Hensel New Gear Slide Show

PHOTOSHOP WORLD

It's our first time at Photoshop World for Hensel and the crowd is great. A lot of interest in the Porty 12 Lithium even from those who can fix the lighting in post. Everyone loves the fact that the batteries are so small. Cute sells! We've met some great people here and I am really interested in the company next door's software from Gridiron. Tracking for projects so you can tell what to charge or at least find out what you are making. Dawn gave them the idea of having the tracking be backwards counting so you can have the "Dawn's they need it 8pm timer"

Beauty Dish for the Ringflash

Here is the new Ringflash adapter.  It works and look a lot like our Beauty Dish but now adapted to fit on the ringflash.  Use on camera or off and get a dramatic but softer look.  This should keep your ringflash from collecting any dust with even more versatility.

Honeycomb grids are available as well, giving an even more narrow beam of light.  After the Photo Plus show we will have some test shots available so you can see what the light will do. This item will be available in the first part of 2009

Photokina Day 1 PORTY LITHIUM

Here are the new PORTY Lithium 6 and 12's at PHOTOKINA. As you can see very small and compact.  Weighing in at 12 and 13 pounds and the batteries can be charged in or out of the pack and you can see if the battery is good without putting it in the pack.  It has a measuring device not unlike the Duracel battery tester that was popular a few years ago that will tell you if what charge the battey has left.

Here is the top panel.  Really the only major change is the double arrows give you 1 stop jumps in power for quick changes.

The new charger for the Lithium batteries.  Full charge in 1.5 hours.  80% charge in less than 1 hour.  Don't know yet if you can use it to prolong the life of the batteries in the studio yet.

Hensel has changed the way the EH Pro MINI's cables attach.  I can see how this would be beneficial especially for tight spaces or overhead softboxes.  Less strain on the connectors.

PHOTOKINA! We are here at last.

Orange is the new blue at HENSEL Studiotechnik and there is a lot to see. You have all been so patient waiting for the new PORTY Lithium information and I promise to give you as much information as we can get over the next few days. I saw the pack in person and it looks absolutely amazing. The batteries are really lightweight and the pack is really nicely designed. I will have time to play with it tomorrow and give a full report, your patience will be rewarded.

PHOTOKINA

This weekend we head for Europe to see the biggest photographic trade show in the world. But, first a little mini break in Paris. Holga's in hand and a bunch of 120 film from the freezer we are going on a photo safari vacation in one of my all time favorite cities.
Rested and relaxed we then will be heading to Cologne where we will be posting photos of what is new from Hensel so you can see up close and personal the new Porty Lithium and the new Ringflash beauty dish which we just saw a picture of today on the Hensel Studiotechnik web site.
If you need information from us while we are away please email us and we will try to get back to you in a timely fashion. Otherwise if you need tech support that can't wait or need repair service contact Danielle Inc. in New Jersey.

The New Redesigned Beauty Dish

©Jörg Brediemeier, www.bredi.com

Hensel has redesigned and redefined the 22" Beauty Dish.
The new dish features a recessed edge specifically designed to hold our 22" Honeycomb grid. Photographers have been asking us for this product and now it is here. The grids are available in 30° and 40° and we now offer a diffuser for even softer light.