Maybe the first of a series of how-to information for photographers. I'll probably add a video of a location shoot utilizing the information below as a demonstration of this in action sometime early this summer. I'm really just starting to pull these generators into service for the late spring/summer/fall season from having been stored through the winter while I shoot mostly in the studio. Short video of using a small generator (honda em650) to power a studio strobe pack and head (Speedotron Brownline 800w/s pack, M11 head). This is meant to demonstrate a relatively portable and inexpensive option for photographers needing studio lighting on location. The Honda EM650 is a very quite generator, which is demonstrated by the fact that you can hear the "pop" of the strobe over the sound of the generator. I've compared it to the much newer EU1000 and they are very similar in volume. You could have a conversation without yelling over them even in close proximity. From 20 feet away, the sound is extremely tolerable. The pack discharged the full 800w/s each time it was triggered. Keep in mind that the flash was too short to catch in video every time it went off, so while you may not see the flash, it's simply because it was to fast for the my video camera most of the time. Do not use a generator such as this with any pack or monolight that is sensitive to modified sine wave output. I would recommend contacting both the manufacturer of any generator and any strobe that you may ...
Keywords: Honda, EM650, Yamaha, EF600, Speedotron, Studio, Location, Flash, Strobe, mmoephotography
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