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Bowens International Ltd • 355-361 Old Road • Clacton-On-Sea • Essex • CO15 3RH • UK BC-260 • Ringflash Pro • 06/08 www . bowens .co.uk[...]
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T HE R INGFLASH R EVOLUTION The unique effect that a ringflash provides has become one of the most sought-after , and popular styles of photography in todays fast-moving world of creative lighting. T o keep up with the challenges of working in todays busy studios, Bowens have developed a ringflash unit that is capable of keeping up with even the mo[...]
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R R i i n n g g f f l l a a s s h h P P r r o o S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s Ringflash Pro (230V) BW-7670 Ringflash Pro (117V) BW-7670US Ringflash Pro Reflector BW-7674 110º Diffuser BW-7675 Flash Duration (Minimum) 1/4500 sec @ 500Ws Flash Duration (Maximum) 1/1600 sec @ 3000Ws Guide Number @ 100 ISO 86 Max Power 4800Ws[...]
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3. 5. © Photo by Chris Reeve - www .reevebanks.co.uk model: Morgana - www .threnodyinvelvet.com C C h h r r i i s s R R e e e e v v e e www .r eevebanks.co.uk Chris Reeve is on e half of the highly suc cessful an d award winning duo at Reev eBanks P hotography . Based in the idyllic Essex countryside, Chris and busine ss partner Cl are Ban ks have[...]
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7. 4. 8. The r edesig ned Ringf lash Pr o fro m Bowens i s smaller , lighter , more port able t han th e previous model, and packed with plenty of new features. The Ringflash Pro is compatible with a vast range of Bowens generators and power -packs that use the 20-pin Quad connectors including the QuadX, the Quad 2400 an d the Explore r 1500 Batter[...]
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G G a a r r e e t t h h G G a a t t r r e e l l l l . www .gar ethandrewgatrell.com From an early age Gareth’ s initial interest in the cr eative arts led him to study ‘Photography and Arts’ at college befor e moving on to university t o further his ed ucation in ‘Three Dimensional Studies’. After studying for many years Gareth spent time[...]
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One of the many innovative and useful features of the Ringflash Pro is t he bracket system. The bracket can be mounted to the main unit s o the comfort-grip handle is in either a portrait (for trad itional hand hel d shooti ng) or in a landsca pe position; which is used when mounting the Ringflash Pro to a tripod to allow for complete freedom of mo[...]
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14. 3. www .bowens.co.uk www .bowens.co.uk 13. J J a a m m e e s s B B r r o o w w n n www .jamesbr ownphotography .com Having been a photographer for over ten years, James initially started out in press photography applying his trade on all types of news stories while learning the skills needed to become a top professional. After working hands-on [...]