which studio flash kit for beginners?

[phototuition]

This spring I hope to install a beginner 3-head studio flash ina small 2.25 metre high loft room set up to add basic product and portrait shooting to my training sessions. I'm terribly out of date with this kind of gear having only ancient Monolites in my corner of an industrial unit studio space where I shoot products. I'd therefore appreciate some suggestions as to brand and spec of the prospective gear.

The kit needs to be enthusiast or light pro stuff, the kind of kit my punters would buy themselves - this keeps the gear appropriate and gives me the best chance of doing a deal with maker or distributor.

My punters will want to learn to shoot products for the web, beauty portraits, classic portraits - Hemmingway by Karsch style, and character portraits.

I like the look of Elemental kit but obviously there's loads of other brands. Full 3 head kit and acccessories, excluding backdrops and meter should ideally be in the £500-£650 price range.

I'd appreciate any suggestions re brand and spec Thanks, John

 

[david1701]

what kind of acessories are you talking as 500 quid could wander on those if you were gonna show a range?

 

[Mahoneyd187]

I would fully recommend the Elinchrom D lite IT range. They have built in skyport receivers and come with the transmitter to go straight on your hot shoe.

As well as loads of other features not included in other manufacturers budget ranges.

www.theflashcentre.com

Do it

Regards

Danny

 

[phototuition]

Thanks chaps. Features and accesories can be kept to an absolute minimum. As teaching aids the gear needs to be as simple and unsophisticated as possible. many of my clients have a great eye for light, timing and composition but find the technical side either tricky or of little interest.

Is the interfit stuff really not up to this particular job?

Lastolite perhaps?

 

[Garry Edwards]

Thanks chaps. Features and accesories can be kept to an absolute minimum. As teaching aids the gear needs to be as simple and unsophisticated as possible. many of my clients have a great eye for light, timing and composition but find the technical side either tricky or of little interest.

Is the interfit stuff really not up to this particular job?

Lastolite perhaps?

Some of the Interfit brand lights are good, but the entry level ones are firmly aimed at the occasional user.

If you're looking for cheap, no-frills, good build quality lights that will take the knocks then you might want to look at the Lencarta SmartFlash 3 head kits.

The SmartFlash are out of stock at the mo but will be back in a few days.