Would this be a wise purchase?
- Thread starter MalcolmOng
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puredrifting
Major Contributor
You get what you pay for. If you want some disposable lights for one shoot, go for them. If you want a real tool that will last you a few years and will give you professional results without a lot of compromise, there are many better solutions.
Chimera makes a sweet 500 watt light that comes with the light, speedring, small Chimera lightbank, 40 degree egg crate, stand and a nice case to carry it all in for $525.00. Combine this as your key source with a Lowel ProLight, a light stand, a 36" Flexfill and couple of used C-Stands, some Cinefoil and a couple of sandbags and you have a full, simple, starter lighting kit that will last you for years and is professional enough that you will still want to use it for years to come.
You can put a real kit like this together for under $1,000.00 with some careful shopping and you have the real deal, not the Britek/HomeDepot Worklight/JTL syndrome that affects so many newbies and broke people who want to light.
Best,
Dan
Chimera makes a sweet 500 watt light that comes with the light, speedring, small Chimera lightbank, 40 degree egg crate, stand and a nice case to carry it all in for $525.00. Combine this as your key source with a Lowel ProLight, a light stand, a 36" Flexfill and couple of used C-Stands, some Cinefoil and a couple of sandbags and you have a full, simple, starter lighting kit that will last you for years and is professional enough that you will still want to use it for years to come.
You can put a real kit like this together for under $1,000.00 with some careful shopping and you have the real deal, not the Britek/HomeDepot Worklight/JTL syndrome that affects so many newbies and broke people who want to light.
Best,
Dan
MalcolmOng
Veteran
Hey thanks alot for the info guys. I'm not exactly going to buy lights yet, but i *might* in a couple of months, so i'm just testing the waters now