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12/05/2011 10:27:59 PM · #1 |
I always see people trying to find ways around their camera's sync speed with strobes and such to get less depth of field, overpower the sun, etc. They're fiddling with high speed sync, buying expensive ND filters, and the circus rolls on.
So why isn't there more talk about solving these issues with lights like the TD6 spiderlite? All of the above problems can be instantly solved. I don't get it. I love flash as much as anyone, but it has its limitations. Why not just just choose a tool that solves them? Is it a power limit thing? Is it a portability thing?
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12/05/2011 10:32:43 PM · #2 |
I was just reading on them and maybe they aren't as powerful as I imagined them to be...maybe it's a power issue thing.
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12/05/2011 10:33:03 PM · #3 |
That Spiderlite is a studio tool, needs 120V power supply to run. Even if you WERE using it outdoors, it's nowhere near powerful enough to overpower the sun. Most of the issues you're talking about with people trying to get around the nominal synch speed of their strobes & speedlights, is trying to work under bright sunlight at wide apertures with the strobes as main lights.
R.
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12/05/2011 10:34:35 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
That Spiderlite is a studio tool, needs 120V power supply to run. Even if you WERE using it outdoors, it's nowhere near powerful enough to overpower the sun. Most of the issues you're talking about with people trying to get around the nominal synch speed of their strobes & speedlights, is trying to work under bright sunlight at wide apertures with the strobes as main lights.
R. |
ETA: there ya go, you see it now too right? They look very cool for studio work; I'd give them a whirl if I actually HAD a studio anymore. I'd use them for fill light on architectural interiors for sure. But they wouldn't help me much outdoors in full sunlight.
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12/05/2011 10:43:38 PM · #5 |
| Shining a constant bright light in to someone's eyes makes their pupils contract - there's another (of the many) reasons. |
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12/05/2011 11:05:40 PM · #6 |
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12/05/2011 11:42:08 PM · #7 |
What is more interesting is those LED's that run on batteries..... They are starting to look interesting for that type of lighting. Have a look at a few - I don't have any right now but have been watching them for a bit.
In the end strobes will give FAR more power then anything continuous can push out given the same power source. |
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12/05/2011 11:49:37 PM · #8 |
I like constant lights (Now, I had to say that right?)
Reason #1 Better control of the camera settings, without worrying about sync speed, filters etc.
Reason #2 More comfortable for people... flashing lights always bothers people, kids and animals... it gets annoying after a while (in a darker studio).
Reason #3 If the settings are correct (without killing the brightness) pupils will be constantly same size and there will be catch lights as well.
How about outside,
Instead of using flash, use reflectors. Big enough reflector should cover the area you want and it also will give you more control over the camera. You will still have catch lights on the eyes.
After all said and done, flash gives better light, so we get sharper images, better skin colors etc. Also with flash, there can be more options for filling, hair, back lights without getting cooked.
It feels constant lights are better (comfortable), but flash used for most professional photography.
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I have to plug my D1x here very quick... it's sync speed is 1/500 second, much faster than anything I had which is pretty damn good to freeze the moment :)
(End of Nikon D1x commercial) |
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12/06/2011 12:15:38 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by tanguera:
Hot as hell. |
Not these ones; that's what's exciting; they are high-intensity cool tubes, nowhere near as hot as incandescent.
R.
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