Modeling light for small flashguns

Chappers said:
Blindingly obvious when you see it,

It's about 2 mins in

http://kelbytv.com/dtowntv/2010/01/29/episode-27/
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But not very representative of the actual flash modelling at all. The bare bulb just shines everywhere, the light is not directed into the brolly as it needs to be :thinking:

The kind of DIY/bodge-it ethic beloved by hot-shoe strobists is all fine and good, but if you want to work with modelling lights - and it really makes life very much easier a lot of the time - then get a proper studio flash. They're pretty cheap.
 
When I first heard what they were showing in the segment I thought it would be some kind of torch based system or something that ran off batteries (to go along with the strobist ether) not simply a mains powered light.

As Hoppy said, if I am near to a power socket and want a modelling light then I use my studio strobes.
 
Using CLS you can get a pretty decent feel of modelling even with SB600s (which technically don't support 'modelling') by hitting the DoF button in D200/D300's. That's why I love the 600 as slaves - pretty much everything the 800/900 is when used as a slave, apart from a tiny bit of power..
 
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