M&R Red Chilil and Anatol Rapid Wave Quartz Flashes - opinions?

[ZooCity]

Oh and, by the way, I confirmed w. Anatol that the zones go front to back not side to side with the flashes.  Not sure why North's go the other way.

the Red chili can have power settings if you need it. We do it on the larger  red chili units already

Well I got a no on that one.  I did ask if I could get an upgrade to have intensity control on the Chili. 

This was really the only reason we went with the Rapid Wave.  Fan speed adjustment is neat but I'd give it up for U.S.-built gear.   You should inform your staff about this- that would have been a sale there!

Feel free to call or email if there's something I missed - 406.546.6007.   chris[at]zoocityapparel.com.
 

[ebscreen]

Just chiming in on what I would say is a necessity for intensity control on Rayon and the like.

[ZooCity]

Well, after Mr. Hoffman's post and some inquiry with Nick @ M&R, we got us a Red Chili w. intensity control coming our way.  It's the first of this particular model to have the feature. 

Thanks 244 for posting that!  I think having this option on your flashes is going to be a good thing for M&R and their many shop users and, as I told Nick, I'm more than happy to help with feedback on the control and any troubleshooting that may be necessary, though I expect little to none of the latter. 

I'm personally very happy to be getting an M&R unit, nothing beats a little peace of mind.  I would choose this brand over anyone else for most purchases save for the fact that some other companies have design features I prefer.

[alan802]

Congrats, it's a win win, and M&R needs that feature on their units.  They've done a good thing by adding it, they'll get it right the first time I'm sure.  It's not a difficult addition I don't think, they've handled much more difficult feats of engineering so it will be great.

[ebscreen]

Signal chopper or something of the sort right? Rapidly turning the power on and off thousands of times a second?

[ZooCity]

I figured it was an industrial strength dimmer or something.

I believe they have also added flash control from the main panel as well to these units. 

[244]

Well, after Mr. Hoffman's post and some inquiry with Nick @ M&R, we got us a Red Chili w. intensity control coming our way.  It's the first of this particular model to have the feature. 

Thanks 244 for posting that!  I think having this option on your flashes is going to be a good thing for M&R and their many shop users and, as I told Nick, I'm more than happy to help with feedback on the control and any troubleshooting that may be necessary, though I expect little to none of the latter. 

I'm personally very happy to be getting an M&R unit, nothing beats a little peace of mind.  I would choose this brand over anyone else for most purchases save for the fact that some other companies have design features I prefer.

Thanks for you confidence in M&R products! This will be the first of the size you are ordering but we have this feature on other sizes already so no re-engineering needed. You will be very happy with your choice. I guarantee that 100%!

[ZooCity]

Well, after Mr. Hoffman's post and some inquiry with Nick @ M&R, we got us a Red Chili w. intensity control coming our way.  It's the first of this particular model to have the feature. 

Thanks 244 for posting that!  I think having this option on your flashes is going to be a good thing for M&R and their many shop users and, as I told Nick, I'm more than happy to help with feedback on the control and any troubleshooting that may be necessary, though I expect little to none of the latter. 

I'm personally very happy to be getting an M&R unit, nothing beats a little peace of mind.  I would choose this brand over anyone else for most purchases save for the fact that some other companies have design features I prefer.

Thanks for you confidence in M&R products! This will be the first of the size you are ordering but we have this feature on other sizes already so no re-engineering needed. You will be very happy with your choice. I guarantee that 100%!

Well you guys are the bee knees when it comes to build quality and generally being "on it".  You set a standard that this industry should have had all along and many still do not.  So as long as the design of the equip jives with my particular outlook on it, I go for M&R.