Studio lighting

Howdy, gang! The wife and I have been talking about doing a little studio portraiture and were wondering if we could solicit a few opinions from the sanitari..PDML. We need to be able to set it up and take it down quickly. We also need to be able to store it as compactly as possible. Our

OT: Studio lighting

Howdy, gang! I've been toying with the idea of buying a couple of strobes for portraiture. Whilst looking of the rather meager local selection I came across a continuous (not flash) cold light set. The set includes a couple of three bulb 16" reflectors, diffusion screens, and stands. They're lo

Re: Studio lighting

I cant add anything to help with your decision, but this question comes up quite frequently at the DPReview Lighting Technique Forum: Cheers, Dave On 4/19/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, gang! The wife and I have

Re: Studio lighting

I have three AlienBees and am pretty happy with them. They're fairly inexpensive, well made. I use them w/umbrellas, sometimes shoot-through and sometimes reflecting. Here's their URL... http://www.alienbees.com/ -P Scott Loveless wrote: > Howdy, gang! The wife and I have been talking ab

Re: Studio lighting

Hello Scott, The room does seem a little challenging. One big issue is the height of the ceiling. My umbrellas have a removable back that allows them to either bounce or shoot through. When the ceilings are high I can use them for bouncing the light, but if the ceilings are lower, then shooting

Re: Studio lighting

I have a Studio Pro Excalibur 3200 lighting kit that stores nicely in two canvas bags. It includes two 300 watt monolights, one 150 watt hair light and snorkel, two umbrellas, and three stands. I can light a group of a dozen or more people nicely. It's perfect for portraits. I also have a backgr

Re: Studio lighting

Scott, Will you be shooting digital or film, or both? What is your budget? For digital some of the new continuous lights that use fluorescent tubes are great. Good light quality like hot lights but almost no heat. And WYSIWYG, unlike studio flash. If you want flash, you can't go wrong with

Re: Studio lighting

Not to hi jack the thread, but does anyone remeber the site for flash tutorials, strobo something or other. I had it bookmarked but its gone. Dave On 4/19/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott, > > Will you be shooting digital or film, or both? > > What is your budget? > > For digital

Re: Studio lighting

On Apr 19, 2007, at 7:59 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Not to hi jack the thread, but does anyone remeber the site for flash > tutorials, strobo something or other. I had it bookmarked but its > gone. There's some good stuff here, including one of my lessons: http://www.photoflexlightingschool.co

Re: Studio lighting

David Savage wrote: > I cant add anything to help with your decision, but this question > comes up quite frequently at the DPReview Lighting Technique Forum: > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > On 4/19/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Studio lighting

Paul Sorenson wrote: > I have three AlienBees and am pretty happy with them. They're fairly > inexpensive, well made. I use them w/umbrellas, sometimes shoot-through > and sometimes reflecting. Here's their URL... > > http://www.alienbees.com/ > > -P > > > > Scott Loveless wrote: > >> Howdy

Re: Studio lighting

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a Studio Pro Excalibur 3200 lighting kit that stores nicely in two > canvas bags. It includes two 300 watt monolights, one 150 watt hair light and > snorkel, two umbrellas, and three stands. I can light a group of a dozen or > more people nicely. It's perfect fo

Re: Studio lighting

Bruce Dayton wrote: > Hello Scott, > > The room does seem a little challenging. One big issue is the height > of the ceiling. My umbrellas have a removable back that allows them > to either bounce or shoot through. When the ceilings are high I can > use them for bouncing the light, but if the ce

Re: Studio lighting

Interspersed Bob Shell wrote: > Scott, > > Will you be shooting digital or film, or both? > Mostly digital. All of the color work and probably a good deal of the black and white will be done with the K100 and K10. Any film will be black and white. > What is your budget? > That's funn

Re: Studio lighting

If you haven't already been here... www.strobist.com It may not be exactly what you are looking for, but a lot of the principles may apply, as well as some learing tools (if you are not experienced with lighting already). Russ On 4/18/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy, gang!

