im in the market for some manual off camera speedlights, which i plan to use as backlights (replacing my alien bees) by weddings for the dancing mostly on top of 12ft lightstands. anyone have experience with Yougnnou, sunpac, vivitar, lumopro, etc or know of any websites with good comparisons ?
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http://strobist.blogspot.com/2010/06/lumppro-lp160-quad-sync-v20.html
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/quad-sync-lumipro-strobist-flash-pops-four-ways/
I think your main problem with off brand lights is going to be cycle times, and meltiness. So be sure to try one out somewhere before ordering.
If you don't want to use power-packs, I recommend Sanyo black rechargeable AA batteries.