**Cheap** Lighting kit?
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Basically something like this
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...NT158_Stellar_750_X_Spill_Kill_Reflector.html
with this
ROCKMORE
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Basically something like this
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...NT158_Stellar_750_X_Spill_Kill_Reflector.html
with this
Lowel Lights are very durable and probably a good investment on low budget lights.
A little hard hitting and take more work at first. Try used lights the only thing that breaks i usually the bulb. I have Arri lights and Lowel. My Lowel kit is 4 DPs 3 Totas and a Rifa light. The Arri's are softer with the Fresnal lenses but bigger to carry around. These days I usually grab the Lowel kit.
If you can afford a Rifa lite it will be your favorite soft light ever for a DSLR. Easy to use, easy on the eyes because it's contained, and portable.
Think soft lighting because these DSLRs can't handle the contrast of hard lighting very well. The limited dynamic range will make your soft lights appear much more contrasty so stick to Neutral and maybe even dial it down from there.
Again look "used" for deals.
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morgan_moore
Major Contributor
I have an arri kit a bit like that and rarely use it
Consider..
Onboard Fans may ruin your sound
Fixed light level makes them hard to balance with ambient light levels
Tungsten means they dont balance with any natural light
The heat of the unit makes them a fire hazard
DSLR images with blown highlights look horrid
I only use my Arris to get out of jail - huge black rooms or some product photography requiring deep DOF
I have a photon beard flouro light - while it is not cheap it is..
Daylight balanced
Diffuse
Not a fire hazard
Adjustable in power
I would consider some LED torches for inside and some kingspan silver board for outside if you want cheap
Also a 50 1.4 lens !
http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=11824 looks cool
S
Consider..
Onboard Fans may ruin your sound
Fixed light level makes them hard to balance with ambient light levels
Tungsten means they dont balance with any natural light
The heat of the unit makes them a fire hazard
DSLR images with blown highlights look horrid
I only use my Arris to get out of jail - huge black rooms or some product photography requiring deep DOF
I have a photon beard flouro light - while it is not cheap it is..
Daylight balanced
Diffuse
Not a fire hazard
Adjustable in power
I would consider some LED torches for inside and some kingspan silver board for outside if you want cheap
Also a 50 1.4 lens !
http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=11824 looks cool
S
ydgmdlu
Veteran
Cheapest would be DIY, using high-CRI compact fluorescent bulbs. Check here for some suggestions on bulbs: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/photon-management/79463-cfls-high-cri.html
Good one that I found here: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp197654_...tt_full_spectrum_compact_fluorescent_bulb.htm
You could wire together four lower-wattage bulbs for one high-wattage fixture. Get a sheet of fire-resistant material, cut a square out of it, and install four standard light bulb sockets like this:
+-----+
| O O |
| O O |
+-----+
You can then build the rest of the fixture, including the barn doors, from there. Use your imagination.
Good one that I found here: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp197654_...tt_full_spectrum_compact_fluorescent_bulb.htm
You could wire together four lower-wattage bulbs for one high-wattage fixture. Get a sheet of fire-resistant material, cut a square out of it, and install four standard light bulb sockets like this:
+-----+
| O O |
| O O |
+-----+
You can then build the rest of the fixture, including the barn doors, from there. Use your imagination.
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ROCKMORE
Veteran
Morgan's right. Try to go with lighting that is cooler to work with. Film has always demanded more power which is what they set up for, but this if a different world.
I have a friend who just picked up some florescent video lights out of China. Very bright and pretty cheap from what I remember in nice designed housings. I will find the brand and post it as soon as I can.
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
Yeah flourecent worklights are worth checking out
I think you need to clarify in your head the purpose of your lights..
If they must do battle with the sun - provide fill outdoors - then hot lights are probably the only cheap solutions
For interiors with led/flouro and also 'practical lights' stuff that can appear in shot desklights etc an a selection of 150bulbs to swap into regular fixtures in the room
S
I think you need to clarify in your head the purpose of your lights..
If they must do battle with the sun - provide fill outdoors - then hot lights are probably the only cheap solutions
For interiors with led/flouro and also 'practical lights' stuff that can appear in shot desklights etc an a selection of 150bulbs to swap into regular fixtures in the room
S
ydgmdlu
Veteran
Alternatively, you could use a CFL, like the one that I linked in my post above, with a large clamp light, such as this one: http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-F...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
Then make barn doors for it. Shouldn't be too hard.
Then make barn doors for it. Shouldn't be too hard.
ydgmdlu
Veteran
This 600W tungsten fixture comes with barn doors: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/48832-REG/Smith_Victor_401489_Quartz_1_Light_Kit.html#features
I really like that coleman light you linked, I might buy it and see if it works. Also why do you need lighting outdoors in the daylight?
Thank You everyone
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
You need light outdoors in daylight to control contrast - ie fill shadows
I think the cheapest way of doing this is with reflectors (kingspan silver board) white sheets etc
S
I think the cheapest way of doing this is with reflectors (kingspan silver board) white sheets etc
S
Ok, great response. In the meantime until the client starts paying more money, shadows it is, but trust me I shoot outside all of the time and it looks great! Have a god day everyone I'm off to a shoot.
October Black
Well-known member
L.E.D. lighting on the cheap
L.E.D. lighting on the cheap
I'm loving the idea of using these light in my setup.
Coleman LED Quad Lantern
L.E.D. lighting on the cheap
I'm loving the idea of using these light in my setup.
Coleman LED Quad Lantern
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morgan_moore
Major Contributor
This is a still I took a while ago
Look a Natasha
Look at her legs
Look at the drummer
That was one badboy light they had that day - outside is when it gets tough and expensive..
S
I received these lights today and I must say they are a total p.o.s.. Horrible quality and they are very dim. Not bright at all.
For comparison, this one led light is x2
if not more powerful than all four of the lantern lights together....... Truly disappointed , don't waste your time people this light is horrible
J Davis
Veteran
don't use interfit if you are recording audio
(fan cooled)
(fan cooled)
Basically something like this
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...NT158_Stellar_750_X_Spill_Kill_Reflector.html
with this