Soeren said:Hi all
I browsed through the Impex catalogue the other day. They have some cheap photolamps ( 149/kit). Flashstrobes are so expensive so I was wondering "Hmm should I get a kit ?" I think the heat and power problems are solved with the daylight bulbs/tubes but how about output ? Will a set of photolamps deliver the goods ? Are there other significant differences ?
Regards Søren
Soeren said:Morten, can I have a key to your studio
Cheers Søren
modafoto said:
You are welcome to shoot in my studio someday if you come to Århus. Then I brew some good coffee for you, too.
This goes for all of you, but some are too far away from Denmark to come visit me. But everyone are welcome
Another thing regarding the flash vs. floods. If you get floods you can meter with your camera's meter instead of a handheld flash meter. This furthermore brings down the price.
Morten
rbarker said:Lighting-kit choice is a question that faces everyone - except those who choose to shoot only with natural light. And, many have gone through several kits before arriving at something that works for them - essentially, wasting a lot of money along the way (even though the interim solutions seemed economical at the time of purchase).
Tungsten lights can be inexpensive, but tend not to be very practical for people work. Once you get enough light that enables you to shoot at reasonable exposures, the light is too intense for people to open their eyes, and their skin starts to darken, crack and peel..
Thus, my suggestion would be really give some thought to what you shoot, and how you want to shoot it (e.g. at what apertures, with which light modifiers, etc.), before taking the plunge. Then, decide on a product line with which you can grow over time as the budget allows.
Soeren said:Ouch, I can imagine the smell "who ordered pork roast ?"
Soeren said:Does anyone know how to calculate the expose from the W when working with these things ? which F-stop @ 1/60sec can I use with a 150W or a 250W lamp ?
Regards Søren
Ole said:Morten - does latex go shiny when it melts?
Ole said:Morten - does latex go shiny when it melts?
Soeren said:You can buy liquid latex to paint on your subject. When liquid it is shiny.
Søren
Soeren said:You can buy liquid latex to paint on your subject. When liquid it is shiny.
Søren
Soeren said:. . . Does anyone know how to calculate the expose from the W when working with these things ? which F-stop @ 1/60sec can I use with a 150W or a 250W lamp ?
rbarker said:I agree with Ole - there are too many variables involved to calculate this reliably. It dpends on the efficiency of the light itself, the nature of the enclosure/reflector, etc., etc., etc. The simple method is to buy a bulb at your local hardware store and meter it. But, I suspect you'll be shocked at how little light they actually put out for photographic purposes. I can get f/5.6 @ 1/125 out of my 650W Arri fresnel, but no one can bear to face the light, let alone open their eyes.
I think you'll find that anything above 100W, or so, starts to get "uncomfortable" for the subject - if it is strongly directional (e.g. the conical-shaped standard "flood" or "spot" bulbs from the hardware). A larger, more diffuse source tends to be easier on the subject. For inanimate objects, the bright Halogen garage lights work reasonably well. In DIY terms for people, you might think about a home-built bank of 4' fluorescent tubes - tricky for color work, but not a problem for B&W.
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