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Originally Posted by Don Hoey
Minimum you really want is 250 w/s as that is roughly equal to a camera flash with a guide number of 45.
150w/s is probably closer to guide number 30 so you would be limited to a fairly wide aperture.
Remember diffusion whether of constant light or flash absorbs output. A bounce brolly will loose you one stop minimum over direct lighting.
I know you are starting off thinking portraits but once you have the kit its surprising how quickly you will want to try something else so these are important considerations.
Lucky out time now  ( Lucky is the budgie and he shouts if he feels left out  ) , so I will look through WHE around 7:00pm if you give an idea of total budget.
Catch you later.
Don |
cheers Don, very useful info - It's good to get advice from someone who knows what they're talking about!
Total budget it a tricky one as I've not discussed it with my wife (as she's the one earning the money I guess I should check) but I was thinking of about £3-500 (though I'd like to get some background materials out of that too). That said if I don't want to find myself wanting/needing to upgrade in a years time. So if I need to I'll wait and save some more as I'd like to get it right first time.