Re: Studio lighting

David J Brooks wrote: > Not to hi jack the thread, but does anyone remeber the site for flash > tutorials, strobo something or other. I had it bookmarked but its > gone. > > Dave > > strobist.blogspot.com -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: Studio lighting

Bob Shell wrote: > Scott, > > Will you be shooting digital or film, or both? > > What is your budget? > > For digital some of the new continuous lights that use fluorescent > tubes are great. Good light quality like hot lights but almost no > heat. And WYSIWYG, unlike studio flash. > > If you

Re: Studio lighting

Thats the one. Re booked marked now. Thanks Dave On 4/19/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > > Not to hi jack the thread, but does anyone remeber the site for flash > > tutorials, strobo something or other. I had it bookmarked but its > > gone. > > > > Dave >

Re: Studio lighting

On Apr 19, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > Mostly digital. All of the color work and probably a good deal of the > black and white will be done with the K100 and K10. Any film will be > black and white. You can go with continuous or flash. >> What is your budget? >> > That's funny!

Re: Studio lighting

Yeah, avoid off-brand stuff from the far east. When you need a new modeling light you may find it nearly impossible to find. And if the stuff breaks, forget 'service'. Stick with known brands. Bob On Apr 19, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: >> Scott, >> >> Will y

Re: Studio lighting

My "studio" is 3 pieces fo 8 foot high x 36 " white foamcore , taped at the hoints to fold for easy storage, my window and a Verilux lamp -- I've inherited a second lamp but it hasn't gotten to me yet. The verilux floor lamps are cool daylight and two at right angles work nicely... I have a pi

Re: Studio lighting

You could probably get by with 150 watt strobes, but by the time you're done, you'll probably spend as much as the cost of a kit. Paul -- Original message -- From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a Studio Pro Excalibur 3200

Re: Studio lighting

- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Studio lighting > Howdy, gang! The wife and I have been talking about doing a little > studio portraiture and were wondering if we could solicit a few opinions > from the sanitari..PDML. > > We need to

Re: Studio lighting

I put an article I wrote a while back up on my website for free download as a pdf. It talks about some general theory of softbox use and has some one-light portraits as examples. Just go to www.bobshell.com and scroll down to the link. I hope it is useful to some of you. Bob -- PDML Penta

Re: Studio lighting

ann sanfedele wrote: >My "studio" is 3 pieces fo 8 foot high x 36 " white foamcore , taped at >the hoints to fold for easy storage, >my window and a Verilux lamp -- I've inherited a second lamp but it >hasn't gotten to me yet. > >The verilux floor lamps are cool daylight and two at right angles

Re: Studio lighting

Ann. Not familiar with that Verilux lamp. Can you post a pic or link Dave On 4/20/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ann sanfedele wrote: > > >My "studio" is 3 pieces fo 8 foot high x 36 " white foamcore , taped at > >the hoints to fold for easy storage, > >my window and a Verilux l

Re: Studio lighting

I'm not Ann, but I'll answer anyway. The Verilux lamps are very high quality (priced accordingly) daylight balanced reading lamps. I don't believe they've ever made a photo-specific light. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com/ -- Original message -- From: "Da

Re: Studio lighting

On 4/22/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not Ann, but I'll answer anyway. You had me fooled for a second there.:-) Dave >The Verilux lamps are very high quality (priced accordingly) daylight balanced reading >lamps. I don't believe they've ever made a photo-specific light.

