Which set up is the better one?

[HappyFotographer]

The man has agreed to buy me a light tent setup for some jewellery I have started to make and am hoping to sell....nothing like a birthday present that can be a business write off....anyway

These are two I have found on ebay but like opinions on which would be best to go with, its the lights really that I am unsure on.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0182409609

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Soft-cube-Light- ... dZViewItem

Any light you can shed (hahahaha) would be appreciated.

Deb

[garyr]

Hi Deb,

There were a few threads on the forum about making one yourself:
http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php? ... ight+tent;
The other one I cannot find - but essentially it was covering a laundry bin frame with a white material.

I built one of them, and whilst it was fun to do and I learned a lot about light, if I had to do it again I would just get one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/32-80cm-Soft-Pho ... dZViewItem.

You are correct, the light makes a big difference, both the temperature and the distribution. But you can solve this yourself very easily by buying a few deskclamp lights from Bunnings and using 6500K (bright daylight) fluorescent globes.

Personally I think that two light sources are not enough, I use four (but then the reflectors on the lamps are not ideal).

Not wanting to discourage you from getting a business write-off birthday present though

[HappyFotographer]

Excellent Gary

I have limited ability to get to stores which is why I was all for purchasing a kit from one place. Plus I love it when packages arrive!

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[firsty]

sorry I moved host and all the links went haywire
here is the laundry basket one I made
http://mcgoffs.net/home-made-light-tent

but the cube ones look like a better option as they are a lot easier to store

[Biggzie]

I went for am 80cm light tent from an eBay seller called Infoserver. It cost me about $40 with no lights.

I figured if I buy one, Id get one as large as I can for reasonable money.
Also if I ever use it to sit over a light as a soft box light for larger subjects, I figured the extra size would get it away from any heat the light may generate.

[HappyFotographer]

Keith thanks for the link. Very creative.

[DavidR]

very nice indeed, think i might save myself a few pennies and destroy some laundry equipment

[Alex]

I have the set-up as shown in the first link, but with the bigger tent (80 cm on each side) and am very happy with it. I have been using it quite heavily in the past few weeks for product shoots.

Alex

[HappyFotographer]

Thank you Alex, it's always good to get the info from someone who has the set up.

[Dargan]

Impressive Inventiveness Keith