Gear
Do you ever stay up at night wondering what type of gear is used at Studio 3E or what we would recommend? Yeah, we don’t either. All that aside we do get lots of questions on recommendations for gear. For the purposes of this we are going to stay far away from the Canon vs. Nikon vs. ??? debate. If there is a product that you would like to personally recommend, shoot us a line and let us know all about it.
Stands
Light Stand |
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Portable Light Stand |
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Note: These stands have a nice sturdy feel to them which is important when you are placing an expensive strope on the top of it. I despise stands which have a lot of play in them once extended.
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Bags
Lowepro SlingShot 202 AW |
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Note: I also have the larger 302, but fully loaded it is too heavy as a sling. For a larger backpack style bag I recommend a Kata. |
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Equipment Bag |
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Note: I keep 2 Manfrotto 1052BAC Compact Stands, 2 Manfrotto 026 Swivel Lite-Tite Umbrella Adapters, a Westcott Apollo softbox and miscelleneous other accessories in this nice padded bag. |
Soft Boxes
Westcott 28" Apollo Flash Kit |
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Westcott 28″ Apollo Softbox |
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Note: This softbox is the same as the kit without any of the extras. I recommend the Manfrotto 1052BAC Compact Stands in conjunction with the Manfrotto 026 Swivel Lite-Tite Umbrella Adapter and Stroboframe Bracket Shoe Mount. |
Accessories
Stroboframe Bracket Shoe Mount |
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AA / AAA Battery Case with Charge Reminder Markings (5 Pack) |
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Coco Ring Flash Adapter (for Canon 580EX II Flash with Canon EOS 5D MARK II, 7D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D & 60D Digital SLR Cameras |
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Note: You have to match your camera body & hotshoe flash when choosing the correct Coco Ring Flash to purchase. |
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Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster Large (Black) |
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LensPEN Lens Cleaning System |
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Note: I keep one of these in each of my camera bags. |
Lights
Alien Bee B800 |
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Westcott SpiderLite TD5 |
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Note: 5 bulbs, Nice cool temperature colored light. |
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Westcott SpiderLite TD3 |
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Note: 3 bulbs, Nice cool temperature colored light. |