puredrifting
Major Contributor
Hi all:
I just had a find yesterday that was too good not to share. I was at Home Depot yesterday, buying some home repair stuff. Whenever I am at Home Depot, I always stop by the lighting department to see what kind of cool new lights are available.
I have bought lots of interesting nook lights and accent lights at Home Depot over the past year or two. The one light that seems to be the holy grail for a lot us is a battery powered fluorescent. I have not had much luck in locating them, although I know that they are out there.
Here's what I found. It's a 12" fluorescent fixture that is powered off of 8 AA batteries or a generic 12V DC source. The light is small and has a clear plastic lamp cover. Here are the specs:
Light:
Amerelle 73040 Utility Lite.
Size:
The light is about 13" long
Lamp:
Uses the popular F8T5 12" lamp. The lamp that comes with it is unlabeled and is probably a warm white although I don't have a color meter to check it's true temp.
Cost:
US $10.95
Accessories: The packaging includes three decent sized Velcro hook and loop fasteners.
You can purchase the KinoFlo F8T5 Tru-Match lamps in 2900K or 5500K for about $20.00 ea.
Think of the great flexibility and versatility you can obtain with these. For those of you always lamenting how to light car interiors, this light is a match made in Heaven. Tape or Velcro a couple of the visors and you have a perfect, soft and subtle daylight or tungsten light for about $30.00 ea.. For those of you doing tabletop, these are so handy for acting as a minature soft source for documents and photos.
Two or three of these around a lens would make a really nice, cheap triangular ring light. How cool would triangular catchlights be for the right project?
As a nook light, these are a dream come true, wrap some party gel around them and add a nice soft glow to objects on tables and shelves.
The possibilities are endless. Best of all, the Kino MiniFlo two light kit goes for $829.00. A pair of these that should basically yield similar results with Kino lamps are around $60.00 total!
The only catch is that I have not done a camera test yet to see if there is any flicker at 24 fps or variable frame rates. I have high hopes though, the manufacturers seem to have finally discovered that nobody wants a fluorescent with flicker.
Will report back as soon as I do some tests.
Best,
Dan
I just had a find yesterday that was too good not to share. I was at Home Depot yesterday, buying some home repair stuff. Whenever I am at Home Depot, I always stop by the lighting department to see what kind of cool new lights are available.
I have bought lots of interesting nook lights and accent lights at Home Depot over the past year or two. The one light that seems to be the holy grail for a lot us is a battery powered fluorescent. I have not had much luck in locating them, although I know that they are out there.
Here's what I found. It's a 12" fluorescent fixture that is powered off of 8 AA batteries or a generic 12V DC source. The light is small and has a clear plastic lamp cover. Here are the specs:
Light:
Amerelle 73040 Utility Lite.
Size:
The light is about 13" long
Lamp:
Uses the popular F8T5 12" lamp. The lamp that comes with it is unlabeled and is probably a warm white although I don't have a color meter to check it's true temp.
Cost:
US $10.95
Accessories: The packaging includes three decent sized Velcro hook and loop fasteners.
You can purchase the KinoFlo F8T5 Tru-Match lamps in 2900K or 5500K for about $20.00 ea.
Think of the great flexibility and versatility you can obtain with these. For those of you always lamenting how to light car interiors, this light is a match made in Heaven. Tape or Velcro a couple of the visors and you have a perfect, soft and subtle daylight or tungsten light for about $30.00 ea.. For those of you doing tabletop, these are so handy for acting as a minature soft source for documents and photos.
Two or three of these around a lens would make a really nice, cheap triangular ring light. How cool would triangular catchlights be for the right project?
As a nook light, these are a dream come true, wrap some party gel around them and add a nice soft glow to objects on tables and shelves.
The possibilities are endless. Best of all, the Kino MiniFlo two light kit goes for $829.00. A pair of these that should basically yield similar results with Kino lamps are around $60.00 total!
The only catch is that I have not done a camera test yet to see if there is any flicker at 24 fps or variable frame rates. I have high hopes though, the manufacturers seem to have finally discovered that nobody wants a fluorescent with flicker.
Will report back as soon as I do some tests.
Best,
Dan
