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10/11/2005 06:06:06 PM · #1 |
I really need to get some studio lights. I really only need one, but I need the cheapest one I can find. I really have almost no money. I have looked into alien bee's I really like them and the price isn't that bad.
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10/11/2005 06:08:50 PM · #2 |
if you ahve almost no money ... do for cheap....clamp on lamps with a daylight lightbulb in it works fairly well. that runs around $10.00 to 15.00 usd..youcan get the clamp on work lamp at a dolalr store...
next up is the halogen work lamps from home depot... abotu $35 to 40 usd... and it comes on a stand..
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10/11/2005 06:10:20 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by di53:
if you ahve almost no money ... do for cheap....clamp on lamps with a daylight lightbulb in it works fairly well. that runs around $10.00 to 15.00 usd..youcan get the clamp on work lamp at a dolalr store...
next up is the halogen work lamps from home depot... abotu $35 to 40 usd... and it comes on a stand.. |
that is what I have been doing for the past two years, I need studio strobes.
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10/11/2005 06:33:23 PM · #4 |
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10/11/2005 07:40:10 PM · #5 |
I'm also looking at Alien Bees. I can order it from the us directly and for the price I pay here for a Visatec\Broncolor head I manage to buy 2 b400 with stands and humbrellas (one of the packages they have) and still save for a big softbox. I'm also open to other sugestions. My main conser is I never worked with studio flash so I don't know about the power I need. But I've readed that the b400 will be more than enough for most sittuations.
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10/16/2005 09:49:56 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nuno:
I'm also looking at Alien Bees. I can order it from the us directly and for the price I pay here for a Visatec\Broncolor head I manage to buy 2 b400 with stands and humbrellas (one of the packages they have) and still save for a big softbox. I'm also open to other sugestions. My main conser is I never worked with studio flash so I don't know about the power I need. But I've readed that the b400 will be more than enough for most sittuations. |
they should be more than enough to get you started. The only thing I will warn you is if you don't have any experence with studio lighting do not get any lights that you need a pack for, get all monolight for now. find someone to teach you to use a pack if you want to go farther, they can be dangerious if you use them wrong
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10/16/2005 11:29:50 AM · #7 |
The alien bees are probably the choice for you. I have 2 b400s and plan to buy 2 more. I got them with the large softboxes and they are plenty powerful in the room I'm shooting. You can also use your regular hotshoe flashes in combination with them. I use 2 580ex speedlights with the st-e2 that works nice as hair lights/accent lights. Now if I could only get some models over here!
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10/16/2005 11:37:29 AM · #8 |
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10/16/2005 05:47:49 PM · #9 |
| I have a B800 on the way. I'm just curious...is it possible to use my sb-600 with my nikon d70 with the alien bees? |
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