Small Home Studio set up cost?

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Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost to buy a decent portable set up for use in the house for taking portrait shots of my family etc? and what equipment would be required.

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Dave
 
oh boy, what an open ended question...

I would suggest you explore the 2 head studio light kits from the likes of portaflash or interfit if you're on a budget. They will generally set you back £2-300 and work well as a starter kit. However, having said that you should really explore factors such as space, power (wattage), budget, and do some good research. It's all too easy to buy a kit that looks good but you will soon outgrow. Bowens is really good kit but comes at a premium price... I recall some kits on ebay have been recommended on this forum but you'll need to search to find the thread as I don't recall it.

One final bit of advice is consider kits which use industry standard S fittings if you plan to purchase items such as snoots, barn doors, and honeycombes.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction...
 
I don'y have anything myself but have been looking in to it for a while.

Take a look on eBay for the stuff from Lencarta. They have a 3x200Ws head kit that sells for about £400 delivered and includes a hell of a lot of kit including wireless trigger. There is a well respected photographer on here that has reviewed the stuff and can be seen in the eBay videos showing you the kit.
 
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