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Subject: [Leica] lighting critique request
From: ericm at pobox.com (Eric)
Date: Fri Sep 16 14:35:08 2005
References: <qpaki193crra2sm53ip5d9he6b2i246o9d@4ax.com> <b5eb2bff83005e575b93eb32bd81a0cc@mac.com>

David:

>i am leaning toward the Alien Bees.

That's what I got.  

http://www.alienbees.com/flash.html

The B1600.  13 ft light stand.  I can't imagine wanting to extend a light up
13 ft...the 10 ft would be more than sufficient for me in terms of height.
But I liked the idea of a larger footprint.  4 ft vs 3ft for the 10ft.
Since I'm hanging a 5' umbrella off it, I wanted a stand that was as stable
as possible.

I got the 5 ft translucent white umbrella.  (The 32 in one, too.  Just
because like Mark said, it's like an elephant in an elevator.  :)

I'm just glad that 5 ft was the biggest umbrella alien bees has.  Otherwise,
I'd have probably gone larger.  :)  I think this is really a good size.  Not
*too* unmanageable, but it's like a good sized window.

--
Eric
http://canid.com/


Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] lighting critique request)
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