Hired for a job where speedlight might be only solution - help please?

sapearl wrote in post #12254396
I think the Stroboframe will be an excellent help Dave, as it will give you better modelling, more natural looking illumination, and avoid red eye. I used one of those for years when I shot medium format.

I do use a Stoffen when the rooms are small and the walls and ceilings are close, but a gym is the wrong environment; it will just drain your batteries. The Lumiquest products are great, and you can always dial back the flash FEC a bit if some of the shots get a bit too hot.

Thanks again for the kind tips. I think I'll give the frame and lumiquest rig a shot. Will probably serve me well down the road at other events as well, so worth the $20-some investment!

dave

I don't know why you'd take advice from a rank amateur such as myself, but I like this idea:http://neilvn.com …-flash-with-manual-flash/
I know I saw on one of David hobby's dvd's that he actually (to some degree) recreated something like this in a gym. But then again, that involves more lighting, which you said you didn't want to get into...