inexpensive lighting - strobes

[visualpoetry]

I bought my kit off Ebay - it's a kit that goes on Adorama for $1200 and I paid $400- never used! It's continuous lighting (strobes are SO much nicer IMO). But, with all the equiptment I have - I rarely use it. It's to HOT. My models melt. I use my shoe mount flash with a cord that connects the flash to the camera and a one of the stands that came with my kit. Or, buy a pocket wizzard and dont bother with the cord. Easy and it works great. I would suggest using more than one shoe mount flash though

 

[ryan7783]

I bought my kit off Ebay - it's a kit that goes on Adorama for $1200 and I paid $400- never used! It's continuous lighting (strobes are SO much nicer IMO). But, with all the equiptment I have - I rarely use it. It's to HOT. My models melt. I use my shoe mount flash with a cord that connects the flash to the camera and a one of the stands that came with my kit. Or, buy a pocket wizzard and dont bother with the cord. Easy and it works great. I would suggest using more than one shoe mount flash though

I think I might spring for another Vivitar 285HV, shoot through umbrella, and another stand then get a couple pocket wizards. Thanks for the help, everyone

 

[Ron_Uriel]

There are some inexpensive worthwhile monolights that can get anyone started with studio photography without tearing your pockets. I've recently reviewd such monolight (Bought from B&H, brand name is Impact) and was very satisfied with the results. You can read my review here. A single monolight kit (including a stand and a softbox) costs around $140-$150 and a two monolight kit can be as cheap as $200. In terms of value for money, the Impact is the best inexpensive offer I've found.