Photographic Lighting off eBay

[Bear Dale]

Just wondering if anyone would know how bright these lights would be -

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Photographic-Lighting-Studio-Set-32-Tent-Cube-Light-/220653518336?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessories&hash=item335ff97e00


Would they be any brighter than just an ordinary planet desktop light with a high wattage bulb such as this -

http://www.openobject.org/objectsinflux/images/FIX/Lamp-Parabolic%20Microphone/original%20lamp.jpg


I want some continuous lighting for some still life shots I want to do.

[I @ M]

After reading through all the hype the "specs" reveal that the globes are 45 watt.

If, and only if, the rest of the gear (light tent and backdrops + stands) are reasonable quality does it start looking like a viable set up.

First and foremost, with those light levels, you are going to need a tripod and long exposures to get the best results and the following observations apply to that seller ----

They could have at least ironed the backdrops before photographing them --- and --

They only have a 99.1% satisfaction rating, combine those factors and MY dollars would be going elsewhere after more research.

[Bear Dale]

Cheers Andrew.

[Gremlin]

have a good browse thru fleabay you can find those light tents for around 30(i did) and goto bunnings to get light holders (arnd 10bucks each) then buy seperately the lights themselves, I cant recall if i bought daylight bulbs or what cos I have no idea where I put them here, I use two 430 speedlites when i use the tent thingy,
thats if the cats not sitting on that bag at the time, then I just use a big card up against a wall ;)

Just an alternative.

The cat rules this house.....