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Ok, I'm back into photography after about 30 years out of the game and am in the middle of investing in Canon EOS 5D MK3 based kit with L glass.
I want to get a three or four head studio flash kit together but am lacking in knowledge as to what the best and most reliable brands are these days.
Back in the day (late 80s) there was really only Bowens, Elinchrom and Broncolour. Back then (I should know as I used to work in the Flash Centre Hire Department in London) Elinchrom were totally unreliable, their heads used to pack up almost on a daily basis, the poor repair guys out back were inundated with blown heads. Bowens were more reliable and I had no knowledge of Broncolour back then.
So can any of you knowledgeable studio flash light chaps bring me up to speed on what makes/models I should be looking at.
Appart from heads, I'll need soft-boxes, snoots and the usual accessories for 3-point lighting set up.
This will be for a small studio doing portrait shoots, head and shoulders and full-length.
Thanks all.
I want to get a three or four head studio flash kit together but am lacking in knowledge as to what the best and most reliable brands are these days.
Back in the day (late 80s) there was really only Bowens, Elinchrom and Broncolour. Back then (I should know as I used to work in the Flash Centre Hire Department in London) Elinchrom were totally unreliable, their heads used to pack up almost on a daily basis, the poor repair guys out back were inundated with blown heads. Bowens were more reliable and I had no knowledge of Broncolour back then.
So can any of you knowledgeable studio flash light chaps bring me up to speed on what makes/models I should be looking at.
Appart from heads, I'll need soft-boxes, snoots and the usual accessories for 3-point lighting set up.
This will be for a small studio doing portrait shoots, head and shoulders and full-length.
Thanks all.