Jinbei have announced the HD 601, Remote Manual, and HSS enabled, cordless strobe to be available in June 2017.
The HD 601 are a more economical version of the popular Jinbei HD610 TTL strobe though leaving out the TTL function, and some other small cost saving downgrades from the HD 610 –
Approximately 500Ws power (down from 600Ws)
10 watt LED modelling light (down from 20 watt)
Smaller LCD screen
Slightly simplified back panel
No flash tube protecting glass cover
That is on top of Jinbei’s current 2.4GHz RF radio slave modes for Canon, Nikon, and Sony camera systems, as the HD 601 provide.
The HD 601’s 14.8V 6000mAh Lithium-ion battery provides around 450 full power pops per charge, with 2.3 second full power recycle time.
Manual power control is from full power down to 1/256th, and adjustable in full or 0.1 stop increments.
The color LCD interface displays the power levels as 0.1 – 0.9. And simply pressing the main dial allow fast full stop adjustments.
Up to 6 Groups are provided, A / B / C / D / E / F. Though this will depend on the transmitter units used.
The interface also provides a fast and simple menu system.
The Jinbe HD 601 provide an S-type accessory mount, and a fan cooled 10 watt LED modeling lamp, with warm 3200K color temperature to help match halogen bulbs.
The modeling light provides manual control in fine 0.1 increments across a 9 stop range, or proportional control adjusting automatically to match the strobes manual power level.
Remote control from the Jinbei transmitter unit is limited to turning the modelling light ON and OFF
The HD 601’s 14.8V 6000mAh Lithium-ion battery provides around 450 full power pops per charge.
And now includes a built in charge level indicator.
An AC power adapter for mains power use is also available.