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Safari Li-onAll of the controls for the flash heads are included on the generator itself. <strong>The</strong><br />
generator has 2 outlets, allowing either 1 or 2 flash heads to be fitted to it. If 1<br />
Safari Li-on<br />
Portable Power<br />
System<br />
<strong>The</strong> Safari Li-on came<br />
top in the Advanced<br />
Photographer group<br />
test (January 2012)<br />
beating...<br />
Elinchrom Quadra,<br />
Elinchrom Ranger RX,<br />
Quantum, Bowens,<br />
Profoto and Bron!<br />
Safari<br />
30<br />
flash head is fitted to socket A, the maximum power is 600 Ws and the power<br />
can be reduced to 25 Ws. <strong>The</strong> full power setting is enough to overpower the<br />
sun in most lighting situations. <strong>The</strong> power range from socket B is from 200 -<br />
12.5Ws, so the flash head can be plugged into socket B for ultra fast recycling<br />
or for when you wish to use a large aperture.<br />
Flash output is adjustable from full power down to 1/16th, via a digital<br />
adjustment dial. <strong>The</strong> power setting is shown on the LED display, which also<br />
shows the length of time that you have set for the modelling lamp to be on (up<br />
to 99 seconds).<br />
Although the lithium battery is lightweight and tiny, it has an enormous<br />
capacity and provides 400 flashes at full power (many more at lower power<br />
settings). It makes no difference whether one or two flash heads are fitted.<br />
<strong>The</strong> flash performance is amazing – the flash energy consistency varies no<br />
more than 1/10th of a stop at any power setting, and the colour temperature<br />
is extremely consistent too, varying flash to flash by no more than 10K (10<br />
degrees on the Kelvin scale)! <strong>The</strong> colour temperature is 5600 at full power and<br />
reduces by only 340K at minimum power.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recycling time is extremely fast, there are two settings, normal and fast.<br />
Using the normal setting drains the battery less quickly, so this setting should<br />
be used when possible. At normal recycling setting, it recycles in just one<br />
second at minimum power and 3.75 seconds at full power. When you switch<br />
to fast recycling those times become an incredible 0.384 seconds at minimum<br />
power and 2.9 seconds at full power.<br />
Although in theory, the Safari li-on has 50% more power than it’s nearest and<br />
much more expensive rival, in practical terms it produces 110% more power!
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