I learned long ago that the limiting factor when you are traveling and trying to get online is more often AC power than 'net signal. Like Rob, we have found that the Mini is convenient enough to where it gets used for far more than big strobes.
Google drive sign in bag of vagabond full#
Rob has a full grid of results on his post (definitely read it of you are considering the Mini) and my results mesh with his. The number of pops this little battery gives me is amazing. The Vagabond works great for that, allowing me to use the B600s for key and fill. It usually gets used symmetrically, driving a pair of rim lights. Heh.)Īnyway, the 600 pack can drive up to three more heads. (I know, right? A dentist listed it on eBay with a buy-it-now price of $900. But my main outdoor pack has grown to be a Profoto Acute 600e generator, which I got used, along with two heads, extension cables and soft box rings for $900. It needs about 10 secs to recycle if you are using it at full power, so not real practical at 1200ws.
It will drive an Acute 1200 - if you are very patient. The Vagabond Mini allows me to add an AC Acute pack to that mix to added multiple outdoor heads whenever I need. I have a pair of (battery-powered) Profoto B600's, but they only drive one head each. But it also will run a Profoto Acute pack, which is designed to suck a lot more current than Buff's models. That it powers AB's and Einsteins well should come as no surprise. Then I read Rob Galbraith's comprehensive road test post (which sounded almost too-good-to-be-true) and had to see for myself. But what about capacity? What about reliability? So when the new Vagabond Mini Lithium came out, I was both intrigued and suspicious. No surprise, as seal lead acid (SLA) batteries are all about the pounds. They actually worked pretty well as a stand-in for a sand bag, which is a back-handed compliment for any battery system. But one of the two packs was chronically unreliable, even after repair. The v.2 model, of which I owned two, was more user friendly. The v.1 was serviceable, but the required grounding cable made it pretty inconvenient. I've owned and used both earlier generations of Paul Buff Vagabond batteries, to mixed result. But it is small enough - and powerful enough - to see much more varied use in our house. Short version: If you shoot AlienBees, White Lightning or Einstein, this pack is a no-brainer. Three months into heavy use of the Paul Buff Vagabond Mini Lithium, I have found the battery I want to marry.
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