jo_watts

Thanks Bill VA, Skip and Bill T!

Now it is obvious which way to go.

Let me raise another question.

I think I would get (an) Alien Bees B800(s) along with an octagonal softbox. Looks like "Octodome" from Photoflex has good reputation with the previous version reasonably priced. But Alien Bees also has a similar product named "Octabox". Does anyone have experience of using and comparing both these softboxes?

I am considering having a lighting kit for portraiture. So far, I got

interested in two lines of product: Alien Bees strobes and Lowel

tungsten lights. Both allow us to have multiple lights and a light

diffuser within a 1000 dollar budget. Since my digital SLR could

easily adjust white balance, tungsten has gotten into my choice. But

I am not sure if the tungsten and the strobe make any differences in

light quality.

I would appreciate if anyone could suggest which to select.

Thanks,