"Macro" Studio Lighting

Hello, I'm in the process of building some sort of "studio" whereby I can place my subject (currently, my 12-inch-tall soldiers toys) in and be well lighted via some sort of controlled lighting. It should work much like a typical studio for portrait photography, I hope. My questions: 1. Is the

Re: OT: Studio lighting

Scott - Check out Alienbees. They're a division of White Lightening. Good value for the investment - customer service is great. Adjustable over a 5 f-stop range, built-in slave, built-in modeling light, low trigger voltage so they're safe on the camera electronics. I have three of them, w

Re: OT: Studio lighting

Thanks for the link, Paul. I looked at those quite a while back. I wasn't really in the market for strobes at the time. Looking at them again, they have quite a few perks. Small, light, nifty colors, etc. But those reflectors are tiny. I like a rather diffuse light, so I'd probably have to ge

Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

--- Kelvin Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My questions: > > 1. Is there any such "studio" that's commercially > available to lazy bums like myself? There are studios to rent, but as far as product studios? I'm not entirely sure. > 2. If I were to use the regular torchlight bulbs, > is >

Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

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Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

Thanks Nick and Paul for your posts. Nicholas says: > Like regular household bulbs? I do not think that > they have the same color temperature. Would it be possible to measure the light temperature? > Personally, I would not recommend any filters, but > to > use a film balanced for the light

Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

Have you considered using daylight? Set up near a window (preferably with northern exposure) and make a simple reflector with aluminium foil to bounce some of the light back onto the object. I've done this a few times with good results. Since you'll stop down and may use some slow shutter sp

Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

"Kelvin Ang" wrote: > 2. If I were to use the regular torchlight bulbs, is > the color temperature the same as the tungsten bulbs? > This sounds silly, but I thought I better make sure. > :) No. An (80B?) will do correction from 4100K to daylight (5500K), but ordinary tungs

Re: "Macro" Studio Lighting

On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 at 19:45:41 -0700 (PDT), Kelvin Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the process of building some sort of "studio" > whereby I can place my subject (currently, my > 12-inch-tall soldiers toys) in and be well lighted via > some sort of controlled lighting. It should work mu

OT: Studio lighting enablement

So, I went to the local camera shop today to look for a real softbox to use for the family photo shoot I was set to do this evening. Before I knew it, I was walking out with two fairly nice pneumatic-type light stands, two Studio Systems SPS920 AC studio strobes (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/p

RE: Studio lighting enablement

Subject: OT: Studio lighting enablement So, I went to the local camera shop today to look for a real softbox to use for the family photo shoot I was set to do this evening. Before I knew it, I was walking out with two fairly nice pneumatic-type light stands, two Studio Systems SPS920 AC studio strobes

Re: Studio lighting enablement

; > > > -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 11:56 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: Studio lighting enablement > > So, I went to the local camera shop today to look for a real s

Re: Studio lighting enablement

for many things but I think I may have turned the tables on him recently :-) Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 11:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Studio lighting enablement So, I went to the

About Studio Lighting kinds

A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is Interfit tungsten continuous lighting, the other are non continuous Falconeyes Flash system Is there any good in this? I have nothing right now but would like to get myself a little studio at home, it would help me progressing

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:55:37PM -0500, Walt wrote: > > Now, if I can just find some good studio space . . . and some > extremely hot models. With your luck you'll find hot studio space and some large models. > I blame Bruce for all of this, of course. Congratulations. One cheat for studio

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On 7/4/2013 12:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:55:37PM -0500, Walt wrote: Now, if I can just find some good studio space . . . and some extremely hot models. With your luck you'll find hot studio space and some large models. Tell me about it, brother! I blame Bruce for al

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Walt wrote: > So, I went to the local camera shop today to look for a real softbox to use > for the family photo shoot I was set to do this evening. Before I knew it, I > was walking out with two fairly nice pneumatic-type light stands, two Studio > Systems SPS920

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On 7/4/2013 8:25 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Congrats, Walt. That will get you started for indoor portraiture quite nicely, and you can use an umbrella and stand with your speedlight outdoors too. Thanks, Bruce. I'm looking forward to trying that out soon. Hopefully, we'll keep bearable temperature

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Walt wrote: > On 7/4/2013 8:25 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>> Now, if I can just find some good studio space . . . and some extremely >>> hot models. >> >> Have you some room in your home? You don't need a lot. Gaff-tape black >> fabric to the wall when you don't wa

