mixing light sources?

[33L]

would you be a ble to mix speedlights and studio flashes together? Thinking if getting a set of studio lights but already have multiple flashguns.

Is there quite a large difference in temeprature between the 2?

 

[EdMoss]

Yes I do it a lot of the time, I mix Bowens and Quantums and haven't really ever noticed a colour shift. Do a few tests and maybe shoot RAW just to be on the safe side.

I suppose it all depends how colour critical your work is?

 

[Garry Edwards]

I disagree with Edtog about shooting in raw. Doing that doesn't help in the slightest when different lights produce different colour temperature.
But I agree that it depends on how colour critical your work is. If you're shooting still life for advertising then even a very small difference in colour temperature matters. If you're shooting family portraits it would have to be a pretty big difference to even notice it.

BTW, it's worth mentioning that although matching colour temperature can be very important, there's a lot more to it than that. Just using an old umbrella or softbox that's yellowed can make an enormous difference to colour temperature.

 

[david1701]

I mix canon speedlights and interfit heads and haven't noticed any colour cast issues as of yet

 

[33L]

I am looking at portraiture but the different lights will be lighting up different things.
I.E. studio lights for subject and flasguns to blow out backdrop!

 

[classcams]

As all the normal strobes use Xenon gas, the colour temperature can only be a gnats c*ck difference. All you will get is, high supply voltage = brighter flash. higher capacitor = longer flash. Of course nothing is forever, so after much use I reckon the colour temperature may drop from its normal 6600 kelvin.

 

[psenior1]

I reckon the colour temperature may drop from its normal 6600 kelvin.

strobes are closer to 5600k aren't they?

 

[classcams]

It1s all tied up with manufacturers preferring lower temperatures to suit daylight film of 5500