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<blockquote data-quote="Kias" data-source="post: 99097" data-attributes="member: 9496">I definitely listen to what he says.&nbsp; I've thoroughly cyber-stalked his websites and posts here and hold his critiques and help way up there on the 'who to listen to' scale.&nbsp;&nbsp; I took all of his suggestions, and everyone else's on this thread and came up with much better photos the next time I tried!&nbsp; For that, I thank all of you!Robert, I have to explain myself a little better I think.&nbsp; When you walk into my lab at work, there's a huge sign that says, &quot;All warranties will be voided in this room!&quot;&nbsp; Yeah, I'm that guy.&nbsp; My $600 cell phone?&nbsp; The warranty was voided within 10 minutes of pulling it out of the box. When the USB port went bad in it a few months ago, I just ordered an $18.00 usb circuit board from Hong Kong, took the phone apart and put the new one in.&nbsp; Good as new. Total time: 15 mins.&nbsp; Would've been free under warranty had I not voided it.&nbsp; Not to mention two weeks without the phone.&nbsp; It would've been $200 to send it to someone to fix and still two weeks.&nbsp; It's just what I do, and I actually have fun fixing stuff!&nbsp; Warranties and customer service is something I rarely use.Now, on the flip side of that.&nbsp; I don't like buying crap to start with.&nbsp; So...&nbsp; If cowboy has crap, I'm avoiding it.&nbsp; It's that simple.&nbsp; It was just something I was looking at.My budget will probably be something like $500 to $1000, so if you point me in the right direction I would much appreciate it, as I'm in an unknown land right now.&nbsp; I think I want a backdrop of some sorts or two, and the basic three light setup.&nbsp; I think... I'm also thinking I may want to head in the direction of flash, as opposed to the continuous lighting I was thinking about, as I really enjoy taking photos of fast moving objects, like water drops and such also.So lost here.&nbsp; But I do over-research everything before I buy it.&nbsp; So I'm probably several months before I put my final decision in.&nbsp; Just starting my OCD research now.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kias, post: 99097, member: 9496"] I definitely listen to what he says. I've thoroughly cyber-stalked his websites and posts here and hold his critiques and help way up there on the 'who to listen to' scale. I took all of his suggestions, and everyone else's on this thread and came up with much better photos the next time I tried! For that, I thank all of you! Robert, I have to explain myself a little better I think. When you walk into my lab at work, there's a huge sign that says, "All warranties will be voided in this room!" Yeah, I'm that guy. My $600 cell phone? The warranty was voided within 10 minutes of pulling it out of the box. When the USB port went bad in it a few months ago, I just ordered an $18.00 usb circuit board from Hong Kong, took the phone apart and put the new one in. Good as new. Total time: 15 mins. Would've been free under warranty had I not voided it. Not to mention two weeks without the phone. It would've been $200 to send it to someone to fix and still two weeks. It's just what I do, and I actually have fun fixing stuff! Warranties and customer service is something I [I]rarely[/I] use. Now, on the flip side of that. I don't like buying crap to start with. So... If cowboy has crap, I'm avoiding it. It's that simple. It was just something I was looking at. My budget will probably be something like $500 to $1000, so if you point me in the right direction I would much appreciate it, as I'm in an unknown land right now. I think I want a backdrop of some sorts or two, and the basic three light setup. I think... I'm also thinking I may want to head in the direction of flash, as opposed to the continuous lighting I was thinking about, as I really enjoy taking photos of fast moving objects, like water drops and such also. So lost here. But I do over-research everything before I buy it. So I'm probably several months before I put my final decision in. Just starting my OCD research now. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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