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Subject: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success! but help!
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Nov 3 15:02:17 2006

Whoops Philippe, that link (perhaps truncated in the mail?) leads to a 
folder with just some software with questionable licencing!
Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Philippe Orlent
Sent: Saturday, 4 November 2006 08:44
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success! but help!

I do a lot of simple pack shots for certain graphic work this way. PS  
gives me the latitude I need in that case.
Cheap, fast, simple, effective. Perfect for high pace work that needs  
at least a bit of a 'look'. Tilting the camera (so no real top or  
front top shot) combined with wide open diafragm give beautiful DOF.  
A bit as food is shot today. See f.i. http://users.pandora.be/jean- 
pierre-wybauw/



Op 3-nov-06, om 23:29 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:

> Where time and money are changing hands I'd be reluctant to count  
> on Mother Nature. In doing copy work simple but beautiful is no  
> substitute for even and controlled. The idea would be to select a  
> good location, set up your camera and lights and be able to  
> efficiently  repeat yourself  till all is shot. A tripod is very  
> necessary for this. The shooting situation you mentioned would be  
> perfect for beautiful and casual images. Love window light.
>
> Walt
>
> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>
>> How about photographing them on a simple sheet of paper next to a   
>> north facing window on a clouded day? Add a reflection screen on  
>> the  other side and you'll have simple but beautiful light.
>> An incident light meter will give you the proper exposure, and a   
>> tripod stability if necessary.
>>
>> Or is this just too easy thinking?
>>
>>
>> Op 3-nov-06, om 22:20 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> As has been mentioned, the Broncolors are specially costly. Back  
>>> in  the eighties I carried a couple of White Lightnings all over  
>>> the  southeast. Great units.
>>>
>>> Walt
>>>
>>> I've never used flash for flat copy work but that doesn't mean  
>>> it  won't work. Of course, the easy way might be to set them up  
>>> and use  high watt bulbs for the modeling lights and no flash.  
>>> Want to make  sure what you see is what you get with this kind of  
>>> endeavor.
>>>
>>> Eric Korenman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have had no trouble with my 2 alienbess units - an 800 and a  
>>>> 1600.
>>>> Both perform beautifully and were cheap (compared to my Friend   
>>>> Broncolor
>>>> setup).
>>>>
>>>> He (a salty pro) claims there is 'something special' about   
>>>> broncolor light.
>>>> I think he looks down his nose and my cheap and slightly garish   
>>>> alienbees.
>>>>
>>>> Any truth to Broncolor light being that 'special'?
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/3/06, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dittoes on the White Lightening customer service. Nice folks on  
>>>>> the
>>>>> phone, fast turn-around and perfect repairs!
>>>>> Gary Todoroff
>>>>>
>>>>> >As far as Alien Bees go...they are pretty nice units, but the  
>>>>> best
>>>>> >thing is their customer service.  Paul Buff is about 8 miles   
>>>>> from my
>>>>> house.
>>>>> >On the times I have had problems they have worked with me to  
>>>>> get my
>>>>> >White Lightnings back up and running very quickly.  Paul gave  
>>>>> me a
>>>>> >tour one day, nice facility, nice people, GREAT customer
>>>>> >service.  There may be better lights out there, but my  
>>>>> experiences
>>>>> >with them are the reason I keep using their products.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >--
>>>>> >Harrison McClary
>>>>>
>>>>>
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