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I got a chance to play around with a Diva and it didn't really impress me that much. It's a capable and versatile tool... and for that it's desireable... but that plastic construction didn't exactly blow me away.
Just the other day I got a chance to play around with a Kino ParaBeam... and THAT I loved. The ParaBeams are definitely high dollar, but man are they fun to use and well-made.
If you break it down there's just no way around the cost of location flos... and if they dim, then forget it... that's where the cost really adds up... but that's also what makes 'em valuable.
I'd put the priority on usability and dimming... so for this budget the Divas would get my vote... even though I don't really like the look of 'em you'll never see them on cam anyway. You get lights for what they do with your shot... not so you can look at 'em.
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