And based on all the gear I’ve tested, their house branded gear is always a great value for the money.
The DG-600 works off AC or DC power. It’s lightweight, very portable and even has a built-in LED modeling lamp. There’s a built-in optical slave and in my tests, the unit worked with both sync cord (supplied) and remote trigger (Pocket Wizard not supplied) to offer the best of both worlds. You can easily control the power and the quality of light, even bare bulb is very nice.
At full power, on AC, the DG600 needs only 1.5 seconds for a full recharge. Shoot at half power and that drops to three quarters of a second. Shoot at one/quarter power, and – well you get the idea.Photo …
By: scottbourne
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