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Default What BULB do you guys use for taking pictures of automotive DIYs?

On 8/3/2010 5:23 AM, DanP wrote:
On Aug 3, 9:51 am, "J. wrote:

May be more than you want to spend but a ring flash is made for this
sort of thing. The Sigma EM-140 works fine for $379. If you need


You can buy a lot of light bulbs for that money.


126 200 watt bulbs from Lowes or 43 rough service 200 watt bulbs from
bulbs.com. Or if you go with the Chinese knockoff then it's 13 rough
service bulbs or 36 Lowes bulbs.

And that leaves aside the convenience factor. With the ring light you
just point and shoot, no need to move lights for every shot.