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On 7/4/2013 10:50 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I have no dedicated space here either but I roll up rugs, take down pictures, and push furniture to one end of the room. All you need is a few linear feet of blank wall, curtains, sheers in front of a window, etc. Also, if you shoot in the middle of say a

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Walt wrote: > On 7/4/2013 10:50 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> I have no dedicated space here either but I roll up rugs, take down >> pictures, and push furniture to one end of the room. All you need is a >> few linear feet of blank wall, curtains, sheers in front o

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On 7/4/2013 11:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: There you go: problem solved! Big windows and white walls are photographers nirvana. Your next purchase should be a couple of 4x8' sheets of silvered one side foam insulation. Use them to bounce light from the windows and you have million dollar studio li

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Walt wrote: > On 7/4/2013 11:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> There you go: problem solved! Big windows and white walls are >> photographers nirvana. Your next purchase should be a couple of 4x8' >> sheets of silvered one side foam insulation. Use them to bounce lig

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 11:18:32AM -0500, Walt wrote: > Ha! I still love that movie. I can't count how many times I've > watched it. :-D With you, that could be any number over three. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On 7/4/2013 12:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 11:18:32AM -0500, Walt wrote: Ha! I still love that movie. I can't count how many times I've watched it. :-D With you, that could be any number over three. I'll have you know I'm quite adept at counting multiples of six, all the

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 01:14:41PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > > Any thoughts (and not just Bruce, but anyone else who wants to chime in). > > If you were in Canada I'd say pay him with beer and toques. You have to be careful though, that you don't end up one toque over the line. -- Larry

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 04, 2013, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 7/4/2013 12:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 11:18:32AM -0500, Walt wrote: >> >>>Ha! I still love that movie. I can't count how many times I've >>>watched it. :-D >> >>With you, that could be any number over three. > > I'll have you

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

From: Walt Gilbert On 7/4/2013 12:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 11:18:32AM -0500, Walt wrote: Ha! I still love that movie. I can't count how many times I've watched it. :-D With you, that could be any number over three. I'll have you know I'm quite adept at counting mult

Re: OT: Studio lighting enablement

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 6:55 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Walt Gilbert > >> On 7/4/2013 12:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 11:18:32AM -0500, Walt wrote: >>> Ha! I still love that movie. I can't count how many times I've watched it. :-D >>> >>> With you, that c

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

io, and they're adequate for anything I do. I can easily get f 11 light -- far more than I usually want for even a head to toe shot of a model. Paul On Oct 2, 2010, at 4:54 AM, Thibouille wrote: > A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is > Interfit tungsten continuo

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

From: Thibouille A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is Interfit tungsten continuous lighting, the other are non continuous Falconeyes Flash system Is there any good in this? I have nothing right now but would like to get myself a little studio at home, it would help

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Thank you both for your input. Much appreciated. Yes, stands are included. 2010/10/2, John Sessoms : > From: Thibouille >> A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is >> Interfit tungsten continuous lighting, the other are non continuous >> Falconeyes

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

27;t think it's the best idea, but it is what will happen. On 10/2/2010 10:55 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Thibouille A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is Interfit tungsten continuous lighting, the other are non continuous Falconeyes Flash system Is there any

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

-- From: "Thibouille" Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 2:54 AM To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: About Studio Lighting kinds A friend of mine is selling two studio lighting outfits. One is Interfit tungsten continuous

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

-- From: "P. J. Alling Subject: Re: About Studio Lighting kinds The production studio I worked with last year used 3200K balanced florescent tubes for everything. Didn't see a real tungsten light anywhere. The lights ran much co

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

a, but it is what will happen. > > On 10/2/2010 10:55 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> From: Thibouille >>> >>> A friend of mine is  selling two studio lighting outfits. One is >>> Interfit tungsten continuous lighting, the other are non continuous >>&g

