What is a 40w/s good for

[Kbarredo]

I was thinking of getting a strobe to go add to my sb900 for more lighting. I found a beginners one with a 40w/s strength. Im not sure what kind of power this is like. Compared to the nikon flash gun strengths is it like the sb400 or 600.
0 Opus Deluxe Beginner Lighting Kit - OPL-M402 ;Cameras ;Lenses and Flashes ;London Drugs

 

[gsgary]

Nowhere near, don't waste your money, get a cheap old Vivitar or similar

 

[Kbarredo]

where would be a good canadian place to get one. Customs is such a pain and no one sells photography supplies in my city except london drugs.

 

[gsgary]

Vivitar Zoom Thyristor 285 Vari Power Camera Flash | eBay

 

[Kbarredo]

Oh sorry i wanted a flash tube so for their modeling light. Im really bad at using flash im much better with continous so a flash tube with a continous modeling light would be better.

 

[Aye-non Oh-non Imus]

Have a look at this one. It will accept Photogenic modifiers. 100W/s, 40W modeling lamp, 5200K, weighs 1 lb. $120 bucks.

Photographer's Warehouse PG3001MLB - photographerswarehouse.com

 

[gsgary]

This is a great light for not much money EX150 Interfit Studio Lighting can be bought in Canada, importers DayMen Canada - Interfit

 

[Kbarredo]

was thinking of getting this one. But its on the u.s. site and im not sure how much the delivery will cost.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RBGHH6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[gsgary]

was thinking of getting this one. But its on the u.s. site and im not sure how much the delivery will cost.
Amazon.com: CowboyStudio 320 Watt Two Photo Studio Monolight Strobe Flash Umbrella Lighting Kits - 2 Studio Flash/Strobe, 2 Umbrellas: Camera & Photo

Compare then to Interfit before buying

 

[tirediron]

Don't waste your money buying junk. Some old Vivitar 283s or Sunpak 3/500 series hammerheads will give you a LOT more versatility for the same price, and you can find them on Craig's List or Used <City name>. Continuous light has very limited use, and is not suitable for most work. Learning how to properly control and shape light will pay off huge

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Will the Vivitar fire from a commander mode trigger in addition to the SB-900? I realize it won't do TTL. It would be nice to add a few vivtars to the SB flashes for the background rather than buy more nikons.

Example, SB-900 and SB-600 set to fire from commander mode, would a Vivitar fire with them or is it not capable of recieving the commander mode trigger?

 

[Derrel]

The kind of flash units they are selling in the original London Drugs web advertisement is do not have a modeling light. Those use standard household lightbulb base flash tubes, like you know, 75-watt household bulbs and such! The Morris company has made many,many different types of these. The "advantage" of this type of flash is that it can be fired using any number of standard household bulb light fixtures, and it has a built-in slave trigger, so it can be used in a hanging shop light underneath the hood of an old Mustang or Jeep, to simulate a "work light"...or you can put them into all the household outlets and floor lamps in a room set and light things up. They also fit into the SAME odd bases being sold with these new fluorescent light kits---that's what London Drugs is selling them in. They run of course, on household AC current, so power is dependable and widely available.

This type of slave light can be used in "clamp lights" available from Home Depot, Lowe's, etc, with 8 inch steel reflectors, for a few dollars per light unit. Or in any kinda' light that uses household base bulbs!

That type of flash is sometimes called an "AC slave flash", perhaps after the original Morris Company model. The 40 watt-seconds will probably deliver f/8 and a half at 10 feet, if the Morris 45 watt-second units's GN of 90 is accurate, and I trust it to be accurate from Morris. AC Slave II - The Morris Company