Advice for 50 mm lens? OR a new Camera?

Anon_camnew1 wrote:

Okay all order put in, a question though regarding speedlights. I sure appreciate the expertise and feedback from everyone! I am not sure I need to open a new thread but I'll continue the conversation.

Speedlights always confused me when a photographer would come over, if you had to choose an affordable kit for my 500d, what would you choose?. And what do those little boxes do. Using them seems intimidating.

I would also investigat if 2 speedlites, a trigger for your speedlites, 2 tripods for your speedlites, and 2 large softboxes will work in your case to improve the light. Yongnuo is affordable. sometimes things come in kits.

I am looking into the softboxes too. I see flash diffuser sets, this is probably not difussed enough for larger paintings?

Thanks again for all the feedback!

M

I use speedlites + triggerr of the brand Yongnuo. YN685 speedlites with trigger YN622C-TX. They came all together in a set. But maybe the advice from other forum members is more usefull here than my advice. I use them for family pictures, and i don't worry about color temperature so much.

What i like about my speedlites and trigger is the trigger stears directly the speed lites without the need of receivers (and batteries for that etc.). And i can use TTL and still make exposure compensation adjustments to each flash individually.

For your job TTL might be not so important as your art work (i assume) won't walk away so there is time enough to try for the right settings.