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

2010/10/2 William Robb : > > I'm not going to bother checking specs or ratings for you. Sure, that's not what I asked and even if I did, I wouldn't expect you or anyone else to do so. If 300W is enough, I don't need anything else. > Presuming that the strobes are of reasonable quality, I would g

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

rope. It'd suck to be such limited in Studio IMO although there're probably a lot of other things of bigger importance. 2010/10/2 William Robb : > > -- > From: "P. J. Alling > Subject: Re: About Studio Lighting kinds > >

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds The production studio I worked with last year used 3200K balanced florescent tubes for everything. Didn't see a real tungsten light anywhere. The lights ran much cooler. I'm pretty sure that even small studio photographic lighting will be going

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

ok is, IMO, really important. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: Saturday, 2 October 2010 6:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: About Studio Lighting kinds A friend of mine is s

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Without knowing zilch about studio lighting I can only suggest that you compare the price of replacement bulbs and the longevity of them for both outfits. Given that you're starting on this route, you may want to start with something that is cheaper to maintain in order to get you throug

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

-- From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: About Studio Lighting kinds Without knowing zilch about studio lighting I can only suggest that you compare the price of replacement bulbs and the longevity of them for both outfits. Given t

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On Oct 3, 2010, at 10:11 AM, William Robb wrote: -- From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: About Studio Lighting kinds Without knowing zilch about studio lighting I can only suggest that you compare the price of replacement bul

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:34 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > Re: About Studio Lighting kinds > > First year students get to work with REALLY OLD Studio Hot Lights, and I > mean HOT, HOT, HOT - gloves & hot pads mandatory. The stuff you see in old > Hollywood movie stills. > &

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Oct 3, 2010 at 2:34 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Re: About Studio Lighting kinds >> >> First year students get to work with REALLY OLD Studio Hot Lights, and I >> mean HOT, HOT, HOT - gloves & hot pads mandatory. The stuff you see in old >> Hollywood movie stills. &

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On 10/3/2010 4:11 PM, William Robb wrote: I'm going to respectfully disagree. Most every studio photographer I know, whether they are pro or interested amateur has gone through a similar equipment list, starting with hot lights in reflectors, moving to shoe mount flashes that have been Rube Goldb

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

One thing nobody has mentioned - if you want to shoot video with your camera and you only have strobes, you're stuffed. Having said that, those interfit lights are crap - don't waste your money. If stills is what you shoot, then flash is what you need as everyone else has pointed out. That said, a

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Cotty wrote: > I have 2 open-faced 800w redheads Lucky bastard. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On 3/10/10, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: > they all spot of >flood spot *or* flood -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

> > I have 2 open-faced 800w redheads > > Lucky bastard. > it's his fresnel they go for -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Interesting Cotty. I won't shoot Video, at least I do not intend to. Now in 3 years when my photo courses will be over, I may begin 3 years Video courses but that is another story altogether :) Got the message about Interfit. Is it supposed to be any good at all ?? (by 'supposed' I mean, sometimes

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On 3/10/10, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: >Got the message about Interfit. Is it supposed to be any good at all >?? (by 'supposed' I mean, sometimes things are known to be best thing >since sliced bread but really they are not) >Or is Interfit really a piece of crap ? Actually I'm being

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

>> > I have 2 open-faced 800w redheads >> >> Lucky bastard. >> > >it's his fresnel they go for It hits the spot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the dir

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On 10/3/2010 6:35 PM, Cotty wrote: I have 2 open-faced 800w redheads Lucky bastard. it's his fresnel they go for It hits the spot. You obviously mean "heats" not "hits", right, Cotty??? :-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On 3/10/10, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >If I had to buy a light to >once or twice a year, Interfit would be a good choice. If I had to buy a light to *use* once or twice a year, Interfit would be a good choice. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/lis

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Thibouille wrote: > Bong, since you have experience with FalconEyes, what do you think about them > ? > The units considered are 2x TE300 model units. > Good enough fo a couple years or not worth considering? Interfit etc. > are nice but price is... well out of my

