>> |
Anonymous
>>87897 Actually hot lights are generally cheaper. That said, they're less comfortable to work around because they get very hot, durr. They also put out less light and use more electricity. Hot lights were originally intended for video use, but became popular with cheap and lazy studio photographers because they're less expensive and generally believed to be easier to visualize than strobes. The fact of the matter is that they're just as easy to visualize when using a modeling light, and digital makes it that much easier. Strobes also give you more control over light output because the heads have variable output, whereas hot lights can't be dimmed without screwing up the color temperature, if the light holder even provides the capability. You also have to worry much less about melting gels and setting your softboxes or umbrellas on fire with strobes during a long shoot.
There is no reason to go with hot lights unless you intend to do video work.
|