Bought a bunch of lights but...

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razerfish

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I'm not sure if I got the right mix.

Went on a shopping spree, mostly on Ebay where I won some auctions I didn't think I'd win (bid and forget) and lost a few I planned on winning (last minute snipers beat me.) And what I ended up is a very interesting mix of lights.

The one problem I see is that I don't have much in the way of low wattage lights. I have one Lowell Omni (100 watts to 300w I believe) and one Altman 300 fresnel. But everything else is 500W and up, with lots of 1K lights.

Should I consider getting rid of some of the 1K's and grab a few more 300's, or perhaps a mix (650 fixture with lesser bulbs, a 300W, and a 150W).

Maybe go with 2 more 650's and use a 300W bulb in one and keep the other as a 650?

I ask this because of power consumption and versatility. I don't need to blow out fuses with my 1K's.

Enough rambling. Someone with experience want to weigh in with a good mix?

PS. I want to have about 2-3 lighting kits, or enough lights to light 3 locations at a time.
 
Re: Bought a bunch of lights but...

I hope that I speak for everyone else when I say; please list all of the fixtures you bought so we can tell what you should get rid of and what to keep. Not just their wattages.
 
Re: Bought a bunch of lights but...

Here's a rough list of what I have, or what is enroute to me:

1 - Altman 300 fresnel
1 - Lowel Omni
2 - Lowel Totas
4 - Lowel DP Lights
3 - Lowel VIP lights
1 - Altman 650 fresnel
1 - Altman 650 fresnel stage light (need to convert to stand light)
8 - Mole 1K baby fresnels
1 - Kubold 2 light fluro system

I also built about 4 fluro's myself and a couple of dimmers.
 
Re: Bought a bunch of lights but...

Although you're heavy on the 1K's, you can use 500 or 750 watt bulbs in those fixtures. So unless you need smaller fixtures, the 1K's are probably fine. I think I'd concentrate on getting some light modifiers--barn doors, softboxes, scrims, gels, reflectors, etc., so you can control the quality of the light.
 
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razerfish said:
Here's a rough list of what I have, or what is enroute to me:

1 - Altman 300 fresnel
1 - Lowel Omni
2 - Lowel Totas
4 - Lowel DP Lights
3 - Lowel VIP lights
1 - Altman 650 fresnel
1 - Altman 650 fresnel stage light (need to convert to stand light)
8 - Mole 1K baby fresnels
1 - Kubold 2 light fluro system

I also built about 4 fluro's myself and a couple of dimmers.
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How much would you sell the 1k's for?
 
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