What to buy

[marc_matteo]

I am new to portrait photography and I am looking to buy some equipment that is

portable and economical. I have personally made a choice on monolights because

my main goal is to do in-home portraits and I think they are the best choice

for me. I have looked and many companies for lighting and I found something

that seems great and I wanted to know what you think. I found a kit on eBay

from a real power seller and this kit seems to have it all at a pretty good

price. But what do you think?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1500w-Strobe-Monolight-Packages-with-Carry-Soft-

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iewItem

[marc_matteo]

Sorry but you have to copy and paste the entire link. For some reason it only linked the first line.

[marc_matteo]

Sorry but here is the link. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110219437450&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

[Matt Laur]

My biggest concern: service and parts. How hard will it be to get a replacement flash tube for one of these? At what cost? How about service on a toasted capaciter? Give a good hard look at the Alien Bees products, too. Very reasonable prices on great gear for the budget-minded, but more importantly, a very good track record on keeping their parts and service either free or very cheap, considering. Just a thought.

[mike_earussi1]

I agree with Matt. If you had any real problems with these at all, you'd be out of luck. Go with the Bees, everyone seems to like them and considers them the best buy for the money.

[rogerjporter]

i'll third the motion to look for alien bees, they are awesome when it comes to quality and

customer service.