kiff-backhouse

<p>I'm pondering over some flash equipment and can't decide what type to get. Just wondered what your collective experience might say.<br> Most of my flash experience is in Architectural/Property photography and at the moment I use it to fill in dark areas. I merge multiple frames together so I'm not too worried about getting everything covered in one go, though that would be nice.<br> I do a little outdoor Portraits, not much and tend to use a speedlite with a small softbox off camera + reflector and that is adequate .<br> Recently, I've been commissioned to do some group photos, a mixture of indoor and outdoor and for the indoor I'm thinking I'll need to get in something a bit more powerful (in a chateau so want some features in the background).<br> At the same time, I'm thinking it might be useful to have something more powerful for my Property photos as any time I can save in Post Production is a bonus - but I have to balance that against trawling to much kit around a house. Some shoots take me 6 hours as it is!<br> I'm wondering whether to go the speedlite route, get one more speedlite and a pair of umbrellas or go for something much more powerful like an A/C powered mono-light.<br> Budget is important so I'm looking at the "starter" end of the market...<br> Any thoughts would be appreciated...</p>