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Re:What to buy - 2010/06/22 03:20
Tungsten and fluorescent refers to the color temperature the light gives out. Tungsten is like the normal light bulb, gives out around 2800 K. Fluorescent, like the neon lights for example, around 3800 K. If you get these, I haven't seen any for years they would most likely be continuous lights. In the film days you would use correction filters for these or special films, today you can adjust the profile on your camera to match these.
The strobe / flash is more like to emulate the color temperature of the normal sunlight. 4800 - 5600 K. I think this is what you are looking for. Most flashes you buy will give out color in this range.
Monolights are really more flexible than the ones with the power box, and lot more economical as well. For a smaller portrait studio you don't even need big power. I use 250 W/s heads and it's more than enough. It depends how important is the modeling lights for you. Cheaper studio flashes have only 60 - 100 W bulbs which if you care for this is not a lot. But if you don't at least you save on electricity.
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