Norman Allure DP320 Monolight with Battery - 320 Watt/Seconds (120VAC/12VDC)

Comments about Norman Allure DP320 Monolight with Battery - 320 Watt/Seconds (120VAC/12VDC):

This is a nice low weight, easily portable unit that can use both battery and A/C. It's not real powerful and (at 5.5 seconds at full power)doesn't recycle as fast as a Norman 200C but it's cheaper than a Canon or Nikon shoe mount unit. It's easily carried by an assistant.I've used it as a slaved light to help light a room for an event, with an on-camera flash as trigger. The slave on the unit is not very sensitive but it works. The first time I used the battery to power it and it worked fine. The second time the cord and the battery wouldn't make a proper connection (in the middle of a job, of course) and I had to use it on A/C, couldn't take it outside for portraits, which is one of the things I bought it for. Very disappointed in the low quality of this battery connection. Would be happy to pay extra for something reliable. The battery is the identical one used by Photogenic in their very similar unit. It is a lead acid battery that is easily replaced. Would highly recommend using a Quantum Turbo with this. Or buy a Bowens Gemini and know you've got something reliable (and much faster!)