Speedlights & Spinal Tap

Speedlights & Spïnal Tap

The very first flashguns were dangerous. Who in their right mind would want to stand next to exploding ribbons of magnesium that could potentially obliterate your head and blind your subject? Me. I’d love a flashgun that could maim everything within a mile radius of my chosen location. Stylists, art directors, videographers, make-up artists, wardrobe assistants, runners, that girl who always seems to stand around in the background like a sad Goth-in-a-box and the flabby tourist over there with a Selfie Stick…all incinerated. Sadly, however, most modern flashgun manufacturers seem keen to play down the Power-to-Death ratio of their particular units.   Read More