So glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for taking the time to watch!

Thank my friend. Appreciate you.

Oh yeah. Sync at any shutter speed. We live in an interesting time for gear.

Thanks for watching, Charles. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, Armin! I hadn’t thought about that. Is it possible that they have local distribution in Europe? I’ve seen retailers there sell them. I’m sure some have the old version, but maybe if you contact StellaPro they could point you to a reseller there with the updated version.

You are correct, and I hadn’t thought of that. In most cases precision matters, and that extra .0849 does make the upgrade look even better. In my defense, after the fact, I think the reason I maybe didn’t take the time to be precise with the math it is easier to talk 1/2 stops in something like this. The average user would not calculate it, and would just want to know do they live up to the claim, which they clearly do. That said… Truth is I didn’t even think to calculate it out, so thanks for doing that. At least the .585 would round to a half when talking half stops. Your math does explain my results being closer to the 2/3 I saw here.

And thanks for watching and helping.

Thanks for watching. I do understand your point, and far be it from me to defend a company. They’re capable of doing that on their own. That said, this is a very competitive space, where smaller companies are lucky to survive against the big names. 15% is still a savings, and we as users do want the company to not only survive but thrive. We want more improvements and new products, and that all takes profits. So, personally, I understand their point of view as well. I asked them about bi-color when I did my first review and they said it would increase size and have other trade offs. As to the external power, they have an AC adapter of course, but I don’t know if the product works with third party battery packs.

Hey Jeff, I bought their Chimera ring and softbox and like it. Still, I used them with my Westcott Octabox for the first video, and I’ve used an umbrella. Both work great. I do like having a few different optics. One of my complaints actually is the gel setup. I think you’d want their gel holder and gels because they’re glass. If you try to use normal gels I worry they could melt if you ran them to where they got warm. I don’t know that for sure though. Thanks for watching!

Hey Richard, Personally, I don’t tend to use a flash for things like that myself, but that said, these will fire at 30 frames a second (with the upgraded battery) without missing a flash. Before the upgrade it was 20 frames a second. In the original review video, I tested it using my mechanical shutter at 12 frames a second without a mess. Hopefully that answers your question, but if not, let me know.

Hi Jonathan, They do not have adjustable color temp. The Reflex native color temp is 5600k.

I would disagree with you on that. Every photographer I know, both amateur and pro, cares about light. Light is what we capture, we talk about hard light vs soft light, good light vs bad, or the right time of day (blue or golden hour) vs the wrong time. If what you mean is caring about artificial light, I would still disagree. Yes, many people prefer to shoot only "natural light", but even those, when given a complex scene, may pull out a light. They may not know how to use it, but they own at least a speed light. So, it's my belief that everyone can benefit from having - at a minimum - a good clean portable light source. Be that a Nikon, canon, or Godox speedlight, a studio strobe, or some versatile portable light like the StellaPro Reflex doesn't matter. Everyone can enjoy the benefits of added light, fill light, or control over the light.

Light IS important

Exactly.

That's why they are amateurs. Photo/video is all about lighting.