Photos of Chrome/Polished Objects ?!?!

[Big Mike]

Continuous lights would certainly work for a subject like your wheels...but you would be well advised to use a tripod and remote (or the self timer).

If you did decide to go with strobes, they can be triggered in two ways. The first is to plug in the cord into your camera, if it has a 'PC' port. If you don't have a PC port...but have a hot-shoe...then you can get a 'hot-shoe to PC' adaptor. You can even use wireless transmitters to fire the strobes...but you still need to plug into the camera somehow.

The other way to trigger the strobes is with your camera's flash. Most strobes will act as 'slaves' and will fire automatically when another flash is fired. If you camera uses a 'pre-flash' this may cause problems though.

 

[fmw]

The light tent looks perfect. It is huge compared to the ones I use but just the ticket for auto wheels.

The light tent differs from the white room in that the light tent is lit from the outside so the light tent lights the subject.

You can synch strobes with any modern camera that has a hot shoe or flash connector.

 

[ccdan]

The Canon Digital Rebel we have has a "Digital" terminal and a "Remote Control" terminal?!?!? If either of those will work post link(s) to stobes that will work with what we have.

 

[Big Mike]

I don't think the original Digital Rebel has a PC port. You would need to get an adaptor like this

 

[ccdan]

I don't think the original Digital Rebel has a PC port. You would need to get an adaptor like this

Any suggestions on where to purchase the stobe lights at?