I am looking to put together a studio for the first time and my biggest dilemma is which lights to go with. I have narrowed it down to the White Lightning Ultra zaps and the Elinchrom style or classic heads. I have researched both heads and have found that Elinchrom has better specs but the price is a bit higher. Now I know how the Elinchrom rates but I don't know how the new White Lightning heads rate compared to Elinchrom. I know that the White Lightning Ultra heads had a great reputation for being a solid pro light but has the new Ultra Zap and X-series upheld that standard.

-- Dominic Gentile (shawngentile@hotmail.com), January 23, 2002