> >Even when a couple of 550EX are not gear a pro would use in a studio, is more >than a decent setup for an enthusiast that likes to setup "ministudios" for >whatever reason (still-life, family portraits, etc...)
I do not know about the 550ex and the wireless functions as I have none of those units. But I do know that it is entirely possible to light stuff with small battery powered strobes. I do it all the time in my location work. I generally use a vivitar 283 bounced out of an umbrella or off a wall, if the wall is white. I frequently use this in conjunction with a small dynalite or as a stand alone light, or set it up off camera then use another flash on camera and dial it back so that it is a secondary light. This works really well to give you good light that is in liteweight kit. Often I think people try to make things harder than they have to be. Admittedly the 283 out of an umbrella does not give much light, but then I seldom want much light...I like narrow DOF to separate my subject from the background. Now, I personally would not use this type of set up in a studio, but for doing an enviro portrait of a person in his office/surroundings the battery strobe/dynalite setup is great...heck I can fit this all in a King Pellican case, the dynalite (uni400jr), 2 283's, batteries (quantum) umbrellas, stands, cords, radio slave. As they say it ain't the gear, it is how you use it that matters. -- Harrison McClary http://www.mcclary.net * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
