Not specifically large format related but this is a polite and helpful forum, un like some others. I have been doing some still life and table top photography wi th my Sinar F2 (just to keep it on topic) and am frustrated by my lighting. I am using flood lights and quartz halogen from a variety of photo and non-photo sou rces. I have considered tyring an inexpensive monolight (Alien Bees maybe) but a m curious how useful and accurate the modeling lights are. I am not expert enoug h to position my light, diffusers and gobos in the dark which is why I have been using hot lights. Are the modeling lights going to give me an accurate represen tation of shadows, unwanted reflection from spill and all the other issues? I am concerned that if I set up the shot with the modeling light the extra light fro m the flash may point out a whole new source of reflections.
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