Originally Posted by Tat2Jr

This is what I'm looking at to replace my hot lights before summer. Much cheaper then the Kino Flos. They come in either 3200° or 5600°. Gonna get the 56's so they match daylight, and my camera flash/strobes better. Screw 3200°.

http://www.flolight.com/

Originally Posted by bmb

no dimmer . . . what makes the kinos and the biax expensive is the dimmer that does not lose color temp as you go up or down. if you don't want that go to home depot and grab a bunch of lite, day lite blanced (55K more or less) abd put them around. . . that's really fucking cheap $200-300 . . .

Originally Posted by Tat2Jr

This is what I'm looking at to replace my hot lights before summer. Much cheaper then the Kino Flos. They come in either 3200° or 5600°. Gonna get the 56's so they match daylight, and my camera flash/strobes better. Screw 3200°.

http://www.flolight.com/

Originally Posted by SinisterStudios

Dyna Lights baby, the alien bees are nice but they do not hold a candle to the Dynas. I have 2, 2000 watt Dyna Light setups and would never ever switch to another brand.
As far as a light meter goes, this is a essential part of your setup and cannot do without it, you need to make sure you have a perfect 8.0 on your lighting (at least thats what we strive for) lower and your pics are dark, higher and they get blown out. It doesnt have to be a expensive one but you need to have it.

Originally Posted by AaronM

Tat2Jr.......

Pick up a set of Pocket Wizards to set off the strobes then grab one of these. Donovan turned me onto this unit and I love it.

http://sekonic.com/Products/L-558R.html