Happy Day!
I have been itching to put together a respectable off-camera lighting kit on the cheap. A few more speedlights, a few shoot through umbrellas, stands, clamps, gels, etc. Nothing huge, just enough to do some respectable protraiture, particularly in the stock markets.
The one stumbling block has been radio slaves. You have to have a transmitter/transceiver for your camera, and a receiver/transceiver for each strobe. Pocket Wizards are the leading candidate, but cost-inhibitive at $180 a pop. Great if you're a pro. The other alternative has been these cheap little units put out by Gadget Infinity, loosely called "eBay triggers" because that's where you get them. I think there's one or two in between (Skyports, I think).
I learned this week that the guy/company who makes Alien Bees strobes is putting out radio slaves and transmitters. They look like PW's, but for not much money. I can't wait. Check them out here.
Happy Day!
Friday, June 20, 2008
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