House of Kurtz
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I'll start with a preemptive disclaimer.
I have spent the better part of three months reading books, articles and forums like DVXuser while considering what to buy. My brother Lukas has done the same. That being said, I know that many of you know more about this subject than I do, and I would love some input.
After two years of being handicapped by my eBay-special, flickering, open face britek lights, Lukas decided to replace our kit. After aforementioned research, we generally know what we want. Here it goes:
Our budget is $2000-2500
(2) 1000 Watt Open Face or Fresnels, (I have two crappy 1K open face briteks already)
(2) 650 Watt Fresnels
(1) 300 Watt Fresnel
(5) Stands for said lights
(5) Barndoors
a softbank, various diffusion material, gels, foamcore, blackwrap, etc.
I would love to throw a couple of quality C stands in the mix, and a 5-in-1 reflector. I realize with the budget that we are looking at, this may not be doable, but we want to do the best we can.
We have considered Cool Lights and like what they are doing, but Lukas is moving back to LA in September, and wants to get Arris or a comparable brand (and maybe rent them out at some point).
We found this kit:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...996_Arrilite_Fresnel_Tungsten_Four_Light.html
It has a lot of what we want, but not everything and it eats most of our budget. Based on our list, should we buy this kit or is there a better solution that we have missed? Comments are appreciated.
Ari
I have spent the better part of three months reading books, articles and forums like DVXuser while considering what to buy. My brother Lukas has done the same. That being said, I know that many of you know more about this subject than I do, and I would love some input.
After two years of being handicapped by my eBay-special, flickering, open face britek lights, Lukas decided to replace our kit. After aforementioned research, we generally know what we want. Here it goes:
Our budget is $2000-2500
(2) 1000 Watt Open Face or Fresnels, (I have two crappy 1K open face briteks already)
(2) 650 Watt Fresnels
(1) 300 Watt Fresnel
(5) Stands for said lights
(5) Barndoors
a softbank, various diffusion material, gels, foamcore, blackwrap, etc.
I would love to throw a couple of quality C stands in the mix, and a 5-in-1 reflector. I realize with the budget that we are looking at, this may not be doable, but we want to do the best we can.
We have considered Cool Lights and like what they are doing, but Lukas is moving back to LA in September, and wants to get Arris or a comparable brand (and maybe rent them out at some point).
We found this kit:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...996_Arrilite_Fresnel_Tungsten_Four_Light.html
It has a lot of what we want, but not everything and it eats most of our budget. Based on our list, should we buy this kit or is there a better solution that we have missed? Comments are appreciated.
Ari
