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How suitable is the basic lencarta smart flash for product photography in a very small space, (more or less table top stuff). I'm using speed lights at the moment which are okay but...
 
It's fine, I use it all the time.
 
Depends how small.

Any studio head will take a LOT more space than a speed light. In general it will also be better - unless the size stops you using it effectively.
 
Thanks Johnathan, that made me think and reluctantly realise that I would probably not benefit from strobes. I don't have a large dedicated area and have to ponce about cobbling things together in corners of other areas so if they need more room, I'm stuffed.

I sure could spend some money right now, stuff I need, stuff I want, room I need...

New manufacturers, probably the most frustrated people on earth:bonk:
 
JonathanRyan said:
Depends how small.

Any studio head will take a LOT more space than a speed light. In general it will also be better - unless the size stops you using it effectively.
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Or do what I do occasionally, and flag the lighting subject locally, or even use the equivalent of a small soft box localy (aka sheet of A4 paper), but use the light source from a flash from a distance that is further away
 
Richard - sorry not following you at all. A4 with speed lights? Or studio flash?
 
JonathanRyan said:
Richard - sorry not following you at all. A4 with speed lights? Or studio flash?
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Both - depends what (how big) the item is you are shooting and where. I essentially, on the fly. use bits of well positioned card, fabric, translucent paper, reflective card to block light, or act as a light source, or to partially modify a light source

But, FWIW, in my head, above, I was referring to studio flashes

(aimed at the OP, not JR (who knows his stuff)If you are shooting something small like a bottle of wine, my approach of locally modifying a lightsource works, and allows you to to do loads with little kit... for something bigger like a person or a wheelie bin, you want 1 modifier per flash, and more than one flash head
 
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Richard King said:
Both - depends what (how big) the item is you are shooting and where. I essentially, on the fly. use bits of well positioned card, fabric, translucent paper, reflective card to block light, or act as a light source, or to partially modify a light source

But, FWIW, in my head, above, I was referring to studio flashes
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Ah got you ;) I still think it's an issue in small spaces. Front to back an average studio head might be 14 inches. A hotshoe flash is about 3.

But yeah - modifiers like that could save you some space.
 
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