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Since this thread was written, there are a few new bare bulb speedlights now, so you don't necessarily have to rely on DIY or buying 20-year-old Sunpak used. Here you go lads: Jinbei MF-100, looks a bit like a Qflash with around the power of a normal speedlight Falcon Eyes Strobe Gun, similar...

Hi all, Yes, the Lighting Rumours Portable Power Guide is unforgivably out of date. I'm going to do a big editing sesh soon, so if you PM me any products you think are missing, I'll be sure that they are added to the table! - David

Now you don't have to order your Samyang lenses from Germany or Poland. There's a UK & Ireland distributor with its own web site: http://www.samyang.co.uk/ I compared the prices, and they tend to be either the same or even cheaper than Samyang PL. Here's their only dealer at the moment...

My production versions just arrived.

We have one. Review coming soon-ish.

Where did you buy it from?

According to the European distributor in Holland, these should be available mid-May.

In the product catalogue you can see renders of the back panel. Here's a screenshot: The piccy is somewhat low-fi but you can see Analogue power dial Test button On/off rocker switch Sync port (6.35mm or 3.5mm) Buttons: ??? "Remote" - optical slave most likely "Model" -...

Warehouse Express sell the Westcott Apollo series now but the big one is £235 and not in stock at the moment. As an alternative, there are a few generic softboxes which open like umbrellas and have Bowens speedrings. You can combine them with a speedlight bracket that has a Bowens mount on...

It's soon to be replaced by the Jinbei Discovery (DC600 and DC1200), for which there are a couple of early reviews here.

They don't have any stock of the ring flash head at the moment, or I would have included it.

Other options from abroad: A Walimex (~ Jinbei) RD-600 pack and ring flash is about €800 from Foto Walser. A Godox EXR400 kit is £350 from LinkDelight

Not without an ST-E2 or 580EX.

One of the problems people seem to encounter with certain flash triggers is that they reduce your camera's effective sync speed. This can be irritating if you're trying to overpower the ambient light with your flashes. Some triggers are reportedly worse than others, so I decided to test it out...

I almost always use flash for close-ups, and it's useful at night too.