Lighting
So I want some studio strobes.
Considered:
- Elinchrom
- Glanz (cheapies)
- Paul C. Buff
Buff makes the Alienbees series, which might be a more familiar name to some. They look to be a little cheaper than Elinchrom, should be at least on par in terms of product quality, and sound like really smart, switched-on people.
There are some other big brands out there like Bowens, Profoto and Multiblitz. They're hella-expensive though.
The Buff gear looks like the way to go. They have a local distributor, and their markups are kinda... bad. The US store won't sell here though. Get the lights locally and procure the accessories some other way?
Item |
US |
Local |
lights |
500 |
700 |
stands |
40 |
74 |
brollys |
30 |
66 |
reflectors |
15 |
38 |
grid |
25 |
57 |
receivers |
30 |
54 |
commander |
180 |
260 |
carry bags? |
13 |
?? |