bowens lights

mikep

i am looking to pick up a few lights for some product stuff, and was planning on getting some yongnuos and a light tent, but a friend of a friend has this kit they have to sell. i asked them to simply send me a copy of the reciepts so i could see exactly what they had, but they sent these pictures instead

see here: http://imgur.com/a/ZoB1h

obviously its some kind of bowens stuff, but i cant tell what exactly .... can anyone identify it? i am trying to work out how much its worth, i will go to their house and see it later

its probably overkill for what i need .. but if the price is right i might be tempted ....

oh, and does stuff like this require much maintenance? do batteries/bulbs need to be replaced much, i dont want a financial drain

ptrmcky

I use a Bowens 400/400 kit for my studio stuff. It comes as a kit with stands and reflective umbrellas. Really cost effective set up.

Looks like that kit has 3 500w or 750w heads. Unless you are shooting in a big studio or location stuff it's not really necessary. There's also a travelpak in there to power the lights when on location. It is a great piece of kit if you are doing location shoots, otherwise it's an expensive door stop. The rest looks to be be a few light modifiers. You can look up the price of the stuff to see what you can get it for locally. If he's selling it for the right money it will more than suit. But if what you're photographing could be done with a light tent and a couple of flash guns this is most definitely overkill.

Hope this helped.

mikep

so, im guessing its worth about $1500 new?

what do you recon i should offer them for it? $750 ?

ptrmcky

I'm across the pond so prices are going to be a bit different. To buy all that stuff new here would be over £2000, which comes close to $3500.

It depends on what your needs are and what you want to spend. This is a set up for something like a location fashion shoot. It's also a lot to carry about if you don't need it.

mikep

yeah, for the product stuff, i definitely dont need it, although i really like the idea of modeling lights

the person that is selling it also wants to me to shoot some parties she hosts, so i would be able to use them to take pics of women in their dresses and stuff also, so it might be useful for that

but anyways, are you sure over 2000 ? isnt it similar to this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bowens-Gemini-500R-2-Head-Kit-inc-Bowens-TX-Trigger-Set-BW4805TXUK-/271140699056?pt=UK_Photography_Flash_Lighting_Kits&hash=item3f213ebbb0

but with a third head ?

mikep

they turned out to be gm500 pro heads, way too big for my current needs, but still, depending on price maybe i will get them

i dont think they have any of the wireless stuff

any opinions on what i should offer her for the lights? if anything?

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I saw a set on eBay (2 lights) for 350.-, maybe this helps Mike?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bowens-Gemini-GM500R-Dual-Headed-Studio-Lighting-Kit-Virtually-Unused-/331100731271