No, you cannot do that. Its not like 220 in the US.
No, you cannot do that. Its not like 220 in the US.
For me the secret of shooting with strobes used to be Polaroid. Now it's a Nikon D300 in the same role. I have always had a really hard time predicting what's going to happen, too, and I've been using them for 25 years. But I still loves them strobes. :-)Originally Posted by macandal
Not trying to change your mind--just mentioning the easy alternative.
Thanks, but I'd rather just watch:
Large format: http://flickr.com/michaeldarnton
Mostly 35mm: http://flickr.com/mdarnton
You want digital, color, etc?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stradofear
And I made the mistake of confusing you with the OP as both your user names seemed close enough to my feeble brain...
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Good to know.
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What do you guys know or think about this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Powerful...-/151117561040
??
--Mario
I have been looking at sources for new and used lights in San Francisco online, and one thing I noticed is that there are a lot of rental places for lights. You can rent an Arri kit for $20 a day, and they have all sorts of other kits. If I lived there I would surely rent before I bought so I could get a sense of how I like each type. The CFK kit you linked to looks okay for soft light, but my frustration has always been with the difficulty of controlling light shape and spill, which is why I think I might like the fresnels.
I'd go for a brand that also sells "egg crates" or "lcd's-light control devices which attach with Velcro to control spill. Available in varying degrees, they help put light only on the subject.
Look into Fotodiox C-1600. It's can take (x16) 30W CFL that gives out an equivalence of an 1,800W tungsten light
I bought mine originally for indoor wet plate collodion work, but due to health issues can't be around those chemicals for a bit. They work great and provide a ton of light...although I might actually sell mine in a few days because I have more access to portable strobes.
There are also LED like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...d_p=1990147042
I have not used one. Do your research to see if it'd be good for you.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
This here looks like the cheapest way in. It's on Amazon, read a bunch of reviews, I have always found Amazon reviews to be helpfull if you read about 20 of them, both the good and bad reviews. Nothing will be cheaper than this, as this one even has the bulbs.
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