Comments on: location photography gear: portable strobe case

By: Jim Talkington

Jim Talkington — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:53:48 +0000

Hi Kristian, I think the Quantum is definitely the way to go but am not sure on the recycle time. A wild guess would put it at 4-5 seconds but don’t hold me to that just yet. I’m on location tomorrow and know the 120J has been packed, so I’ll try to remember to give it a test.

By: Kristian Tjong

Kristian Tjong — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:25:43 +0000

Hi, Jim. How long is the recycling time of the 120J with the quantum battery? I am thinking about getting a quantum battery to power up my 120J. Thanks so much.

By: Jim Talkington

Jim Talkington — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:57:35 +0000

Clay, we’ve hit on these questions in some earlier entries, I think. Take a look under the category “business” on this site and take a look. These two, in particular should give a start:

http://prophotolife.com/2008/06/18/business-of-photography-questions-to-ask-the-client/

http://prophotolife.com/2008/06/25/business-of-photography-what-is-a-fair-price-to-charge-for-your-professional-photography/

Let me know if this helps!

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:35:49 +0000

Jim,

This is not so much about gear but a question about working as a pro commercial photographer.

When somebody calls inquiring about a hiring you, what specific questions do you ask to formulate a price/bid proposal for them?

Any guidance you could give would be greatly appreciated.

By: Craig Lee

Craig Lee — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:11:52 +0000

Oh, so this is how professional bloggers come up with content for their blogs. Take something large and split it into lots of little pieces. Hmmm, maybe I could take so photographs of our luggage next time we go on vacation and spread some posts about them out over a month or so. Of course they’ll be “artistic” shots of luggage

Is that the speed-ring adapter to the left of the hotshoe flash? The first time I looked at the photograph, that thing looked like another flash but I see now that it isn’t.

By: Jim Talkington

Jim Talkington — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:03:37 +0000

The 120J is SWEET. I forget where I got the speedring but I’ll look it up at the studio. And we use a large softbox on it (3′ x 4′) with no problems, it fills it right out. This is where having a camera that shoots pretty clean images at ISO 400 comes in handy, if I remember correctly we’re shooting between f5.6-8 at normal portrait distances (8 feet or so).

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:18:41 +0000

I’ve got to say Jim, I’m pretty envious of that Sunpak 120J. I’ve always thought they’ve got a pretty good blend of size, versatility and power. What type of speedring do they take and how big of a box can you use on one?

By: Raymond

Raymond — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:40:26 +0000

I think liking a mechanical switch is showing forethought, not age! See how the SB-900 now has a simple mechanical switch for going into remote mode, instead of the Sb-800 which forces you to go through a set of menus.