I am setting up a studio and am looking into lighting
dont want anything pro, just something decent for a lowish price
so i hav a few questions:

how many strobe heads should i go for? 3 or is 2 enough?

need links to studio layouts etc

so far seen the following units:
visico VE-250 - 2 strobes, umbrellas, stands etc
prodigy EX-200 - 2 strobes, softboxs, stands etc
interfit ex150 - starter kit, backdrop, 3 strobes, umbrella, softbox, snoot, stands etc
interfit exd200 - 2 strobes, softbox, umbrella, stands etc
inerfit sxt3200 - 2 strobes, umbrellas, stands etc

does any1 hav experience with any of these units?
or would you recommend any others?

This post was edited by jayandnix on Oct 21 2010 02:47pm

A good starter setup will be one strobe, ettl cord for ocf, a light stand, a shoot-thru/ reflective umbrella and a reflector. That combined with diffused natural light can make some appealing portraits.

Here is my comparable setup.

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=49047054&f=265&p=327428007

I've used up to 6 strobes but a nikon camera broke them all. Gave them cancer.

This post was edited by onepagememory on Oct 21 2010 06:39pm

thanks



6 is rather insane at this point it time for me
not worried about the cancer, i will die of AIDS before that gets me

up

any1 else have some advice?

What exactly do you want to shoot and how creative do you want to be?

Answering these questions will determine how many strobes and what kind of modifiers

basic portiture to start with and get some practice
i need to seriously work on a portfolio
and have 2 very beautiful ladies waiting to be my subjects, gotta purchase the setup this weekend

I don't have any experience with those kits, never even heard of them, but I have plenty of studio lighting experience.

Personally for portraiture I'd start with two strobes (most powerful ones you can afford) and a softbox/beauty dish combo. Obviously stands and some sort of wireless trigger system.

You haven't been on in forever!