Alien Bees? Has anyone ever used the Alien Bees lights before?
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Alien Bees are far the best lights in their category. Apparently it annoys Elinchrom users ( see above )who paid much more for their lights, which in many aspects are inferior to Alien Bees. I originally used Alien Bees than moved to different lights, that to different ones again. But ABs spoil their users, You would have to move way far in the price in order to get the same level of satisfaction. The lights in the price range and even more expensive look and feel and work much worse. The Elinchrom DLites, even their BX series feel so cheap in comparison, and they do break often. Recycle time is longer, flash duration is way longer and you pay premium for this. Oh by the way Elinchrom DLites show the color shift too. Most lights tend to show more warm colors when powering down. How much is the color shift of ABs ? If you measure the color at 1/2 of the power than at the full power it would be about 150K colder and at 1/16 about 200K warmer. What is 200K ? For your information a human eye cannot distinguish 200K difference when looking at one photo then another. So do not be fooled by Elinchrom fans. Check eBay. Used Alien Bees go as much as 90% of their full price, no other brand including Elinchroms can brag by that. Thousand of users cannot be wrong.
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Not sure... have not seen how the 'real thing' (in the cartoon) works. This one makes different sounds with each alien selected and has red and green blinking lights.
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I've heard of people claiming to have gotten defective Lava Lights, but I've purchased probably half a dozen over time, from various vendors, and I've never gotten one that didn't work. I'd recommend the ones with brightly-colored wax (yellow, red, etc.), as they seem to display better, but all the ones I've bought, regardless of color, work like Lava Lites are supposed to. Just make sure to read the information sheet that comes with them.
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The lights are not all that bright. They do cast a nice ambient light. I don't believe they would be bright enough to attract "June Bugs".
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Not sure. I live in a dry climate so we don't have a lot of bugs. Note that these lights are landscape lighting to light up trees. There are solar lights specific for walkways and would look more attractive along a sidewalk than these.
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No, I would not use this product for that. To get the best effect, the planets need to be hung from the ceiling and should be "charged" with a light for awhile so that the planets glow. Also, the stars that come with the product are very bad and could not be used. Go elsewhere.
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Yes, the light attracts all types of flies, gnats and other type small insects and the glue board catches them. I had more of a problem prior to purchasing this product. Key is to turn off all other lights at night for the product to work more efficiently. If its the only light on, the insects, bugs, flies, gnats, etc. will be attracted to the product. I would rate this product 8 out of 10. Nothing in life or products on earth is perfect!
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I have not had a problem with bees or wasps on these feeders, and I have on other types. I HAVE found ants on and inside the feeder though, but they don't seem to bother the hummers, and since it is emptied every other day and needs refilling, I keep the feeder cleaned and any ants are not there very long.
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Yes. I now have this set and a set of Alien Bees. This set is good - but it can be difficult to turn them down low enough to play with depth of field - you will end up shooting at F/18
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These are made to use with speed lights. I think the alien bee head would be too large.. I use the box often. It's easy to set up.
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I'm using these lights for dart frogs.They are also good for any reptile that requires full spectrum lighting.I bought this particular set because of the sunrise sunset feature.Which basically means the lights start low and get brighter then stay bright for a set amount of time and dim slowly.This is supposed to less stressful to the animal than an all of a sudden bright light from darkness. I never owned a scorpion.But if your considering this as a heat source then I would suggest a different light as the bulbs used in this set-up don't produce much heat.Try a google search for a scorpion forum.and try asking there. Hope this was helpful I'm using these lights for dart frogs.They are also good for any reptile that requires full spectrum lighting.I bought this particular set because of the sunrise sunset feature.Which basically means the lights start low and get brighter then stay bright for a set amount of time and dim slowly.This is supposed to less stressful to the animal than an all of a sudden bright light from darkness. I never owned a scorpion.But if your considering this as a heat source then I would suggest a different light as the bulbs used in this set-up don't produce much heat.Try a google search for a scorpion... » Read More I'm using these lights for dart frogs.They are also good for any reptile that requires full spectrum lighting.I bought this particular set because of the sunrise sunset feature.Which basically means the lights start low and get brighter then stay bright for a set amount of time and dim slowly.This is supposed to less stressful to the animal than an all of a sudden bright light from darkness. I never owned a scorpion.But if your considering this as a heat source then I would suggest a different light as the bulbs used in this set-up don't produce much heat.Try a google search for a scorpion forum.and try asking there. Hope this was helpful « Show Less
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It's made only for outside but as for wasps and bees? No of course not. Bug lights attract flying nighttime insects like mosquitoes, moths, and maybe the odd house fly or junebug.
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It's all held together by a ring for big strobes. I use it for my alien bees. Funny thing is that it slips and doesn't work on my Einstein's which is made by alien bee company. If you have strobes than get it and make sure you get the correct ring version. It does produce a nice light so I would get it if you have the strobes
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Depends on the weather a breeze makes a big difference. I've had a little trouble keeping them lit, but that is not a bad thing. I use them to deter bees 15-20 minutes seems to burn 2 inches but keeps the bees away for an hour then I relight them and so on. My neighbor keeps bees and we have a pool. We don't seem to have mosquitos either.
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The receivers have two different sized cables that hook into your Alien Bees units. That is what I use.
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I think if you do a large portion of your sessions in a studio they would work great. I have used it in parks where I could find a plugin and my own house but I needed the freedom of a speedlight. It is a great light for the price. My friend who has Alien Bees was looking at it and was impressed with the quality of it for the price.
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the bees loved them! I had hundreds of honeybees. I don't remember seeing many butterflies