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small inexpensive flash set (Canon 550EX and 420EX)
I have a Canon EOS 10D and I'm looking to buy a flash system that I can use
in a very limited area in my home and sometimes outdoors. I'm thinking about buying two Canon 550EX speedlights and a 420EX speedlight with the ST-E2 transmitter for a 3-light system. Will this provide enough power for full-body portraits and background/hairlights in a small area? |
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small inexpensive flash set (Canon 550EX and 420EX)
Sean Ras wrote:
I have a Canon EOS 10D and I'm looking to buy a flash system that I can use in a very limited area in my home and sometimes outdoors. I'm thinking about buying two Canon 550EX speedlights and a 420EX speedlight with the ST-E2 transmitter for a 3-light system. Will this provide enough power for full-body portraits and background/hairlights in a small area? For home portraits, just pick up some cheap scoop lights from your local hardware store (Lowes/Home Depot or privately owned). They cost around $5-10 each, use normal household bulbs and have grips so you can mount them anywhere. I got the term "scoop lights" from a friend, these are just pieces of tin with a place for the bulb and a strong grip. With 3 of those and maybe a reflector, you can do a lot for only a fraction of the cost of buying new strobes. Yes, they are tungsten, so just set your white balance to compensate. I use them in my finished basement. It has drop-down tile ceilings about 7 feet high, so it's great for sitting portraits and headshots. I run the extension cords through the ceiling and grip the lights to the grid holding the ceiling tiles. -- Whatevah / Jerry Horn Jerry {at} whatevah.com (working address) Freelance Photography and Web services. spambait: |
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small inexpensive flash set (Canon 550EX and 420EX)
Kibo informs me that "Sean Ras" stated
that: I have a Canon EOS 10D and I'm looking to buy a flash system that I can use in a very limited area in my home and sometimes outdoors. I'm thinking about buying two Canon 550EX speedlights and a 420EX speedlight with the ST-E2 transmitter for a 3-light system. Will this provide enough power for full-body portraits and background/hairlights in a small area? Yep. Although I don't know why you'd want more than one 550EX & one or two 420EXes. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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small inexpensive flash set (Canon 550EX and 420EX)
I have a Canon EOS 10D and I'm looking to buy a flash system that I can use in a very limited area in my home and sometimes outdoors. I'm thinking about buying two Canon 550EX speedlights and a 420EX speedlight with the ST-E2 transmitter for a 3-light system. Will this provide enough power for full-body portraits and background/hairlights in a small area? yes. what I do a lot is take the flash and bounce it off a sidewall for an effect like a large softbox, use a reflector, that should get you going. use some of the money you just saved by buying a decent tripod. |
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small inexpensive flash set (Canon 550EX and 420EX)
Sean Ras wrote:
I have a Canon EOS 10D and I'm looking to buy a flash system that I can use in a very limited area in my home and sometimes outdoors. I'm thinking about buying two Canon 550EX speedlights and a 420EX speedlight with the ST-E2 transmitter for a 3-light system. Will this provide enough power for full-body portraits and background/hairlights in a small area? I'd use 3 of the 550EX lights. All you need to do, is set 2 of them as slaves. Use white umbrellas if you don't have a a white celling to bounce off. Fred -- "...Linux, MS-DOS, and Windows XP (also known as the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)." |
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