
Review Summary
2007-02-05T19:00:00
Solid, Well made product, Good lighting setup. Lacks instructions on settings for someone that has never used product before.
GERALD S.
Novatron has assembled five different Monolight Complete kits to serve a variety of needs. We offer kits with either one or two M500 Monolights, one or two M300 Monolights, and a kit with one of each. In addition, with each Monolight in a Complete Kit you get a 5010HD stand, 7045W umbrella, a 2032 reflector and an 18 foot power cord. Each Complete Monolight Kit comes in a rugged carrying case with instructions and an MI-001 15-foot heavy-duty sync cord.
The Novatron M500 Monolight which is also Digital Compatible with 6 volt Sync, is fan-cooled and has two power ranges of 500 watt-secs (HI) and 125 watt-secs (LO) with each range being fully variable over a 2-1/2+ f-stop range. This gives the M500 a total range of slightly over 5 full f-stops. The unit also has an internal slave trigger that may be disabled if desired. A unique, feature of this monolight is the addition of a special sliding mount that provides convenient adjustment of head position. This makes it possible to maintain perfect balance regardless of whether you are using a 5 foot soft box or no light modifiers at all.
The M500 also comes equipped with an F0005, 1000 watt-second plug-in flash tube that is color corrected to 5500 degrees Kelvin (daylight film), a 150-watt halogen modeling lamp, an 18 foot power cord, a 2032 Reflector, and a 4045 universal mounting bracket with a 3-1/2'' tilt lever handle. This lever handle allows the bracket to be tightened more securely with less hand pressure. This bracket also has a universal adapter base which allows it to mount to either a standard 5/8'' stud or a smaller 3/8'' tube/stud.