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Alumotech M18

Faudel — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 06:24:57 +0000

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858053082.html

A clone of one of the most popular german HMI for half the price. I saw one on a set and well...worth the price !

Neewer 480 bi-color CRI 96 kit review

DrDave — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:09:42 +0000

This is a brief review. I needed a fill light kit for a shoot in the Netherlands, and I did not want to travel with it from California. I purchased three of these lights and three stands as a kit from Amazon Germany. They were delivered to my hotel in two days. The stands were light, short and cheesy, but they were OK. I wound up using mic stands for two of the lights.
The lights: two knobs for each of the two colors. Can be powered by Sony batteries. They actually look decent. They come with power supplies, not a super long cord. No remote. Totally silent, no flicker. No fan. Did not really get warm as the whole case is one big aluminum heatsink.
There's a diffuser which is your typical thin plastic sheet which clips in. It actually worked rather well. I did not use an umbrella, as it would have really not let much light through.
The quality of the light, while not super bright, was excellent and the closeups have a natural fill light. Just what I wanted. OK, there are better lights, but for the price this was pretty amazing.
Not much to say except that this is a good, cheap, well made light with high CRI. They were super lightweight and came with a soft case. Pass on the stands unless you need short, light ones.
Here's the Amazon description, with photos. etc. This is the kit I bought. Of course, I paid the same price in Euros, not dollars, so it was a bit more, but really that's cheap for three lights and three stands.
https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Packs-Dimmable-Bi-Color-Lighting/dp/B072Q3DYXR

Small studio - Indoor Lighting solutions suggestions 2018

konjow — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 05:57:57 +0000

Godox SL60 is a good light for fill or rim/hear light. Godox SL200 and Aputure 300w could be a good key option. Godox SL200 has bad reviews (even here) and Aputure seems to be good but Im looking for samething cheaper - does not need to work on battery but need to be 200/300W for a good key light.

Any suggestions for Sudio Key light to comlet SL60?

What are the alternative to at the moment or in comming 2018?

I like the Bowens options.

Chinese ARRI Fresnel lights, very good

kronstadt — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:15:33 +0000

I wonder if anyone in this forum has used Chinese Fresnel light that are available here at personal-view.com deals.

What's your opinion/recommendation?

I also wonder if anyone has used 800W Red Head Quartz Fresnel lights (for just £56, it seems to be a steel)

I understand that the LED is the new fashion and everyone is going after them. But which ones would you recommend in terms of good old fashioned fresnel lights? So far my requirements are Dimmer, Color temperature control, Barn doors and Fresnel lens. Should I look for other features when choosing? It would be awesome to have LED with Fresnel, but alas...

Simple bulb-holder + bulb options

kronstadt — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:10:59 +0000

I have recently purchased one of those eBay E27 bulb-holders that fit onto your light stand and also hold an umbrella. The sellers of these bulb-bolder have no clue what's the maximum wattage bulb you can fit into this.

Typically, these bulb holders are made to hold big fluorescent bulbs with an umbrella or a softbox.

They fit the standard E27 (ES) screw bulbs. So I'm wondering what other bulb options do we have with these bulb-holders? For example, I'm thinking of putting a 120W PAR38 bulb into it in order to achieve a very "spot" kinda light (for backlight). Another good use would be to use an ordinary bulb with some black foil. But then what wattage bulbs can fit to these?

So I'm wondering what other uses these bulb-holders have?

D.I.Y Kino Flo build project

kujina — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 21:32:45 +0000

Hi all

I'm planning to make four kino flo lights 2x 4ft 4Bank and 2x 2ft 4Bank. I'm in the parts sourcing phase at the moment and thought it might help me and others to discus it here.

Kino Flo Manual (has dimensions, images, part numbers) http://www.kinoflo.com/PDF/News/Operational%20Manual%20for%20the%20web/3100018-4Bank%20Double%20Single%20revised%2010-05-05%20Web%20Quality.pdf

more parts http://www.kinoflo.com/PDF/News/Literature%20PDF/2014%20Kino%20Flo%20Catalog%20PDF%20Sections/Accessories%20and%20Cases.pdf

Clear photo of Fixture Shell

Excellent 5300k tubes http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/fluorescent-lamps/tl-d/master-tl-d-90-graphica/21383/cat/?t1=ProductList

Electronic ballasts, Philips HF-P 236 TL-D EIII 2 X 36W http://www.cp-lighting.co.uk/Philips-HF-P-236-TL-D-EIII-2-X-36W?gclid=CMO60s2Mxb8CFSvjwgodVUQAtQ

Corrugated Plastic 2.4 x 1.2 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Correx-Sheet-1-2m-x-2-4m-8x4-2mm-4mm-Corrugated-Plastic-White-or-Black-/151110513091

Gooseneck Tubing http://www.stayput-tubing.com

Baby wall plate

I haven't been able to find a good four bank reflector so I will probably buy kino flo ones (they aren't too expensive) and they are important

What are those gold color rivets in the photo of the fixture shell?

