Mixing studio strobes....WB Concern

[BrianAZ]

Anyone ever had problems with mixing different brands of studio strobes for a single shot? I'm mostly concerned about any possible differences in color temp.

I recently bought a pair of Hensel monolights. If I want to add additional lights, I was hoping on getting some AB or other monolights that are less expensive. Most strobes claim to be "daylight balanced", but I'm curious if real world use bears this out.

[kevie]

If i were in your shoes i would be under the impression that they all have similar color temps just difference in performance as a whole. If there was a noticeable difference after you bought them then a cheap fix is getting some color correcting gels.

[bagtagsell]

Doing some quick research it seems like the Hensel color temp is 5500 and the bees are 6000

[BrianAZ]

Doing some quick research it seems like the Hensel color temp is 5500 and the bees are 6000

I've found about 3 different color temp values for each of the manufacturers. :(

It all depends on who you listen to, I guess.


I really like the Hensels with the integrated remote receivers and the shoe mounted transmitter. It makes it really easy to change the power output with a single remote device. Plus, these things are built really well. I just don't care for the cost. I can get two AB lights for the cost of 1 Hensel.