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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 328981" data-attributes="member: 12496">Absolutely do not spend much money on junk lights that don't even specify a (known) brand name, or that you cannot find much praise in many reviews on the internet, or that you cannot find an easy source for spare parts and repair.&nbsp; We knock stuff over sometimes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Good stuff has a good reputation, widely known to all, easy to find.&nbsp; When considering a source, first search Google for brand and word Review.&nbsp; Find lots of praise first.&nbsp; Good stuff will be very popular.So your first question for starters, do you want to use speedlights or studio lights?&nbsp;&nbsp; Speedlights are portable, easy to carry and setup, battery powered, etc.&nbsp; But they are low powered and slow to recycle, and in a fixed studio setting, studio lights run circles around them.&nbsp; See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/vs.html" target="_blank">Speedlights vs Studio Lights</a> for some for examples.After you get into doing much, you will want both, so two speedlights and two white reflected umbrellas are an easy way to start, to get the feel slowly.&nbsp;&nbsp; Start slowly, you will know more about what you want after you've seen some of it in use.For studio lights, in the USA, I would certainly suggest at least looking at Alienbees lights from <a href="http://www.paulcbuff.com/index.php" target="_blank">Paul C. Buff, Inc.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the Good low price stuff, will last years.&nbsp; See the specs, compare to others (those that even have specs).&nbsp;&nbsp; I've used my four lights nine years, still going strong.&nbsp; I had one repaired recently, charge was only $40.&nbsp; It is an amazing company in all respects.&nbsp;&nbsp; Great performance, amazing service, huge reputation, and very low price (direct sales, no distributors).&nbsp; If you want to spend more, their more epensive Einstein lights are the rage now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 328981, member: 12496"] Absolutely do not spend much money on junk lights that don't even specify a (known) brand name, or that you cannot find much praise in many reviews on the internet, or that you cannot find an easy source for spare parts and repair. We knock stuff over sometimes. :) Good stuff has a good reputation, widely known to all, easy to find. When considering a source, first search Google for brand and word Review. Find lots of praise first. Good stuff will be very popular. So your first question for starters, do you want to use speedlights or studio lights? Speedlights are portable, easy to carry and setup, battery powered, etc. But they are low powered and slow to recycle, and in a fixed studio setting, studio lights run circles around them. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/vs.html"]Speedlights vs Studio Lights[/URL] for some for examples. After you get into doing much, you will want both, so two speedlights and two white reflected umbrellas are an easy way to start, to get the feel slowly. Start slowly, you will know more about what you want after you've seen some of it in use. For studio lights, in the USA, I would certainly suggest at least looking at Alienbees lights from [URL="http://www.paulcbuff.com/index.php"]Paul C. Buff, Inc.[/URL] This is the Good low price stuff, will last years. See the specs, compare to others (those that even have specs). I've used my four lights nine years, still going strong. I had one repaired recently, charge was only $40. It is an amazing company in all respects. Great performance, amazing service, huge reputation, and very low price (direct sales, no distributors). If you want to spend more, their more epensive Einstein lights are the rage now. [/QUOTE]

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