Kathy Rappaport
pro member
I bought a Profoto Monolight kit and was like a kid waiting for it to arrive from B&H. I bought it because of several suggestions I got a WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers). Came with Pocket Wizards, 3 softboxes, umbrellas, two light stands and two reflectors. Sounded like a great top line kit with all I would need to start the studio set up. This lighting is on the newer side of experience for me.
Well it came yesterday, I opened the box from B&H today and went to test everything. Heads worked great. Put the bulbs in, figured out the light stands, set up the velcro and compartments in the included case.
B& H put this kit together. It only has TWO lightstands and THREE Monolight heads. The PW's don't come with the right synch adaptors with work with THOSE Heads! And the three softboxes didn't have any speed rings. ARRRGGGHH
I have a portrait shoot on Monday - I told them I was bringing my lights. I wanted to use my new softboxes. I hope Samy's is open Easter Sunday and they have the speed rings I want. I guess I will rent them and hopefully they will have them because I think that B&H just neglected to put them in the box. Either that or I am back to my on camera flash with the Gary Fong lightsphere or hope for good outdoor light. (sigh).
They (my client) are open to what I will want to do at least they have no expectations. I am shooting a 12 year old girl. We are doing a save the date card for her Bat Mitzvah in December. I have some fun ideas for it.I did just want to play with the new toys!
Well it came yesterday, I opened the box from B&H today and went to test everything. Heads worked great. Put the bulbs in, figured out the light stands, set up the velcro and compartments in the included case.
B& H put this kit together. It only has TWO lightstands and THREE Monolight heads. The PW's don't come with the right synch adaptors with work with THOSE Heads! And the three softboxes didn't have any speed rings. ARRRGGGHH
I have a portrait shoot on Monday - I told them I was bringing my lights. I wanted to use my new softboxes. I hope Samy's is open Easter Sunday and they have the speed rings I want. I guess I will rent them and hopefully they will have them because I think that B&H just neglected to put them in the box. Either that or I am back to my on camera flash with the Gary Fong lightsphere or hope for good outdoor light. (sigh).
They (my client) are open to what I will want to do at least they have no expectations. I am shooting a 12 year old girl. We are doing a save the date card for her Bat Mitzvah in December. I have some fun ideas for it.I did just want to play with the new toys!