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scotman

scotman

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hey guys, im looking to get at least 1 reaaly good light, maybe 2. depending on price,,, whats a must have light for my kit, mainly interviews etc. and where to get it from in the uk. thanks
 
well, if you go with a DP light and a softbox, you have a hardlight if you need it, and a softlight.

look on ebay for a used DP light, and www.bhphoto.com for softboxes. You'll need to buy a speedring for the DP light spereately from the softbox.

You may also want to check out a fluorescent fixture, www.coollights.biz
 
cool. WOW there are alot of softboxes. Whats the difference? THe more money i pay the better it is? WIll any of these fit on the DP light. Thanks for your help. Im assuming that I can get a speedring from BH too. WIll I need a stand?

What will the flourescent light do for me?? Cheers mate
 
Hi there, I'm in exactly the same situation. I'm looking for a good light or two to use for interviews with flexibility to use for other film-making projects over time. I live in the UK (so my choice of lights is somewhat limited compared to lucky Americans). eBay.co.uk very rarely seems to have good lights on it and there are only a few UK suppliers.

I was looking at a pair of Lowel Pro's and a Tota (as recommended in the lighting kit on this DVD here http://www.vortexmedia.com/DVD_ILDVD.html) together with a softbox. My other option would be to try a fluorescent bank from Korea (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Daylight-Fluorescent-330W-Video-Studio-Lamp-as-kino-flo_W0QQitemZ190282416020QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Photography_StudioEquipment_RL?hash=item190282416020&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318) which might be cooler but I'm worried about the quality, size and weight.

Any advice would be appreciated as it seems like me and scotman are in the same boat.

Cheers.
 
Oh, also wanted to ask if there is a problem using imported lights from the States. We have 3-pin 230-240V sockets while a quick trip to Wikipedia suggests that America uses 2-pin 125V sockets. I know from importing videogame consoles that you can use a stepdown converter but bigger pieces of kit require more expensive (and heavy) stepdowns.
 
We have lots of customers in the UK for our fluorescent portables as well as studio models. Almost all of our products have a universal power input (100v to 250v 50/60hz). The exception being the CL-SFT1 kit which only operates off 120v 60hz. Really, the problem of what can work (and where in the world can it work) in general is two-fold: voltage and the plug itself. In other words, an electrical issue and a mechanical plug issue.

I think you'll find that the wikipedia article is not accurate for many things. Most serious products like our fluorescents use a 3 pin plug--third pin is ground. A few things like many consumer type products (hair dryers, kitchen appliances, etc.) use a 2 pin non-grounded plug. You can buy inexpensive adapters to adapt an American plug to a UK one. You can even adapt a 2 pin plug to a 3 pin plug if necessary although it won't be grounded.

In addition, since Cool Lights uses an IEC adapter on all our products, you can even buy a local plug that can replace our American one and just be completely "at home" with what you need. IEC is the same adapter that you find on the back of your computer and allows you to change a computer power supply easily to any country's plug allowing the power supply itself to work anywhere in the world as long as the voltage of the country is compatible with it.
 
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