I use White Lightnings - Paul Buff in USA. He also (I believe) produces the
Alien Bee series, which from what I hear, are about the best value for money
around.

Their customer support is exceptional.

Roy.


"-RS-" wrote in message
news:MkU_c.120388$X12.42709@edtnps84...
Could someone please direct me to the best newsgroup for asking questions
about monolite-type of strobe lights ?

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Recenty I had occasion to rent a pair of Photogenic monolights. I had a
lot of fun with them ... and it occurred to me that it might make sense to
consider buying a similar pair of such lights ... either used or even new.
I bought an issue of Shutterbug to re-familiarize myself with the
photographic equipment market place. I am taken back by the plethora of
makes of monolight-type lights !

My questions include:

- are most of them still made in the good old USA ... and/or Europe?

- what brands are considered to be well made, well supported and cheapest?
Does such a combination exist ?

- is there a Yahoo group devoted to strobe lights? ;-)

Thanks !

-RS-
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada