There was a thread about a paga back called "Alien Bees or Novos" which covered much of what you are asking. Once I can afford to spend the money, I want to get a set of three B800's And I'd like to have a couple of their smaller "Brolly Boxes" for location shooting. The B800 is rated at 320 "real" watt-seconds, which is a good choice for most locations. I had an opportunity to shoot with a couple of them in a lighting workshop and am impressed with their size, power, lightness and durability. There are better and more expensive lights around, but the bees are a good choice and the hold their resale value. You will seldom find any on Ebay. When you do, they will bring almost new price.
Bill
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