Paul C. Buff Einstein
Monolight This studio strobe is unusually light (4.31 lb) and compact for a 640 Ws monolight, has an unusually bright (250-watt) modeling lamp, and can be dialed down to an unusually low power (2.5 Ws) by way of—yes—an unusually short (1/13,000 sec) flash duration. This fan- cooled unit has a built-in optical slave, and can fire up to 10 times per second. ($500, direct; Paulcbuff.com)