Cheap studio lighting advice needed

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Hi

Very new to the hobby but I would like to purchase some studio lights for doing portrait work. I have a very tight budget and the lights would not be used that often just to take photos of family and friends. I have seen some advertised on ebay from a company called Fotobyte. The price seems very reasonable, has any one purchased any studio lights from them or any advice please?

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Ted
 
What is your budget? What size is the studio? You can get good results with a single off-camera flash, e.g. a Yongnuo for 50.00 or less, a lightstand for under a tenner, and a shoot--thru umbrella for around a tenner.
 
That kit is amazingly cheap, so one has to assume the quality reflects that...
As kartracer says, a single flash that can be used off camera along with a stand, an umbrella and a reflector may be a better place to start. Even just a simple bounced flash is often enough, is easy to carry and needs no setting up - or there is always daylight, such as it is at this time of year..
 
Yongnuo 460 II - £30

Konig lightstand on Amazon - £9

Shoot-through umbrella on eBay - £6

Oh and flash triggers - RF 602 - £30

And you can expand on that, whilst with your £150 ebay kit you'll have to sell on a loss to upgrade should you want to!
 
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Thanks for the replys what ever kit I buy if I upgrade I have to sell at loss so I will be thinking about it, it just seemed a lot of kit for a smallish out lay maybe I will have another look at a smaller set up first as you guys have suggested.

Ted
 
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