Originally Posted by
hoffy
While I am not doubting you, It would all depends on how much you use the units and what you would expect to be an expected life time.
For someone like you, yep, I totally agree. Why would you go down this route. You need something that is serviceable and if there is a failure, you should be able to repair it quickly.
But, the question I have to ask, are the flash units on your “Speedlite” replaceable?
Now, lets not forget, I am an amateur, so when the kit that I bought came in at around the same price of a high end speedlite, it really didn’t seem as bad, even if there was a failure after the warranty period.
That being said, the plan was to use it as is. If I wanted to upgrade in the future, then a named brand would be where I head.
Just with alien bee’s. These were on my list at one stage as they are quite affordable. I did, though, get turned off them due to voltage issues. Does anyone know a user of these in Australia?