Wanted - Cheap Light or lighting

[Jon McGrath]

I'm looking for a light to do some portrait work with, not sure of the name but i need a light that is able to provide constant light and be able to use a snoot with.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Jon

[Andy Sharp]

I would be interested to see what you get on this one John. I don't think that a plastic snoot would work with a high power modeling light (Continuous). There are cheep studio light heads on Ebay 150W, that you could use without firing the strobe, £30-£40 ish. But if you have a decent sized studio you will likely want more oomph.

[Eifion Williams]

If you are goingto use a continious light ( a large Tungsten light 500w ), I would NOT use a snoot as this will get very hot and could cause a fire.

There are some continious lights available now which use COOL lights, the downside of these is that they are fairly expensive and are not suitable for use with a snoot due to the way the bulbs are fitted to the head. Have a look at the link I have here :
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-...-head/p1011577

The other solution is to have a look at E bay and see if there are any studio flash heads for sale in the S fitting, this is the fitting that Bowens, Lastolite use for acessories and you can buy third party acessories cheaper than the makers own.

If you have any questions please give me a ring or e mail me further, 01248 670693.

Eifion.

[JamesFarley]

If you do go for continuous lighting, would echo the comment about checking out eBay - I picked up a couple of sets a few months ago on the cheap, and they work brilliantly.

I would also stay clear of plastic snoots, an alternative which I think is also better than a rigid snoot is using Cinefoil - it's black aluminium foil specifically for studio/film lighting, much thicker than your garden-variety kitchen foil - has the advantage of being able to be modelled for different modifications, and reusable.

e.g. http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/eng/pr..._x25_/813-272c