AlienBees B800 Information & Testing

Product knowledge & information on the Paul C. Buff AlienBees B800 Pro Photoflash Strobe unit. http://www.alienbees.com for more information.

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[nodoxy]

I am so jealous of you. I want the orange so bad. That's the only thing that kept me from making a purchase immediately. Your description is so very helpful. thanks.

[morrod]

@nodoxy I wouldn't hold back a purchase on one of these lights based on the colour. These lights are amazing tools and I rarely shoot without them now. I have a white one and my next purchase will be green!!! Glad you enjoyed the video and happy shooting!

[tommytms855]

Damm you just made me buy B1600 .. thanks for your details dude ..

[morrod]

My pleasure. Happy shooting!

[ubringmejoi]

Thanks for the video! I'm about to purchase the Beginner Bee package and was wondering should I purchase The CyberSync™ 2.4 GHz Radio Remote Control System as well? or do you think I will be good without it.

[morrod]

The system is much more reliable with the CyberSync trigger & receiver units. All strobes can be fired in slave mode via pop-up flash, but it's quite inconsistent according to my testing. The CST & CSR(B)+ units make life so much easier.

Just always ensure your CST has a fresh CR2450 Lithium cell battery. Even when it gets down to half-life, it starts to lose the ability to communicate. I replace mine once every 3 months. ($3.99 each is not a big deal).

[Digitalmanne]

my first alienbee was the 400.... it gets used for a hair light only... it was to weak. I have 4 of the 800 units. They are good enough because I have 2-X1600's and an X3200 white lightning units. (just the right size) If I buy another, it will be the Alienbee 1600. 9 years using PCB strobes and cant say enough good things about them. Only 3 repairs so far, and customer service is outstanding! All units are high use....

[canon5D007]

I've noticed on the Einstein E640, there is a port for a wireless unit. I might have missed it in your video, but is there another port on top for the wireless unit, or would it just plug into the the back as you showed?

[alextothehbro]

So when you leave the tracking on and the light is running constantly at full power, when you take a picture, is the flash brighter than what it was just sitting there at full power?

[MrMengaTV]

Great Review

[multibigpop]

I dunno. I wouldn't use one with a color case unless it's black or white, since a non-neutral will reflect its color while shooting umbrella in reverse.

[nmotiontravelguide]

Very freaking good descriptive review. I haven't finished watching it yet, but I'm excited to see rapid fire. Over always wanted a yellow or green one.

[flutterbydragonfly]

Thanks for the video! I just ordered a three light kit and can't wait for it to arrive! Love this orange color!

[LightningJoe2001]

I just bought The flame Orange Alien Bee #6 of 2,000. I've been hunting a while waiting for one to come up for sale and was lucky to find such a low number new unused and win the bid! Thanks for sharing your video it's very useful :)

[Silivrenwolf]

Thanks so much for posting this. Super helpful!!

[SuperSeyoe]

Very informative video. Thank you! I will be picking one of these up soon.