Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoyen ~simontart~ wrote: > > A number of people have asked me to do portrait photography for them, after seeing my non-portrait work. I have done a bit of research on this, and thanks to some helpful hints on the LUG and snip > I want the whole thing to be as modular and compact as possible so I can take at least part of it down and transport on-location without needing to call U-Haul. If I can fit the essentials into 2 rolling suitcases that would be great, and that would also mean collapsible yet sturdy lightstands. Any specific recommendations or technique suggestions? > Lumideen (sic) is what a lot of people will be telling you is a standard for your needs. That market seems to be in flux as all kinds of quirky high tech high end Swiss and Japanese stuff is being thrown out there. Broncolor a slightly more known brand. My advise is skip that stuff it's too expensive, quirky and you really can live without it and get a generator. You'll save mucho bucks. Mark Rabiner