I'm a beginning action sports photographer and I'm looking for a strobe, stand, remote, receiver, or whatever I need to get started with a strobe light setup. I Would like something pretty heavy-duty, but price in more important... Battery-powered is a must, and it need to be portable. I really don't know where to start, so any advice at all would be awesome.
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With a Better Beamer (http://www.moosepeterson.com/gear/betterbeamer.html) up to about 150 feet at f4.0, ISO 400.
For remotes...Pocket Wizard is the name I hear most often. They are expensive but they are said to be very reliable and have a great range.
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Not really sure about your budget, how about something like this:
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Would that work for maybe setting up 40ft from the subject while I was about 100ft away?
That brings up another question, What kind of range should I expect to get?
I'm a beginning action sports photographer and I'm looking for a strobe, stand, remote, receiver, or whatever I need to get started with a strobe light setup. I Would like something pretty heavy-duty, but price in more important... Battery-powered is a must, and it need to be portable.
Metz Mecablitz 76MZ5 (http://www.metz.de/en/photo_electronics/mecablitz_76_mz5_digital.544.html).
I'm thinking of something like just a reeally super bright flash on a tripod with a remote hooked to my camera, so I can set it up where I want it and shoot from diff angles.
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Strobe for outdoor sports?