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Originally Posted by lynweber
hey yeah I would love to know about other lights. I dont mind making my own. I am very confused about all the different types of lights themselves out there. I Know i need 2 umbrellas with stands, boom stand, but as for types of light to go on them thats where i tend to be a little confused.
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I went at it piece by piece, learning as I grew. I also didn't have much of a budget to get things, so I was always looking for cheap stuff! Lack of budget caused me to read as much as possible to educate myself before I bought. I think I new just about everything I could before I had the item as when it showed up.
I highly recommend the
AlienBees CyberSync line- for the price of a transmitter and two recievers, you could get ONE Pocket Wizard. I've never had a problem with the CyberSync, just love them. Great stuff. There are eBay triggers out there, but it is a 50/50 chance with getting a set that works well. The CyberSyncs have worked 100% for me, and I can get up to a 1/200 sync with them.
As for flash, with the CyberSync firing the strobes remotely, it doesn't matter which ones you get to be honest. I have a Canon 430EX and a Vivitar 285hv. The only limit to the vivitar is that it doesn't have a 1/8 power setting- slightly confusing.
For my Canon strobe I have done a bunch of DIY additions like a grid spot and
a dark sphere. All done via inspired images and the know how from other shooters.
Most of it is monkey see, monkey do for me. You don't always need umbrellas too, bounce is good, shooting through other items for patterns... reflectors.
There are so many levels its almost too much to think about!
Good luck.
(update:
here is my blog entry on the subject)