Review: Paul C Buff Einstein E640 and Vagabond Mini Battery Pack

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I’ve been an owner of the Einstein E640 for a while; which made me in turn purchase the Vagabond Mini battery pack for it followed by the Umbrella Reflector. The Einstein is used by many very famous photographers and is noted for its super fast flash duration, color consistency, rapid firing abilities, and just how powerful it is for the price. When used with the Vagabond Mini and Paul C Buff’s own Cybersync radio controllers, it can be really quite the killer light combo.

Pros and Cons

Pros

- Extremely powerful light output

- Very color consistent, but not absolutely color consistent

- Very durable

- Simple, modern digital interface

- Amazingly light and portable without the reflector

- The Vagabond Mini is super light

- Works spot on with a Light Meter providing that you set it to correctly not see any ambient light

- Does an awesome job with Fujifilm Instant 3×4 film.

Cons

- The Vagabond Mini stopped working on me after a couple of months

- The Einstein E640 has a very loud fan

- The recycle audible tone is a little low; no way of adjusting it

Gear Used

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