Did I get a DEAL!

Moab Man

Senior Member
It was a matter of the right place at the right time.

So I'm helping my sister-in-law move her business into a new building. The prior business owner that was in the building had just bought an inexpensive, price is the entire point, set of studio strobes (220 watt) packaged with backdrops and the stand for the backdrops. She had paid $200 for the strobe set and another $40 in additional backdrops. Her plan was to rent out this area for photographers to come in and shoot. She only had three photographers that ever took her up on it and she knows nothing of photography. So while I'm there helping my sister-in-law, she mentions to the lady that this is her brother-in-law the photographer. The lady tells me she has this stuff and that she has no use for it so if I want it I can have it for $50. I jumped on it immediately. It's not good equipment by any means, but will certainly fill in as a kicker, backdrop, or hairlight for dirt cheap.

Needless to say, I'm thrilled to have come upon this find for next to nothing.
 

Needa

Senior Member
Challenge Team
My brother would have charger $50 to haul it away and had it sold an hour later for $100. He has bought stuff at auction and had it sold before he left. Deals come to him, me doesn't happen.
 

Moab Man

Senior Member
My brother would have charger $50 to haul it away and had it sold an hour later for $100. He has bought stuff at auction and had it sold before he left. Deals come to him, me doesn't happen.

I definitely could have flipped it for a $50 profit, but I could also use some low powered additional lighting.
 

Moab Man

Senior Member
Nice!

Just giving you a hard time about the pictures. It's how I cope with the jealousy. ;)

Curious to hear how the Cowboy Studio lights work out for you.


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And that's how I took it as just some friendly ribbing.

The lighting is not going to be the precision of my Elinchrom. But for a backdrop light or hairlight I figure unless it is wildly uncontrollable it should do the job nicely for dirt cheap. I will do some playing when I get the chance and see what kind of consistency I get.
 
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