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08/28/2005 11:07:36 AM · #1 |
I was looking through a Shutterbug magazine and started looking at the lights and can acrossed this one
//www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=370577&is=REG&addedTroughType=search
I am wanting something to start with and I was wondering if this was a good kit to start out with. I don't currently do any studio work but was wanting to experiment. I don't hardly know anything about lights so any advice would be appriceated thanks. |
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08/28/2005 11:19:10 AM · #2 |
I don't know anything about lighting either...but it looks like a nice beginner kit for the price...?
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08/28/2005 11:27:39 AM · #3 |
Yes, this is a good beginer kit.
1)gives you the option of a 3 point setup
2) You can interchange globes with other globes, I.E. wattage, dichorac
3) price very resonable
4) boom arm very nice to have
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08/28/2005 11:32:56 AM · #4 |
I beleive that the camera you have has a PC sync terminal on it, I would recommend getting strobe lighting instead of continuous lighting. Here is a decent starter kit from JTL I actualy use 1 JTL-160 as a background light.
The reason I would stay away from continuous lighting is the HEAT. They generate alot of heat in a short amount of time. The other reason is the color balance. Not sure if your camera has a Kelvin temperature setting or a Tungsten light setting, but that is what you would need to use to color balance your shots. They also consume alot of power. The kit you mentioned has 2-500w and 1-250w set of bulbs that's alot of wattage.
IMO, strobes are alot easier to use, less trouble and safer. I'm sure that you wouldn't want anyone or yourself to be burned by one of the hot lights. Also with continuous lights the bulbs will slowly fade after some use and the color temperature will never always be the same.
Hope this helps!
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 11:33:25. |
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08/28/2005 01:28:59 PM · #5 |
um yeah, i bought a similar kit which had 2 600watt Impact lights. and you do not want to use those inside a room because they get really hot. if you plan on taking portraits, get strobes.
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08/28/2005 01:47:35 PM · #6 |
| The good things about these lights is that you will always have need for them even if you eventually get strobes. There is no better way to learn than with hot lights. Light placement and tweaking is never perfect with strobes because modeling lights are too weaks. With hot lights you get wgat you see. They allow you to experiment and like i said you will always employ them in the future no matter how much other equipment you get. |
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08/28/2005 11:09:03 PM · #7 |
| You may also want to look into one of these for portraits. Soft boxes make the shadows more pleasing, or so I am told. Don't know much about it myself. //www.skaeser.com/500w1_jtl.html |
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