The Visual Echoes FX1 Better Beamer Flash Extender will help increase the reach of your Canon 430EZ, 199d, Nikon SB-24, SB-28, Minolta 2500, 5400 & Pentax 5000AF flashes and increase the output by about 2 to 3 f/stops. The Better Beamer is designed to be used with lenses 300mm and longer.
Included in this kit is the LensCoat FlashKeeper and BeamerKeeper. These neoprene pouches will protect your flash and BeamKeeper during travel.
The Visual Echos FX1 Better Beamer Flash Extender will help increase the reach of the flash and increases the flash output by about 2 to 3 f/stops. It focuses and concentrates the output of the flash into a narrow beam via the fresnel screen that gets positioned in front of the flash. This allows shooting at greater distances and shooting with smaller apertures.
The Better Beamer is designed to be used with lenses 300mm and longer, and its rugged, injection-molded plastic side supports are attached to the flash head by a sturdy elastic "hook-and-loop" band. The rigid supports hold the Fresnel screen in place in both horizontal and vertical formats. Just weighs 2 1/2 oz.
The FX1 version will fit many mid-size flash heads, e.g. Canon 430EZ, 199d, Nikon SB-24 and SB-28, Minolta 2500 and 5400, and Pentax 5000AF. The measurement between the two attachment flaps is 1 9/16".
The LensCoat BeamerKeeper is a neoprene bag fitted to organize, protect, and carry your Better Beamer Flash Extender. It allows you to store your collapsed Better Beamer flash arms and fresnel lens in this protective pouch during travel and also during transport in to the field. A 1" belt loop allows you to connect the BeamerKeeper to your belt or to a belt system, and the bag also includes a heavy duty snap hood to clip onto your belt, jacket, or camera bag.
Digital Camo is an advanced computer generated camouflage pattern. It is modeled after the U.S. Army's standard-issue ACU pattern, which provides a pixelated pattern that maximizes visual break up. The pattern, constructed from small rectangular pixels of color, mimics naturally occurring dappled textures and rough boundaries.
The FlashKeeper from LensCoat in digital camo is a 100% closed-cell neoprene pouch with a hook-and-loop closure, designed to protect your flash from nicks and scratches. This pouch features an exterior pocket that can accommodate up to eight AA batteries, and a 1" wide loop secures it to your belt or bag. The pouch also features a heavy-duty snap hook so you can clip it to your belt, jacket, or camera bag. The Digital Camo version features an advanced computer-generated camouflage pattern. Modeled after the U.S. Army's standard-issue ACU pattern, it was designed to maximize visual break up and mimics naturally occurring dappled textures and rough boundaries.
- Belt loop is 1" wide
- Heavy-duty snap hook to clip onto a belt, jacket, or camera bag.