Cheap HMI lights from eBay

kronstadt — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:29:42 +0000

I've recently bumped into some quite cheap HMI lights on eBay like a 70W for £88 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140751914421 There's also a 150W, 250W and 400W options.

Has anyone had any experience with them?

CN-576 High CRI 95+ lights

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:17:54 +0000

Really bright, high quality light.

special batch, CRI 95
easy to use and tilt handle
light
sturdy construction

Check additional details and price.

Lishuai lights, on Photokina 2012

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:51:08 +0000

All photos made by Igor Drozdovsky for personal-view.com

They manufacture 312AS and some other very popular lights.

Chilling out with some rainbows and northern lights

gib — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:52:45 +0000

my first encounter with the northern lights, on the Isle of Harris, Scotland, Nov 2012

Best and most basic Lighting kit for a very low budget narrative - for GH13 &GH2

kronstadt — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:07:22 +0000

I decided to start a thread to see what kind of lighting gear people would recommend for a narrative type of shooting (with GH13 and GH2) on a very low budget. We all know that in terms of ISO GH13 is far from Canon DSLRs, so when I was getting my GH1, I knew that I'd have to supplement with lighting gear.

There are quite some cheap lighting solutions out there ranging from worklights to cheap 800W Redheads on eBay. But then the question becomes, is 800W not an overkill for GH13 and GH2, and what is an "okey" kit that would work well with GH13 and GH2.

Hopefully, others, who are in the same kind of searches as I am, would find this thread useful, so do post your ideas and advices.

To make this fun, lets set a limit of ~ £400 ($650) for the entire kit (including all the accessories, stands, softboxes, gels, lightmeters etc).

So here is my list:

1x 800W Redhead (£29.80 from eBay) - great for floodlight or bounce light or artificial sunlight, but might be an overkill for Gh13 and Gh2, so you might want an extra dimmer for £19. Pack of 5 bulbs £11.
1x 650W "As ARRI" fresnel light from eBay £120, or with dimmer £135 (Is 650W an overkill for Gh13 and Gh2 if you can shoot up to 320 ISO without any grain? Is it not better to get a 500W or 300W instead???). Also, I heard that there are at least 5 factories in China that manufacture these knock-offs. I'm personally going to stay away from a brand called "JieTu".
That's why "As ARRI"s have mixed reviews, so you need to find an eBay seller who sells good quality and reliable "As ARRI"s. (that alone would be a good thread)
1x 300W "As ARRI" fresnel light £108.
1x Yongnuo YN-160 LED (£37.50) (+ 6600mAh batteries for Sony NP-F970 ~ £14 each. Will last ~10hours on YN160. + £5.70 for the charger.). Not the best light, but if you have a dark night scene, and don't have generators for your "As ARRI"s or permission for location, these YN160 (+ a diffuser umbrella and a long painter's pole) might save the day night. Nicely placed, it can also work as a hairlight or some other minor kind of light on set. Just remember that with YN160 every time you switch it on and off, it doesn't remember your settings and goes back to medium power - so you have to bump up the light intensity every time.
You might also want to get the bi-color LED 312 AS or ASZ that are often posted on personal-view.com for £107 ($168) for entire pack (with 2 batteries and dual charger).
Gels ~ £35 (Lee gels are good. I'm still deciding on which pack to get. See this discussion http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/71411#Comment_71411)
4 light stands (£20 each) - don't go for the ultra cheap ones . See this topi http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/71213. Sandbags, you can make them DIY.
a fake eBay Gorrillapod (£7) - great for holding things in weird places
a pack of bulbs for your Redhead and "As Arri"s. You never know when those bulbs will blow up, and they will blow up.
110cm - 5in1 Reflectors - £9 (it also contains a diffuser, in case you don't have a softbox, and you don't need a softbox if you can make a DIY wooden frame with a shower curtain)
33" Reflector umbrella - £3.70
50m Gaffer Duct Tape - £3.50
Metal Spring clamps and wooden clamps of all sorts and sizes - ~£10
Lightmeter ? Do we still need one for shooting digital? In 16mm world it's a must-have, but in digital...? Sekonic L-308DC is said to be designed for digital video, but quite pricey. Will a second hand Sekonic L-308S for ~£70 do the same job?

So that's it - we have a kit of 4 lights + all the accessories that may be needed on a low budget narrative film shoot. Any ideas as to how this list could be improved? Any thoughts?

160 LED lights for 0.01$ in Amazon.

Aksel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:15:46 +0000

Is this true or another mistake like the Sennheiser Mic?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MVA3WW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pixacomcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005MVA3WW

Thoughts on the ePhoto LED's?

JonF — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:50:58 +0000

What does anyone think of the ePhoto LED's? I've been looking at the 600 and the 900's.

There's a really cool review of them here:

Led Lights for lightning the set, good find?

piewee — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:53:20 +0000

Hi Guys/Ladies,

I've been looking for some great Led lights to be able to light a basis set, indoor and outdoor in the field.
This is what I found so far, the price for the complete set is 650 USD...To much? Or is it a great find?

Recommendations and other finds are welcome!

http://www.thecinecity.com/eshop/product.php?productid=493&cat=281&page=1