Mixing Fluoro and CDM

[Drew Ott]

At night in the shade?

I've got a few 575w fresnels and I find 'em nigh unto useless outdoors, I can't imagine a unit with 1/3 the power doing much if anything.

I've used the CDM-150 outside in the day. It was useful as a backlight for a close-up. The light was about 10 feet away from the subject with a 1/2 CTO and there was a decent amount of light hitting the back of our subject's head.

 

[Cool Lights]

For $390 it's a heck of a start. I do like this little light quite a bit!

Well to get you to say that is quite an accomplishment already ;-) I remember when we talked about this some months ago in this forum you weren't enthusiastic about the lower wattage units like this.

I bet a 250w and a 400w would be well received too, although of course a bit bigger. Probably in the 1000w fresnel fixture package.

 

[Cool Lights]

I've used the CDM-150 outside in the day. It was useful as a backlight for a close-up. The light was about 10 feet away from the subject with a 1/2 CTO and there was a decent amount of light hitting the back of our subject's head.

Thats great to hear. I didn't even think they'd be useful outside either but glad you guys can use them for some uses.

 

[Drew Ott]

Well to get you to say that is quite an accomplishment already ;-) I remember when we talked about this some months ago in this forum you weren't enthusiastic about the lower wattage units like this.

I bet a 250w and a 400w would be well received too, although of course a bit bigger. Probably in the 1000w fresnel fixture package.

I would love a 250w and a 400w.

 

[Barry_Green]

I remember when we talked about this some months ago in this forum you weren't enthusiastic about the lower wattage units like this.

Yeah, back then I wasn't redoing my whole lighting package in daylight so... I was approaching it from the idea of using them outdoors, and in that scenario I still don't see them accomplishing much other than a little spot fill maybe; I mean, there's only so much you're gonna get out of 150 watts. But as an interior light in a daylight studio it's just right. And the fact that you can pluck out the daylight lamp and put in a tungsten-colored lamp, that's just a bonus!

I bet a 250w and a 400w would be well received too, although of course a bit bigger. Probably in the 1000w fresnel fixture package.

Depending on price I'll take one of each!