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Visual Echoes FX2 Better Beamer Kit for Canon 540EZ, 550EX, Nikon SB-25, SB-26, Minolta 5600 & Sigma EF 500

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Visual Echoes FX2 Better Beamer Kit for Canon 540EZ, 550EX, Nikon SB-25, SB-26, Minolta 5600 & Sigma EF 500
Key Features
  • Includes LensCoat FlashKeeper and BeamerKeeper Pouch (Digital Camo)
The Visual Echoes FX2 Better Beamer Flash Extender will help increase the reach of your Canon 540EZ, 550EX, Nikon SB-25, SB-26, Minolta 5600 & Sigma EF 500 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.
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The Visual Echoes FX2 Better Beamer Flash Extender will help increase the reach of your Canon 540EZ, 550EX, Nikon SB-25, SB-26, Minolta 5600 & Sigma EF 500 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.

Visual Echoes FX2 Better Beamer for Canon 550EX, Nikon SB-25 & 26, Sigma EF500

The Visual Echos FX2 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 panel 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.

The FX2 version will fit larger flash heads, e.g. Canon 540EZ, 550EX, Nikon SB-25 and SB-26, Sigma EF 500 series, Minolta 5600. The measurement between the two attachment flaps is 1 3/4".

Excellent for wildlife and birding photography, where long-distance fill-flash is often required, especially with a bright sunlight background. The use of fill flash opens up the shadows without the appearance that a flash was used.
When used with TTL flash metering, exposure is automatically set by the camera and flash, and no special compensation is required.
Reduces the drain on battery power by two-thirds.
UPC: 852648006773
LensCoat BeamerKeeper Pouch for Better Beamer (Digital Camo)

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.

LensCoat FlashKeeper (Digital Camo)

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.

Transport & Protect
Neoprene pouch made to protect and carry an electronic flash
Pocket for Accessories
Exterior pocket accommodates up to eight AA batteries
Carrying Options
  • Belt loop is 1" wide
  • Heavy-duty snap hook to clip onto a belt, jacket, or camera bag.

Visual Echoes FX2 Specs

Key Specs
Color
Camouflage
Carry/Transport Options
Belt Loop
Type of Closure
Flap with Hook & Loop
Interior Type
Empty
Dimensions
8 x 3 x 2.5" / 20.3 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm
Weight
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Color
Camouflage
Carry/Transport Options
Belt Loop
Type of Closure
Flap with Hook & Loop
Interior Type
Empty
Features
Bottle Pocket
No
RFID-Blocking Pockets
No
Stand/Tripod Holder
No
Security Lock
No
General
Padded Interior
Yes
Materials
Exterior: Neoprene
Dimensions
Exterior
8 x 3 x 2.5" / 20.3 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm
Weight
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.185 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
8.6 x 4.95 x 1.95"

Visual Echoes FX2 Reviews

Works just as expected.

By Borden
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2021-09-09

I've used the Beamer only a couple times I am impressed with how it extended the flash.

It does the job in a lightweight package

By Anonymous
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2016-03-26

I have owned 4 or 5 of these over the years since they were first introduced. The downfall of them is usually that the Velcro strips on at the ends of the beamer to hold the Fresnel screen in place fall off. These products do what they are supposed to do, but don't look at them as long term investments. If you need them, you need them and they are worth the money. When the better beamers first came out they were supplied with a broad elastic band that held them to the flash unit. Nowadays they come with Velcro to wrap around the flash unit with even more Velcro to attach to the flash unit to catch that Velcro (which often falls off). I personally hate them. To me the original method with the elastic bands was far superior. The elastic band held the Better Beamer more securely to the flash unit and was quicker to attach. Fortunately I still have one functional elastic band from one of my previous Better Beamers that I can use, but only one. I don't know what I would do if it becomes lost or damaged. They really should supply both the elastic band and the Velcro with the unit, or at least offer the elastic band as an accessory. For that reason I'm knocking 2 stars off a 5 rating. It's not often that a superior product has been made worse over the years, but this one has.

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