I did not as the board in my housing is not compatible with fiber connections for HSS. I have used it with other electrically connected strobe though. Nice to have but not crucial!
Do the aluminium body and additional bumpers make it more resilient than plastic flashes? I’m thinking I can justify the extra cost if I think they are going to last longer.
Bumpers are there to protect the edges of the flashgun body from scratches or dents. If the flashguns are dropped on the ground from a height or hit very hard they can brake even if the Bumpers are installed. The real benefit of the aluminium body is that the Retra Flashes are on a completely different level when it comes to overheating resistance and robustness in general.
I think the ability to upgrade the firmware will make these flashes a great long-term investment. I must confes sthat I have used nylon and aluminium bodied strobes and have never managed to break either!
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Thanks for the review, Adam. You didn't mention the flashes' HSS function. Did you get a chance to play with that at all?
I did not as the board in my housing is not compatible with fiber connections for HSS. I have used it with other electrically connected strobe though. Nice to have but not crucial!
@@Wetpixel-Live Ah, I use the TRT trigger which works well, and I find HSS is great for getting dramatic backgrounds e.g. sunrays at dusk.
Do the aluminium body and additional bumpers make it more resilient than plastic flashes? I’m thinking I can justify the extra cost if I think they are going to last longer.
Bumpers are there to protect the edges of the flashgun body from scratches or dents. If the flashguns are dropped on the ground from a height or hit very hard they can brake even if the Bumpers are installed. The real benefit of the aluminium body is that the Retra Flashes are on a completely different level when it comes to overheating resistance and robustness in general.
I think the ability to upgrade the firmware will make these flashes a great long-term investment. I must confes sthat I have used nylon and aluminium bodied strobes and have never managed to break either!
@@oskarzupancic1436 Thanks Oskar
@@Wetpixel-Live Thx, I am having problems with my plastic strobes from Japan, keen to try a completely different design.