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

-- From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: About Studio Lighting kinds William Robb I see your point, Bill. That's one way to put it - buy whatever is the ultimate kit 'cause you will want "ultimate" anyway. I won

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

From: Bong Manayon On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:34 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > Re: About Studio Lighting kinds > > First year students get to work with REALLY OLD Studio Hot Lights, and I > mean HOT, HOT, HOT - gloves & hot pads mandatory. The stuff you see in old > Hol

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

From: Boris Liberman On 10/3/2010 4:11 PM, William Robb wrote: > I'm going to respectfully disagree. Most every studio photographer I > know, whether they are pro or interested amateur has gone through a > similar equipment list, starting with hot lights in reflectors, moving > to shoe mount fla

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

On Oct 4, 2010, at 11:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > > If you're looking for "bang for the buck", check out White Lightnings or > Alien Bees. I'm not sure if they sell White Lightnings in Europe, but I'm > pretty sure they do sell the Alien Bees there. I will vouch for the exceptional service

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

, next year, will be the "year of the lens" for me! Tanya Love Photographer www.lovebytes.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Tuesday, 5 October 2010 4:53 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

From: "Tanya Love" Following the advice of the oh-so-wise Thomas Van Veen, I set myself up with Alien Bees when I was in the US for my GFM trip. They were awesome. I then sold off most of my gear when I "retired" from photography, circa 2007, and have just finished re-enabling myself with a stu

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

John - Did you have the original Buff slaves or the newer ones? They weren't happy with the original ones and had a recall and an upgrade offer to go with the newer models. You might check that out with them. The older models were purchased off the shelf from somewhere in the Far East. Th

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

From: Paul Sorenson John - Did you have the original Buff slaves or the newer ones? They weren't happy with the original ones and had a recall and an upgrade offer to go with the newer models. You might check that out with them. The older models were purchased off the shelf from somewhere i

Re: About Studio Lighting kinds

Yes, those were his first design. I think Larry had one of those go bad and Buff did a repair on it. Not sure what the cost was. I had four of the White Lightning 1200 monolights and really liked them, but they went along with of all my Mamiya MF stuff when my ex sold them before I could ge

RE: About Studio Lighting kinds

John Sessoms said: I just replaced my "cheap Chinese radio-slaves", which come to think were Interfit Branded with Paul C. Buff Cybersync. Didn't go the CyberCommander route yet, but the receivers & transmitter I have will work with it if I ever get that far advanced. Yeah, I am going to go wi

Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

Hi all, I'm giving some serious thought to purchasing Adorama's Flashpoint II 620 strobe kit. They were written up in this month's Pop Photo magazine. I'm thinking of starting with this one-light kit (w/ a more powerful 300 w/s), as opposed to say a SP Studio Systems 2-light kit. My reasoning i

Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

Good to see you stepping out & learning. With the more powerful lights you can always turn the power down as needed. But having one or two depends on what you're shooting. Having units with modeling lamps is important, imnsho. You can see more of what is going on. With one light, get a large r

Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

- Original Message - From: "Steve Pearson" Subject: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment? Hi all, I'm giving some serious thought to purchasing Adorama's Flashpoint II 620 strobe kit. They were written up in this month's Pop Photo magazine. I'm

Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

re are no voltage issues when using the PC terminal with the istD? Thanks for the suggestions! --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Steve Pearson" > Subject: Help buying my first studio lighting > equipment? > >

Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

This one time, at band camp, Steve Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, I assume there are no voltage issues when using > the PC terminal with the istD? Nope, works fine for me. Here is an example studio portrait with the istD. This is a very simple 2 light setup with 1 stop between them t

Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment?

- Original Message - From: "Steve Pearson" Subject: Re: Help buying my first studio lighting equipment? I like your idea about the reflector. What size & color would you recommend? Also, is there some kind of self-standing reflector these days? I would like to be able

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