The Flash Heads are all compatible with all of the Lumedyne Packs regardless of age or style. The power rating of a Head is based on how much power the flashtube that is installed can handle. The electronics are built to handle up to 2400ws but the user replaceable flashtube may be limited to 800ws. Many of the Lumedyne Heads offer a modeling light that helps focus in low light areas and dialates the eys to show more natural eye color. There are many accessories available to use light modifiers from many different brands.
Classic Heads and the Next Generation Heads are round and have built in 5 foot straight or coiled cables. The Extra Small Heads also have built in seven foot straight cables. The Signature Series Heads use the Head Cables that are sold separately at various lengths.
This is a super simple way to extend the Flashtube only into very small spaces and have any amount of power that you want from the bare bulb without the bulky Flash Head body that can be hidden up to about five feet away.
The HFTX Cable plugs into the flashtube socket and has a female flashtube socket at the small end for the actual flashtube to use. It can fit with Modeling Heads but does not extend or use the modeling bulb at all.
The ASC1 is the short coiled sync cord that would plug from the round sync jack on many professional cameras to the household sync jack on many Lumedyne Flash Heads.
It is about two feet long before stretching the coils out and could reach almost five feet (but might not shrink back all the way if stretched too far).
The ASC5 is the long straight sync cord (30 feet is about 9 meters) that would plug from the round sync jack on many professional cameras to the household sync jack on many Lumedyne Flash Heads.
It's perfect as a back up option to radio slaves when you want an off camera light and you have a PC sync connection or adapter on your camera.
AFSE Flashtubes fit all of the standard Flash Heads such as the Classic #001 and #002 Heads that had no modeling light feature. They also fit the new Extra Small Basic Heads HSBC.
The Flashtubes push/pull straight in/out and they will last for tens of thousands of flashes or one face down fall onto a hard surface.
Any of the Heads that have a modeling light would use the AFTE instead of this one.
AFSQ 2400ws Quartz Flashtubes fit all of the standard Flash Heads such as the Classic #001 and #002 Heads that had no modeling light feature. They also fit the new Extra Small Basic Heads HSBC or HSBQ.
This is a super duty flashtube for high power or Action Packs' fast flash duration.
The Flashtubes push/pull straight in/out and they will last for tens of thousands of flashes or one face down fall onto a hard surface.
Any of the Heads that have a modeling light would use the AFTE instead of this one.
AFTE Flashtubes fit all of the existing Lumedyne Flash Heads with or without the modeling light feature. They also fit in the new Extra Small Heads. They can be used at low power as well but should not be used above 800ws per Head as that is the upper rating of this flashtube's performance.
The Flashtubes push/pull straight in/out and they will last for tens of thousands of flashes or one face down fall onto a hard surface.
Any of the Heads can use this flashtube, however, the modeling lamp itself is separate and this flashtube does not convert a non-modeling Head to have that feature.
AFTQ 2400ws Quartz Flashtubes fit all of the existing Lumedyne Flash Heads with or without the modeling light feature. They also fit in the new Extra Small Heads. They can be used at low power as well and can be used up to 2,400ws as that is the upper rating of this flashtube's performance.
The Flashtubes push/pull straight in/out and they will last for tens of thousands of flashes or one face down fall onto a hard surface.
Any of the Heads can use this flashtube, however, the modeling lamp itself is separate and this flashtube does not convert a non-modeling Head to have that feature.
This is the normal replacement bulb for the glowing modeling light in the center of the Lumedyne Modeling style Flashtubes. It is about 25 watts bright and does use your battery at a rate of one 200ws flash per 20 seconds of modeling light use.
It is user replaceable by simply first removing the flashtube then pulling the burned out bulb straight out. After carefully replacing the AMBR into its legs, the flashtube fits around it and plugs back into place.
This is the high performance replacement bulb for the glowing modeling light in the center of the Lumedyne Modeling style Flashtubes. It is about 25 watts but is almost 50% brighter than a normal Halogen bulb. So for the same drain as our other AMBR bulb this one is a bit brighter. It does also use your battery at a rate of one 200ws flash per 20 seconds of modeling light use.
This AMBX bulb is also more durable against high temperature for extended use or high power flashes or rapid flashes where in all cases more than the normal heat is involved and a normal bulb would frost over white and fail due to overheating.
It is user replaceable by simply first removing the flashtube then pulling the burned out bulb straight out. After carefully replacing the AMBX into the Head's legs, the flashtube fits around it and plugs back into place.