LIGHTING IT UP OUR COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE BEST LIGHTING GEAR FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

摘要

STUDIO LIGHTING HARDWARE is going through the biggest change—a paradigm shift, really—since the flashbulb was invented in 1929. There are many trends and fads with LED's popularity seemingly having equal parts of both. LED lighting also appeals to DSLR and mirrorless camera shooters who want to capture stills and video. The popularity of fluorescent-based systems appears to be holding steady for many of the same reasons, with quartz and other "hot light" sources losing ground to these literally cooler systems. Electronic flash systems aren't going away, if only because they offer the best value per watt-second with new players such as Korea's Godox and the reemergence of innovative battery-powered monolights from Priolite in Germany. And what about speedlights? Well, we cover that in our "What About Speedlights?" sidebar. There's lots to discuss here, so let's dig in.