I bought this portable lighting studio for £29.95 plus postage and I think it's great value for money. It comes with separate blue, red, white and black background cloths and everthing stows away nicely in the integrated carry bag. I tried a few standard flies and equipment photographs with the red and blue backgrounds then I tried a different background technique, which I like.







Then I tried a different background ........ http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17798

Looking good.

I ordered the studio when I saw the link in one of your previous posts. Still waiting, but looks worth it.

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But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

Just as I hit the "send reply" button for my last post, the postman knocked my door bearing my new studio.

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But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

If you purchased the studio from the same source as I did you'll have to get a couple of new 13 Amp plug tops as the ones supplied are useless.

I see what you mean. I take it the two pronged plugs were meant to plug up into the three prong plug body. Don't even come close.

I notice in your photos that you have an extra light over the studio. Did you find you needed this?

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But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

It depends on the camera really. If you have good control of your shutter speed and ISO settings you don't really need it. I was just experimenting with all sorts of different set ups.

You're better off just chopping off the 2-pronged connectors and installing new 13 Amp plugs.

For my shots bill, I use the Canon 400D with the Canon compact macro lens. Not cheap but does what i want it to do. I will also be using the macro lens for taking shots of mayflys next season. To get the best shot, put your camera on a tripod and put the ISO setting on the lowest function your camera has. This will give it best quality. Now you need to bring your shutter speed down to about 1/2 second to get the correct exposure. For the background i would say your £30 is well spent.

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Cromie

Winner,winner,sasuage dinner Can't go wrong for 30 notes I thought you were gonna tell us it was just for the cloth and the box... lamps as well

... and the camera stand