eek....hovering over the purchase button....

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

09/20/2007 03:31:58 PM · #1

After a week of torture and agony of debating whether or not i wanted to go all the way on an alien bees package i have finally created my own and am hovering over the purchase button....

AlienBees B400, AlienBees B800-Deep Space Black, Foldable Medium Softbox (24"x36") speedring attached, 48â�� Shoot-Thru Umbrella, 10-foot General Purpose Stand, 13-foot Heavy Duty Stand, Radio Flash Trigger One Receiver, Radio Flash Trigger One Transmitter

I just wanted to run this by yall and see if there is anything I am forgetting, thanks for your help!!

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idnic

Canon EOS-60D

09/20/2007 03:34:22 PM · #2

Black!?!?!?! How dull! You should get pink... or yellow! :D

Its a good kit with versatility, should serve you well.

FocusPoint

XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro

09/20/2007 03:36:24 PM · #3

Just do iiiiiiiiiiiit :/

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

09/20/2007 03:40:03 PM · #4

hahaha but will black scratch less? i love pink but id rather go with something neutral i think :/

edit: i drop things a lot....i want to keep them looking new as possible and considering how clumbsy i am....ack...

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brianz

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

09/20/2007 03:47:48 PM · #5

Make sure you post some pictures after you play around with it! I just bought an 800, softbox, stand, vagabond....i love it.

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

09/20/2007 03:47:49 PM · #6

Originally posted by lovethelight:

The color isn't painted on, its part of the plastic. So no matter how you treat them, pink is always pink! :)

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/20/2007 03:50:13 PM · #7

damnit......

now i have to rethink what color...no no NO

MUST GET BLACK!!!!!!!!

cindi what model are your lights just out of curiosity?

alfresco

Nikon D700

09/20/2007 03:50:31 PM · #8

JP recommends two 800's instead instead of 1-800 1-400, much quicker/easier to determine lighting ratios. And it's only fifty dollars .... :)

Plus JP likes to eliminate variables.

You'll lurve the foldable softbox :)

alfresco

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/20/2007 03:52:13 PM · #9

Don't fall for cindi-lou's Eevle Emperor Come To The Pink Side taunts!

Hold strong.

09/20/2007 03:52:23 PM · #10

Originally posted by alfresco:

really? its fifty dollars though and do i really need all that power?

yay now i get to redebate all this again....thats the big questions....one 400 and one 800 or 2 800....

ok this is me starting a poll:

which one guys? :)

see if i up to the 800 my purchase will cross the ninehundred dollar mark...which will make me cry much harder :)

09/20/2007 03:52:52 PM · #11

Originally posted by alfresco:

Don't fall for cindi-lou's Eevle Emperor Come To The Pink Side taunts!

Hold strong.

I WILL BE STRONG!!! hahaha

09/20/2007 03:55:33 PM · #12

Get two receivers (sometimes the slave doesn't pick up the other light), and consider a brolly box in place of the softbox. It's the same general principle, but cheaper and even more convenient. Plus, you get round catchlights. ;-)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/20/2007 03:56:50 PM · #13

FWIW, you may not need the extra power of another B800, but the recycle times will be shorter. I have two B800's and a B400. Black.

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rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

09/20/2007 03:56:59 PM · #14

I say 2 400's should be all the power you need.

Canon EOS-20D

09/20/2007 03:57:33 PM · #15

For $50, wouldn't it be worth knowing you had as much as you may need rather than needing to spend another $280 when it turns out you didn't? And definitely black...

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/20/2007 03:57:38 PM · #16

Originally posted by scalvert:

but i like square catchlights :(

so do i seriously need to get two recievers?

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

alfresco

Nikon D700

09/20/2007 04:00:56 PM · #17

My opine is two 800's, for simplicity not for power; I'm a simplicity simpleton ... with the operative being 'simpleton'.

Varying power is just one extra thing to keep track of but if you have a light meter you'll be easy peasy either way, the light meter will tell you what you need (if used properly).

Then again, if you're going to cry why not cry over even *more* money!!! It's easy for me to spend other people's money though :)

Anyone else want me to suggest things to buy?!?! :)

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

09/20/2007 04:00:59 PM · #18

Originally posted by mk:

For $50, wouldn't it be worth knowing you had as much as you may need rather than needing to spend another $280 when it turns out you didn't? And definitely black...

I shot with a couple of 800's and couldn't turn them down low enough for what I was trying to do. But then I'm weird and shoot wide open all the time, so what do I know.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

09/20/2007 04:01:23 PM · #19

unless you are shooting at a fashion show and everyone has AB's I don;t see any need for the second receiver.

09/20/2007 04:02:21 PM · #20

Originally posted by Gordon:

I shot with a couple of 800's and couldn't turn them down low enough for what I was trying to do. But then I'm weird and shoot wide open all the time, so what do I know.

Good point. I commonly use ND filters for portraits for that very reason.

09/20/2007 04:03:08 PM · #21

Originally posted by rex:

unless you are shooting at a fashion show and everyone has AB's I don;t see any need for the second receiver.

are you sureee? because part of me doesn't want to buy another receiver if i don't need it and part of me doesn't want to have to go buy it later without the 10 % discount i get for buying it with the lights if i do need it....but i am only going to be using these inside without other crazy people around me with lights ever....but if i want to use them outside would the light outside effect the slave capability?

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/20/2007 04:05:42 PM · #22

Originally posted by lovethelight:

if i want to use them outside would the light outside effect the slave capability?

Yes. Sometimes inside, too, if the slave sensor is pointed away from the other light.

Canon EOS-20D

09/20/2007 04:06:55 PM · #23

Originally posted by Gordon:

Originally posted by mk:
For $50, wouldn't it be worth knowing you had as much as you may need rather than needing to spend another $280 when it turns out you didn't? And definitely black...

I shot with a couple of 800's and couldn't turn them down low enough for what I was trying to do. But then I'm weird and shoot wide open all the time, so what do I know.

Yeah, I can't shoot wide open in my little studio room with the AB800s very well.

Edited to add: but if I was going to get two of the same thing, I'd get 2 800s rather than 2 400s. Although I guess it depends on what your longterm plan is.

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