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  • Dirty F
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2001
    • 59204
    #1

    Yo photographers, inside

    Although i prefer to shoot outside with natural light im now finally gonna buy some lights for indoors.
    Shit is Holland is twice as expensive as on the other site of the ocean. So im browsing American shops who ship to Holland which is still way cheaper.

    Anyway.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...26809&tc=photo

    Would you say theres anything wrong with this set, if so what?
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    • imageman
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2003
      • 1938
      #2
      If you shoot fast you may find the 1/2 to 4 second recycle a tad slow.

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        • Dirty F
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jul 2001
          • 59204
          #3
          I shoot fast yes.

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            • Juilan
              Sultan of Swing
              • Feb 2004
              • 15141
              #4
              Elinchrom and ProFoto make quite nice strobes
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                • Dirty F
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 59204
                  #5
                  bbump...

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                    • Hunter_ST
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 763
                      #6
                      http://www.white-lightning.com/

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                        • Dirty F
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2001
                          • 59204
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Hunter_ST
                          http://www.white-lightning.com/
                          Checking out now.

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                            • xenigo
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2001
                              • 8067
                              #8
                              I gotta recommend the Bees. www.alienbees.com

                              http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showpo...0&postcount=32

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                                • Dirty F
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Jul 2001
                                  • 59204
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by xenigo
                                  I gotta recommend the Bees. www.alienbees.com

                                  http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showpo...0&postcount=32


                                  The 800's ?

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                                    • Dirty F
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Jul 2001
                                      • 59204
                                      #10
                                      Do you use the slave flash? As is in you use your camera flash on top of the strobes flash?

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                                        • Dirty F
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Jul 2001
                                          • 59204
                                          #11
                                          Damn, too bad the alienbee package comes with 2 umbrellas instead of softboxes.

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                                            • xenigo
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 8067
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Franck
                                              Do you use the slave flash? As is in you use your camera flash on top of the strobes flash?
                                              I have two 800's and I get content that looks superb. You will want to get a wireless trigger that will fire the lights. The camera flash syncs at a different speed than the strobes, and it ends up being a totally unuseable image. The alternative is using a sync-cord which is a wire that goes from your camera to one of the lights. The 2nd light detects the 1st, and fires at the same time.

                                              Non-Nude Sample taken with the two 800's

                                              Anyway, you can't go wrong with these lights. They've lasted me forever and I've never had any problems with them. Their warranty basically states that if you break a light, you ship it back to them and they'll send you a new unit for super cheap. They'll even do it if you're out of warranty. When you call, the same lady answers the phone each time. They're very cool people to deal with.

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                                                • Dirty F
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                  • 59204
                                                  #13
                                                  But still, even compared to the bees, i see nothing wrong with my first link other than the recharge time being a little bit longer. Its cheaper, stronger lights and it comes with softboxes instead of umbrellas. Which saves me another 200 dollars for the same package.

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                                                    • Shooting_Manic
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Jan 2005
                                                      • 1740
                                                      #14
                                                      Watch the recycle time on those. They are nice sets, but pretty slow. If you are a fast shooter as you say, that amount of time will seem like an hour.

                                                      http://www.white-lightning.com

                                                      Nice way to go and you can find a nice set on Ebay im sure.
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                                                        • xenigo
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                          • 8067
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Franck
                                                          Damn, too bad the alienbee package comes with 2 umbrellas instead of softboxes.
                                                          You can configure the package however you wish.

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                                                            • Dirty F
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Jul 2001
                                                              • 59204
                                                              #16
                                                              Im gonna mail them and see if they can replace the umbrellas with the softboxes for some extra $$

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                                                                • BillPMB
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                  • 147
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I use two of these with pocket wizards, works great.
                                                                  http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/ca...prodid=3553155

                                                                  Primary and fill, rheostat Fstop adjustments to dial it in perfectly.

                                                                  I can bang out 400 exposures on 1 charge too, so they usually last longer than the models.

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                                                                    • Dirty F
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                                      • 59204
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by BillPMB
                                                                      I use two of these with pocket wizards, works great.
                                                                      http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/ca...prodid=3553155

                                                                      Primary and fill, rheostat Fstop adjustments to dial it in perfectly.

                                                                      I can bang out 400 exposures on 1 charge too, so they usually last longer than the models.

                                                                      300w is not much.

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                                                                        • abyss_al
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                                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                                          • 15605
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by xenigo
                                                                          I gotta recommend the Bees. www.alienbees.com

                                                                          http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showpo...0&postcount=32


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                                                                            • Juilan
                                                                              Sultan of Swing
                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                              • 15141
                                                                              #20
                                                                              I also use the alien bees 800's with softboxes. Pocket wizard transmitter is essential. Would trust them way more than whatever brand is in that ebay link.
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                                                                                • SinisterStudios
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Nov 2003
                                                                                  • 3087
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I love my dyna-lites, 2000 watts with 4 heads and a full wireless triggering system. They have performed flaulessly for me
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                                                                                    • BillPMB
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                                      • 147
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      300w is not much.
                                                                                      It's plenty if you shoot with good glass and you know what you're doing. Who the hell wants everything Hi-Key?

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                                                                                        • MaDalton
                                                                                          I am Amazing Content!
                                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                                          • 39861
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by BillPMB
                                                                                          It's plenty if you shoot with good glass and you know what you're doing. Who the hell wants everything Hi-Key?
                                                                                          i second that - and vouch for Elinchrom. especially when you shoot fast and need quick reload times
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                                                                                            • Juilan
                                                                                              Sultan of Swing
                                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                                              • 15141
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                                                              i second that - and vouch for Elinchrom. especially when you shoot fast and need quick reload times
                                                                                              Yeah the quality of light is just different- like from the pages of Vogue.
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                                                                                                • MaDalton
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                                                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                                                  • 39861
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Juilan
                                                                                                  Yeah the quality of light is just different- like from the pages of Vogue.
                                                                                                  we now work with 4 elinchrom 500W flashes and a huge octobox - but of course you need large rooms and the flashes have to be adjustable in their power - the cheap ones are not (mostly). but there's surely a reason that one elinchrom flash costs more than this ebay offer with two flashes and two softboxes.
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                                                                                                    • Paul Markham
                                                                                                      Too old to care
                                                                                                      • Jun 2001
                                                                                                      • 52942
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                                                                      we now work with 4 elinchrom 500W flashes and a huge octobox - but of course you need large rooms and the flashes have to be adjustable in their power - the cheap ones are not (mostly). but there's surely a reason that one elinchrom flash costs more than this ebay offer with two flashes and two softboxes.
                                                                                                      This kit at $479 is less than we pay for one Multiblitz Varilux 500, but they will find out what great value they are shooting 5+ sets of a model at speed when the light blows out and the $500 a day model tells them she still wants her money.

                                                                                                      As for speed, other than freezing a cum shot in the air why would you want anything faster than 1/2 a second?



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                                                                                                        • Dirty F
                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                                                                          • 59204
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by charly
                                                                                                          This kit at $479 is less than we pay for one Multiblitz Varilux 500, but they will find out what great value they are shooting 5+ sets of a model at speed when the light blows out and the $500 a day model tells them she still wants her money.

                                                                                                          As for speed, other than freezing a cum shot in the air why would you want anything faster than 1/2 a second?

                                                                                                          Well i only pay 35 bucks a hour for my models so i can get away with it

                                                                                                          No seriously im going for the bees. Many people recommend them, also on another board so they have to be good.

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