Recent content by ste0803

Hi guys, I have a basic setup at the moment which includes umbrella's and a softbox but looking to get a beauty dish to allow me to get round catch lights in the eyes and get that "beauty" look. I'm looking to get a beauty dish which can either take a speedlight flash or use the existing...

I ordered and it was delivered the next day.Tripod 290 i ordered.

Not going to last long really at those prices. I was on the fence and didn't think twice at the prices on there so I bet loads of people will be the same. Plus the fact this has been shared on multiple forums I visit will be increasing the audience!

Quite good prices there. I've just ordered a tripod. Wasn't going to bother but some of those prices are pretty good!

Both images taken at 1/4000s shutter with HSS on the A6000 with 18-105mm with Nissin Di700a Softbox flash test 1/32 power by Steven Graham, on Flickr Softbox flash test full power by Steven Graham, on Flickr

Beautiful sky in number 1!

I plan to, the cheap stands are for use with some small umbrellas or for speed light only. I just wanted to show what an 80x80 looked like on a cheap stand.

Yeah this was full 2m extension to get the box to hit the 2.4m ceiling I have. More stable at 2/3 height so could do some sitting portraiture with less chance of it falling. Really for something this big a much more sturdy stand would be advisable with a longer leg spread as well as wider uprights.

I will get another picture when my lens arrives to show the spread better, the legs were fully spread but yes it will need weights. it also bows with the weight of the softbox.

Please excuse the iphone images im waiting of a lens replacement. 80x80 softbox on a cheap ebay stand. one tiny nudge and the stand will topple over. something with wider legs and stronger uprights would be much better. Soft box Testing by Steven Graham, on Flickr softbox and my cat unlit...

I've also bought one of these to use with an a6000 so will see how it goes, purely bought because of the off camera hss support.

If you're wanting to use old lenses on a new camera i would suggest mirrorless this allows you to use a massive range of lenses using adapters. Something from the Sony a6000, a6300 or a7 range depending on budget which you've not mentioned. These cameras i've mentioned will give you full...

I've just took delivery of an 80x80 and will let you know if I get uneven light from it, it makes sense due to the zoom of the flash and being able to fill such a large space but I'll see how things go. I'll see if i remember to take an image of the softbox straight on to try capture the light...

Will be interested to see the images from this. What dimensions does this have?

You could also look into the Sony compacts which could be had in your budget and if you went 2nd hand you could get a really nice camera/lens combination to start. This would give you the full control through to full auto just like a DLSR but smaller as previously advised.