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Subject: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success! but help!
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Nov 3 15:53:45 2006

OK, now I can see some masterful lighting and masterful chocolate. My wife 
would be in heaven. The more I think about Belgium the
more impressed I am.
 mmmm beer and chocolate
cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Philippe Orlent
Sent: Saturday, 4 November 2006 09:06
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success! but help!

Yep. Truncated.
Here's the tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/yhlacj




Op 4-nov-06, om 00:02 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven:

> Whoops Philippe, that link (perhaps truncated in the mail?) leads  
> to a folder with just some software with questionable licencing!
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org  
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of
> Philippe Orlent
> Sent: Saturday, 4 November 2006 08:44
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: NOW: Alienbees vs Brocolor was Re: [Leica] success!  
> but help!
>
> I do a lot of simple pack shots for certain graphic work this way. PS
> gives me the latitude I need in that case.
> Cheap, fast, simple, effective. Perfect for high pace work that needs
> at least a bit of a 'look'. Tilting the camera (so no real top or
> front top shot) combined with wide open diafragm give beautiful DOF.
> A bit as food is shot today. See f.i. http://users.pandora.be/jean-
> pierre-wybauw/
>
>
>
> Op 3-nov-06, om 23:29 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:
>
>> Where time and money are changing hands I'd be reluctant to count
>> on Mother Nature. In doing copy work simple but beautiful is no
>> substitute for even and controlled. The idea would be to select a
>> good location, set up your camera and lights and be able to
>> efficiently  repeat yourself  till all is shot. A tripod is very
>> necessary for this. The shooting situation you mentioned would be
>> perfect for beautiful and casual images. Love window light.
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>
>>> How about photographing them on a simple sheet of paper next to a
>>> north facing window on a clouded day? Add a reflection screen on
>>> the  other side and you'll have simple but beautiful light.
>>> An incident light meter will give you the proper exposure, and a
>>> tripod stability if necessary.
>>>
>>> Or is this just too easy thinking?
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 3-nov-06, om 22:20 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:
>>>
>>>> As has been mentioned, the Broncolors are specially costly. Back
>>>> in  the eighties I carried a couple of White Lightnings all over
>>>> the  southeast. Great units.
>>>>
>>>> Walt
>>>>
>>>> I've never used flash for flat copy work but that doesn't mean
>>>> it  won't work. Of course, the easy way might be to set them up
>>>> and use  high watt bulbs for the modeling lights and no flash.
>>>> Want to make  sure what you see is what you get with this kind of
>>>> endeavor.
>>>>
>>>> Eric Korenman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have had no trouble with my 2 alienbess units - an 800 and a
>>>>> 1600.
>>>>> Both perform beautifully and were cheap (compared to my Friend
>>>>> Broncolor
>>>>> setup).
>>>>>
>>>>> He (a salty pro) claims there is 'something special' about
>>>>> broncolor light.
>>>>> I think he looks down his nose and my cheap and slightly garish
>>>>> alienbees.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any truth to Broncolor light being that 'special'?
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/3/06, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dittoes on the White Lightening customer service. Nice folks on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> phone, fast turn-around and perfect repairs!
>>>>>> Gary Todoroff
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As far as Alien Bees go...they are pretty nice units, but the
>>>>>> best
>>>>>>> thing is their customer service.  Paul Buff is about 8 miles
>>>>>> from my
>>>>>> house.
>>>>>>> On the times I have had problems they have worked with me to
>>>>>> get my
>>>>>>> White Lightnings back up and running very quickly.  Paul gave
>>>>>> me a
>>>>>>> tour one day, nice facility, nice people, GREAT customer
>>>>>>> service.  There may be better lights out there, but my
>>>>>> experiences
>>>>>>> with them are the reason I keep using their products.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Harrison McClary
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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