light tent recommendation please
Posted 11/09/2010 - 14:54
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Ebay light tents are fine for the work you want to do, and not flimsy at all. Wait until you try and pack it all into it's bag, it'll fight back.
I have one and it's superb. Mine came with red, black, blue, and white back cloths, just about all you need really.
I have one and it's superb. Mine came with red, black, blue, and white back cloths, just about all you need really.
Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream
Posted 11/09/2010 - 15:00
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Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
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Posted 11/09/2010 - 15:42
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dougf8 wrote:
Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
A reflector? A colleague and I nearly destroyed an office trying to tame a Lastolite Chromakey 6x9 background.Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
Anyway, I noticed earlier today whilst looking for a part for my Giottos monopod that that Giottos are making light cubes, might be worth a look.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 11/09/2010 - 15:44
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gartmore wrote:
Anyway, I noticed earlier today whilst looking for a part for my Giottos monopod that that Giottos are making light cubes, might be worth a look.
what part? two little parts are missin off my wifes giottos tripod... a foot cover and a knob...dougf8 wrote:
Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
A reflector? A colleague and I nearly destroyed an office trying to tame a Lastolite Chromakey 6x9 background.Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
Anyway, I noticed earlier today whilst looking for a part for my Giottos monopod that that Giottos are making light cubes, might be worth a look.
that never happens with my manfrotto....
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 11/09/2010 - 16:03
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That's nothing. I have one of those big pop-up camping tents. When first deployed it launched itself across the patio and wiped out a plant stand!
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 11/09/2010 - 16:03
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Don wrote:
that never happens with my manfrotto....
I have 2 Manfrotto heads and they're perfect although I've only had one of them a weekgartmore wrote:
Anyway, I noticed earlier today whilst looking for a part for my Giottos monopod that that Giottos are making light cubes, might be worth a look.
what part? two little parts are missin off my wifes giottos tripod... a foot cover and a knob...dougf8 wrote:
Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
A reflector? A colleague and I nearly destroyed an office trying to tame a Lastolite Chromakey 6x9 background.Thanks, I nearly castrated myself putting a reflector back in its bag this morning.
Anyway, I noticed earlier today whilst looking for a part for my Giottos monopod that that Giottos are making light cubes, might be worth a look.
that never happens with my manfrotto....
The problem with the monopod is that the hard alloy male thread on the leg that goes into the softer alloy foot has stripped that part's thread. May well be user error. but otherwise its been very good.
Its the MM5570.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 11/09/2010 - 17:50
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Mannesty wrote:
Ebay light tents are fine for the work you want to do, and not flimsy at all. Wait until you try and pack it all into it's bag, it'll fight back....
I found these instructions here to be very good. I have them printed out and kept with my ebay tent as I don't seem to use it frequent enough to remember how to do it (or perhaps I'm just getting old ).Ebay light tents are fine for the work you want to do, and not flimsy at all. Wait until you try and pack it all into it's bag, it'll fight back....
Glyn
Posted 11/09/2010 - 17:58
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Darkmunk wrote:
how about this?
yeah that one brings back memories... anybody recall that how-to video?
how about this?
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 11/09/2010 - 19:31
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Cheers folks. I like the look of this link (ebay or amazon)
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OK lighting, I have Ikea lamps.
option 1. daylight bulbs?
option 2. off camera flash?
The daylight bulbs would cost about the same as 2 more cheapo flashes and slave thingies to fire them.
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OK lighting, I have Ikea lamps.
option 1. daylight bulbs?
option 2. off camera flash?
The daylight bulbs would cost about the same as 2 more cheapo flashes and slave thingies to fire them.
Lurking is shirking.!
Posted 13/09/2010 - 20:19
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Well I went for the 80cm tent from Lencarta, seems to have the same velvet material rather than the straight nylon. Free shipping so saving £6.60 on the ebay store price £24.95 delivered.
I'll do a review once received .
They probably all come off the same production line
I'll do a review once received .
They probably all come off the same production line
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Any recommendations please. Ebay ones look really flimsy but I don't want one costing hundreds.
I've got enough DIY going on so I don't want advice about making one.
Thanks