Some of you guys asked me to post some pictures of my setup once I´m done. This is what I´m starting with. 2x elinchrom D-Lite 400ws along with 2x 60x60cm softboxes, (not to forget my speedlite with umbrella) and some dark / grey / white 2,75x11m backdrops. I`ll be shooting with the 5D mark II as you know, my current lenses are the 50mm 1.8, the 24-70mm 2.8 L USM and the 100mm 2.8 L IS USM macro. I´m shooting with my first model 2morrow. We´ll be doing some fashion and portrait pictures indoors and outdoors. I´m planning to use the studio for private purposes at first and as soon as possible as a little extra income. Currently working on my business cards. I hope the golden river starts flowing soon

Anyway, here´s some snapshots I took quickly when I went by collecting something I forgot:




As you can see it´s nothing too fancy. a plain white room with backdrops and strobes. It´s enough to start up and get creative though.

let me know what you think about it and wish me good luck.

i dont know anything about studio equipment ofc but it looks nice

Where do you reside again? Elichrom's U.S support is pretty sub par. But the d-lite4's are excellent bang buck lights. Let me know how you like them.

I'm currently debating on a new lighting setup, I'm torn between ab800s, d-lite4's, x1600 or if I should outright get the Einstein units.

How are you triggering the lights? With a sync cord? Also, what kind softbox is that?

Good luck with it man! Show us some shots.

P.S- You need a boom.

This post was edited by Eek on Apr 14 2011 04:33pm

Can I ask how much it was ? Not including camera.

I need so many things........ Just dont have the coins for it at the moment. My next purchase is prolly going to be a beauty dish and maybe a third strobe. booms will come as soon as possible. I already noticed the importance of them. As for the strobes, I think 400ws are more than enough to light areas such as my 30m² room. I´ve used em twice so far, and it turns out I haven´t even used more than half of their actual power yet. The reload is fast and they react perfectly. I just tried out to release the strobes with my speedlite. There´s an option that lets the strobes react to any flash that´s being released in the room, and then release themselves. My speedlite was on 1/64 power turned to the back of my shooting position, yet the strobes reacted instantly. I mainly took the D-Lite 4 it set because it included the stands and softboxes I needed. There is also a remote trigger and a cable. you connect one flash to your camera and release the secnod one with the first. It´s a great start into studio strobes I guess. Of course, if you pay more, you get more. The question is if you need more, which I highly doubt. What softbox is that? I dont quite get that question. It´s a simple 60x60 softbo with an outter diffuser, no inner. So you propably want to be getting new light formers as soon as possible. As I said I´m heading towards a beauty dish and a strip light. About the support....... I´m living in germany, that´s pretty close to switzerland, which is where the company resides. I haven´t had to use the support yet, but I guess it´ll be good. IN general you can say that elinchrom is one of the best systems you can go for around here. Dont know about the U.S. market, but I´d say 75% of the german studios use elinchrom.



Uhmmm I paid roughly 700€ for the strobe set, ~ 300€ for the backdrop set.

You can take some awesome natural-light shots with that window. /jealous

Boom = Great hair/ rim light support! Can't do glamour without hairlight

As for beautydish which unit are you getting? I just recently got a Orbis Ring flash, while it isn't a beautydish by any means or stretch of the imagination.. It does offer comparable results with a significantly less price tag.


The only reason i suggested more powerful strobes is because i thought you would be interested in on-location shooting outdoors. While 400w/s lights can do it, but once you add in softboxes/ grids etc.. your power level goes down by a few stops.

seems fuckng big

gieb free stocks for colab

Looking good mate

How long is that room?

Can you do a full body shot with the 100mm?

This post was edited by lithfkn on Apr 19 2011 04:09pm