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In this guide we've chosen a selection of cameras that make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images, ideal for sharing on social media. Submit a News Tip! Reading mode: Light Dark. Login Register. Best cameras and lenses. All forums Studio and Lighting Technique Change forum. Started Oct 30, Discussions. Oct 30, Hi Everybody, As a newbie to lighting I quickly realized cheap LED lights are pretty limiting in terms of not only limited power output but they also bring some white balance challenges unless you have high CRI stuff, so I've decided I need strobes, but the World of strobes is a bit daunting so I need help.

What I think I need is as follows: Wireless compatibility with the Godox Xpro S trigger HSS capability for action shots Sony TTL capability I don't have a light meter yet Reasonably powerful modeling lights - reason I say this is I have a mirrorless camera which are still not as good as dslr for low light focusing. Reply to thread Reply with quote Complain. Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain. Kev The Doc wrote: Hi Everybody, As a newbie to lighting I quickly realized cheap LED lights are pretty limiting in terms of not only limited power output but they also bring some white balance challenges unless you have high CRI stuff, so I've decided I need strobes, but the World of strobes is a bit daunting so I need help.

Kevin unpossible. The AC non-battery studio strobes cannot meet your specifications. None of them as far as i know do TTL - manual power only. Macro guy's gear list: Macro guy's gear list.

Macro guy wrote: Otherwise, the difference between the various models of lights are recycle time and power module. I'd say that the only one spec'd for short durations is really the QTii series. There's hardly any downside, and a ton of upside markintosh13 wrote: jlafferty wrote: Sorry I misread your OP. I'd say that the only one spec'd for short durations is really the QTii series -- hide signature Ok thanks for the info, this is getting me to the answer a lot quicker. Macro guy wrote: Kev The Doc wrote: Hi Everybody, As a newbie to lighting I quickly realized cheap LED lights are pretty limiting in terms of not only limited power output but they also bring some white balance challenges unless you have high CRI stuff, so I've decided I need strobes, but the World of strobes is a bit daunting so I need help.

Thanks for pointing out the need for v2. Some strobes let you use Hyper Sync. Kevin -- hide signature Living and loving it in Pattaya, Thailand. Canon 7D - See the gear list for the rest. Sailor Blue's gear list: Sailor Blue's gear list. Macro guy and I are in sync when it comes to TTL and portraiture. In my opinion TTL is actually detrimental in a portrait situation.

TTL portraiture means having to "fix" the exposure of almost every image in post. Whether you go with the AD or AD is a personal choice.

Thanks for all this great info, I really appreciate it. Could you advise me which Godox strobe could I get to completed studio setup 2x QTII and 1x GSII Im looking for sure 2 the same ones for white background lighting portraits and I hope Its possible to do it with same cheaper once then QT You only need QT if you need lightning fast recycling time and color fidelity.

Macro guy wrote: You only need QT if you need lightning fast recycling time and color fidelity. Correct me if Im wrong.. I need to decide which power or If I think about this theoretically 2 of both would be good to have co be ready for everything but this sound funny and close to cost of 2x QT Anyone with experience and suggestions? F Forum M My threads. Latest sample galleries. Canon EOS R3 sample gallery. Nikon Z9 production sample gallery.

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The other case is to enable you to shoot at a larger aperture than one would use without the filter at the same shutter speed and this reduces the DoF in the image. Using the installed neutral density filters will also insist with focusing. The depth of field at f8 is quite narrow. By using the neutral density filters, the effective aperture is reduced to either f11 or f16, which increases the apparent depth of field and making focus easier to obtain.

While, the shutter speed will also increase, this is countered by mounting on a stable tripod, allowing for longer exposures You would think that designers of lenses would provide accurate instructions, but? Shutter speed will decrease as aperture value eg f8 going to f11 is increased. Hence the tripod recommendation Aperture value or shutter speed should decrease when a ND filter is used. I think the translator was not a photographer.

Last edited by pnodrog; 12th April at PM. An ND filter is relevant for focusing not because of DOF, but because it is harder to focus in dimmer light. Originally Posted by Paul Bowen. The instruction sheet that came with the reflex lens mention says in part: "It is recommended that a tripod be used with this lens The only lenses that I can think of that "require" ND filters are catadioptric lenses a. Is this the case with your lens? Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver.

It does sound like there is a problem with the lens instructions, as these do not really seem to make any sense. Last edited by Polar01; 13th April at PM.

Reason: added a link. The lens is an older lens, but appeared to have never been used with original packaging and instructions. I have seen and used a number of reflex lens, all were mm and with fixed aperture of f8.

As best as I can tell, rotating the ring moves something significant large inside the lens and I am guessing it is rotating a neutral density filter into place, but that is a guess on my part. The weird thing is that took several shots of a fixed object a boat on water with the camera mounted on a tripod. I used aperture mode and set the "aperture ring" on the lens to the 3 different settings.

The result was that shutter speed increased as expected when going from f8 to the f11 setting or to the f16 setting, so the exposure brightness was the same for all shots. The surprising thing was that the depth of field definitely increased, which makes no sense to me if the actual iris is fixed at f8. Hence the reason for my original question.