Lighting equipment for nikon d90?
I wanna make a home studio, i'm a college student, I have a Nikon D90 and i was told that not every brand for a lighting kit would work for my camera. I was wondering what would be a brand that would work for my camera that is less then $1000?
What you were told is wrong. Your camera is a dslr and is the same as every other dslr on the market, it has a sensor that will read any kind of light there's… Especially if you set the white balance for that particular light.
I did a career in broadcast television doing videography. Pure white light is always best because it'll yield the best color. Any time you see an anchor person, a reporter in the field that's under light, they use pure white - always best.
Lowell makes some very fine lighting kits with umbrellas, color filters and all sorts of fun stuff. Lowell, at least for my money, is about the best brand out there and most television news departments use Lowell just because they're so good.
Do some research on Lowell here.
You were told wrong. Any strobe pack, monolight, or continuous lighting kit will work with your camera.
Having a budget is the 1st step. You need to decide what sort of lighting you want, how powerful those lights must be, and how many you need.
Strobe packs use a central power source that drives 1 to 4 flash heads, with all control on the power box. Monolights are each a self-contained unit with power source and flash head combined. And continuous lighting is just that… Light bulbs. Some allow you to adjust the power, most don't.
Avoid the dirt cheap light kits off Ebay and the like.unless you go continuous. The cheap flash units are throw-away items, when the tube burns out in a few thousand flashes, you can't replace it and the entire unit is junk.
Good, but inexpensive, lights can be had at www.alienbees.com and several other places. You will find several kits there within your budget, that will give you enough to learn with. You can then add to the set as your needs change, without having to buy all new gear when you realize the cheap stuff just won't do what you want.