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12/30/2005 02:46:36 PM · #1 |
What sort of bulb is good for soft boxes. I am using my sons lighting equipment and I need to know what sort of bulb works good. Do they sell white light bulbs that are 75-100 watts? I don't want any tungsten looking stuff ya know? I will get a photo of the lighting Im talking about.
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12/30/2005 02:56:00 PM · #2 |
Mavrik knows a LOT about this sort of thing, you may keep an eye out and ask him.
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12/30/2005 03:00:12 PM · #3 |
That's a flash head. The kind of modeling light you use will only make a difference on how much light you have to focus with. The flash tube will be used during exposure.
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12/30/2005 04:33:15 PM · #4 |
| Ok, I was wanting to do some 'on all the time' softbox lighting without the flash. Any bulbs that are better than others for this? |
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12/30/2005 04:35:22 PM · #5 |
Hi Kel. A regular bulb (no matter the wattage) can't give you enough light for a nice portrait, you really should use the strobe. The alternative is very high powered bulbs for continuous lighting, but they get very hot. The modeling light (bulb) on your flash unit is meant only to give you an idea where the strobe will fall and some light to focus by.
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12/30/2005 04:38:43 PM · #6 |
| OH Yeah do you have a watt limt... PH BULBS are what you should get for tungtsen so 211 are 75watt, 212 are 150 watt, and 213 are 250watt. if you want a more daylighht color I would go a BCA bulb they are 250watt there are ones that are less wattage but I don't remeber there model number you could probaly ask a 150 watt BCA. |
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12/30/2005 04:39:02 PM · #7 |
I don't understand why you would want to shoot like that. The flash bulb is way better.
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:
Ok, I was wanting to do some 'on all the time' softbox lighting without the flash. Any bulbs that are better than others for this? |
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12/30/2005 04:41:46 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Hi Kel. A regular bulb (no matter the wattage) can't give you enough light for a nice portrait, you really should use the strobe. The alternative is very high powered bulbs for continuous lighting, but they get very hot. The modeling light (bulb) on your flash unit is meant only to give you an idea where the strobe will fall and some light to focus by. |
Thanks for the answers. I was hoping to use an 'on all the time' bulb with soft box in addition to natural lighting for a special portrait. I think I probably need to go ahead and reseach what I need to get a lighting set up. Can anyone suggest any websites with simple softbox lighting (as opposed to umbrella types). I can't find the o'rings that go with this or his other equipment. I need my own gear. |
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12/30/2005 04:42:57 PM · #9 |
| Man all this talk of heat coming off od continus light I find rediculus. I work in the lighting department in movies and we often work with lights of 150watt and we also work with lights that go as high as 18kw but you can get very nice shots with either or, and well the heat factor they do get hot big deal get a fan we all work outside it gets hot outside. When you go to take photos make sure you have the proper clothing on, you know if its hot where shorts and a shirt. |
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12/30/2005 04:43:30 PM · #10 |
You'll have no problem balancing the flash with window light. If you don't have a light meter, take some test shots for adjustment.
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:
Originally posted by idnic:
Hi Kel. A regular bulb (no matter the wattage) can't give you enough light for a nice portrait, you really should use the strobe. The alternative is very high powered bulbs for continuous lighting, but they get very hot. The modeling light (bulb) on your flash unit is meant only to give you an idea where the strobe will fall and some light to focus by. |
Thanks for the answers. I was hoping to use an 'on all the time' bulb with soft box in addition to natural lighting for a special portrait. I think I probably need to go ahead and reseach what I need to get a lighting set up. Can anyone suggest any websites with simple softbox lighting (as opposed to umbrella types). I can't find the o'rings that go with this or his other equipment. I need my own gear. |
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12/30/2005 04:46:20 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by CalliopeKel:
Originally posted by idnic:
Hi Kel. A regular bulb (no matter the wattage) can't give you enough light for a nice portrait, you really should use the strobe. The alternative is very high powered bulbs for continuous lighting, but they get very hot. The modeling light (bulb) on your flash unit is meant only to give you an idea where the strobe will fall and some light to focus by. |
Thanks for the answers. I was hoping to use an 'on all the time' bulb with soft box in addition to natural lighting for a special portrait. I think I probably need to go ahead and reseach what I need to get a lighting set up. Can anyone suggest any websites with simple softbox lighting (as opposed to umbrella types). I can't find the o'rings that go with this or his other equipment. I need my own gear. |
Its pretty easy to bluid a home made soft box all you need is a sheet of show cart, or black clorplast I suggest Show Cart (show Cart is a stridy card board that is black oon the outside and white on the inside) and then go pick up a sheet of 216 or light grid form a photo store or a film rental store. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of one one me right know but I will make a new one and show all you guys how to build one when I get back to work after xmas break. |
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