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Anybody familiar with running the Hi Speed Sinc hack on Bowens Gemini?

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Anybody familiar with running the Hi Speed Sinc hack on Bowens Gemini? As the post says, i have an offer on some Bowens but being the Gemini range they are not natively able to run actual HSS though I have read there are somewhat successful hacks to get higher speed shooting to work. Are any of you familiar with this and could tall me what gear/ triggers might get that going? Maybe i could run a sinc cable from my …

Ask Photography 1.0k 2025-01-18

Why won’t the Godox X1R receiver trigger Bowens esprit 500 strobe?

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Why won’t the Godox X1R receiver trigger Bowens esprit 500 strobe? I can’t get the strobe to flash. I got a Godox X1R receiver to work with my Godox X Pro trigger. I’ve connected the receiver to the bowens strobe with the sync cable. The transmitter and receiver are connected. Pressing the test button on the transmitter will light up the indicator light on the receiver. But there’s no flash going off. When pres…

Ask Photography 452 2024-06-26

Need help with fitting a light source to a bowens mount snoot?

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Need help with fitting a light source to a bowens mount snoot? I have a godox sk400ii that came with a JDD e27 150w light globe. I purchased this https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CKSHKVQZ but the light globe is too long to fit the DF DIGITALFOTO Bowens Mount Snoot. How do I fix this? Is there a different light globe I can buy that isn’t as tall, or is there some sort of extender I can purchase? I am using th…

Ask Photography 529 2024-06-16

Fujifilm transmitter for Bowens lights ? Please help me find one! ?

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Fujifilm transmitter for Bowens lights ? Please help me find one! ? Hello! I have some Bowens XE400 lights in my home studio and had previously been shooting with an entry level nikon on these. I recently bought a Fujifilm XS10 camera for travel but I gave it a shot in a studio yesterday during a workshop where the teacher had profoto lights and a universal transmitter i could use (AODELAN brand), and I loved u…

Ask Photography 742 2024-05-02

Bowens mount + canon flashes question

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Bowens mount + canon flashes question Howdy! I was hoping someone could help me out with some technical flash questions with mount and soft box. I have 2 Canon 580ex ii flashes that were gifted to me a little bit ago and are still working great. With these, does anyone know if I could fit 2 of these into the Godox S2 speedlite bracket? If they could, do you think these 2 firing tog…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2024-03-24

Einstein to Bowens? Retrofitting the Einsteins?

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Einstein to Bowens? Retrofitting the Einsteins? Anybody tried an adapter like this glow pcb to bowens ? Wondering if there were any noticeable issues due to the recessed light. Is there a product/way to retrofit the einstein flashes to Bowens mounts? Like a third party plastic case with mount? I’m mixing the two mounts and I wish I had everything on bowens. submitted by /u/andreifasol…

Ask Photography 318 2023-07-26