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Scaglietti
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ok thanks.
btw, happen to be sourcing for studio lights.
what's the cell button for?and what's the swtich on the right showing "I" "0" "II" for?
for turning it on?but why has 2 settings?
That's a Bowens Gemini?
The switch I, 0 & II is for switch between mains, off and battery power.
Cell button I think if for on/off the remote trigger by other flash.
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should be good enough for a noob like me right?must i get really 'complicated' lights to start off with?:dunno:
i tot the brightness can be adjusted with the power output dials at the side of the strobe.hmmm:dunno:
can use battery ah?i really dunno.:dunno:
Scaglietti
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Scaglietti
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It's an extra option for Bowens Gemini series of strobes, each battery pack is at least S$1k I last enquire from Ruby.
With the battery pack, u can make Gemini an indoor/outdoor strobe. :sweatsm:
u guys serious?bringing studio strobe to outdoor shoot?:dunno:
Go to Kenneth (Afiend) for his Jin Bei Strobes. Made in China, thus cheap and good. He has both battery powered and corded versions.
I use both Bowens and Jin Bei strobes in my studio. They have very similar color temperature so I don't have any problem combining them. My other studio in Bombay, India, uses Jin Bei strobes exclusively. We purchase 8 sets of the 800w for less than S$5,000.
zac08
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1) up to you... but would reccommend the 50 f1.4 and 85 f1.4 to you of course...:devil:
2) again, it depends on your choice of direction. You can chooise to shoot from f1.4 to f11...
I use f11. Most of the portrait photographers I had worked with in past, such as Annie Leibovitz and Joyce Tennesson use f11.
I instructed all my assistants to use f11. In my world of photography, f11 is the 'common aperture' I know.
thanks for replies again.
managed to borrow a set of studio lights from my friend.
was happily triggering away, and i realised....
when i use 1/400 at 'no matter what aperture', top half of the frame goes black.seems like sync speed problem?can explain why?
when i reduce the shutter speed to about 1/250, then it comes out ok.
you mean studio flash cant go beyond 1/400?:dunno:
managed to borrow a set of studio lights from my friend.
was happily triggering away, and i realised....
when i use 1/400 at 'no matter what aperture', top half of the frame goes black.seems like sync speed problem?can explain why?
when i reduce the shutter speed to about 1/250, then it comes out ok.
you mean studio flash cant go beyond 1/400?:dunno:
The sync speed of your camera can't go above 1/250, it has nothing to do with the strobes. Blame it on your error. By the way, I sugget that you shoot either at 1/125 or 1/60.
but i tot d200 can go above 1/250?or it only works when the sb800 is attached and set to flash FP?(nikon users help me please)
but if i shoot at f8 or f11, using 1/125 or 1/60, subject comes out overexposed.
how?do i move the strobes further away from the subject?
man...studio is so much fun!all in the comfort of own home, with aircon on...
i really cant wait to setup my studio.
photobum, thanks for replies.
Trust me.... when shooting in studio, the shutter speed of your camera has got nothing to do with over or underexposure. Your lens aperature setting and the strobes' power setting are the two factors which affect this.
You can shoot at 1/250, but I just don't recommend it for portraiture, unless you are photographing a dancer leaping in mid-air like what Lois Greenfield does. But even for someone of her caliber, she only uses 1/125.
i'll try more shots and come back here for ur guidance.
thanks very much photobum.:kiss:
Maybe we can meet over coffee one day so that I can answer your endless questions. PM me if you so.
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