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The Daily Emergence

ee-MER-jens : noun. 1) The act of rising up or coming forth, as if from immersion. 2) To become evident or obvious. 3) The nightly exodus of a bat colony. 4) The official newsletter of The BAT Cave!


Right off The BAT:



May 23, 2015: I rented a Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash and compared it to my Nikon SB-910 speedlight: /daily_emergence/profoto_b2/profoto_b2.shtml

January 9, 2015: As of today, The BAT Cave is SSL-compliant, all links will be converted to https for security reasons!

December 28, 2014: I rented a Profoto B1 Off-Camera Flash and did a quick evaluation: /daily_emergence/profoto_b1/profoto_b1.shtml

October 29, 2014: I took a look at TTL using the PocketWizard Mini/Flex system: /daily_emergence/pocketwizard_ttl/pocketwizard_ttl.shtml

October 19, 2014: I did some quick tests with the Magmod system of small flash modifiers: /daily_emergence/magmods/magmods.shtml

July 19, 2014: I tested the new PocketWizard beta firmware 3.416 for the Nikon D7100! Click here to see how the new firmware affected HyperSync.

October 9, 2013: The Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 lens for Nikon DX just arrived! Click here to see some comparison shots of and with the Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 for Nikon.

June 27, 2013: I recently received a grid for my SaberStrip light and tested it out: Click here to see how it looks!

June 21, 2013: Posted a quick study of how the new PocketWizard HyperSync performs on my Nikon D7100 camera and SB-900 flash: Click here to read and swap the comparison images using the buttons!

June 16, 2013: Put together a comparison test of the different configurations of the Chimera Octa 2 portable octabox: Click here then click the buttons below the image to see the direct comparisons!

May 12, 2013: Compared my Nikon SB-900 flash to my Paul Buff White Lightning X2400 studio strobe: See it here!