New light on the market....

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UtahDPDude

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I wanted to throw this up here kind of as a beta test. I wanted to design a light that was super cheep, easy to use, anyone could use it, daylight as well as tungsten, but still could be used as a tool and not just a gimmick. So here is round 1.2 the CUBE LIGHT. As I said this is a beta site I have put together, I am still working out a few things like stands and final pricing but I have had a few local sales and I have been using them in my studio for months now and feel that they would be a good addition to a videographers setup. I am also working on a little demo video so the lights can be seen in action. But anyway take a look and let me know what you think.
www.copperrain.com/cube
 
At first glance, it looks interesting. Possibly a good beginner's kit for interviews, events and similar usage. I'm interested in seeing more, especially your demo video.

Kamau
 
Yeah we need to see a video and what are the wattage and CRI on these?I'm definitely interested...also more picts maybe of your setup...nothing serious just a few picts for us to see how you use them.
 
CFL bulbs sealed into a box isn't as a good idea as using those for soft lightning but then it requires more lamp/bulb area to be used. Those hi wattage (85W 5500k) CFL replacement bulbs are good for large surfase area fixtures like chinaballs and softboxes specially with that 4in1 socket available from the bay but not in a fixture like a box shaped light trap.
In my book there are fixtures like kinoflos and softboxes for soft CFL lightning and frensel type (HMI) or LED narrow beam fixtures that can not use CFL bulbs, but it might just be me.

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Hey sorry just got back from a project and didn't see that there were posts on my thread. I have added a couple more lights to my project.
www.lights4video.com
But the idea really is for a beginner or someone who want some good light without spending a arm and a leg. These are not really meant for the everyday pro video shooter although I have been using my prototypes for a few months now in my studio as well as out on location and they have held up rather nice.

The CFL bulbs are rather soft naturally and so they are easy for a beginner to light with. There isn't much messing around with them to get a good interview looking nice. The CUBE light I have 3 27 watt (100 watt equivalent) bulbs in. I also have a ellipsoidal reflector in the back shooting out as much light as possible from the back and sides of the 3 bulbs. It would be much more efficient to have a single light source and then reflect form that but the whole point of these lights are to keep it simple. I wanted to have a light that you could get the bulbs from common places light Home Depot. If I were a beginner I would much rather spend 6 bucks on a decent Home Depot globe then have to spend 20 or something from a photo store. These fixtures will take the nice high end CFL's but thats the whole point there is a choice.

The other thing I like about something like this is that I have the option between daylight and tungsten. If I have a interview and there is a big window I want to key from I can just put down a CUBE light, throw in my daylight bubles, and I have my fill. Matches perfectly no need to correct.

One of the main places I use these lights is in a green screen setup. I will use daylight over tungsten any day of the week for my green screen. Daylight just has so much more spectrum to work with and it pulls a much nicer key. Also I have my entire studio running off of one 20 amp circuit.

And last the whole idea behind these lights is to have a low cost solution out there for all those who are buying small (but nice) cameras. There is a whole world of HV20/30 users who deserve a light that matches the price but usability of their camera. If someones budget for a camera is $700 the I don't think they want to be dropping another $2000 on some decent lights. So enter the CUBE light family. That's really what I am trying to do. Make a nice tool that won't cost a arm and a leg.

So as I said before I really need to get some kind of demo video or something up so that these little guys can be seen in action. I will work on that right away. I should have gotten some footage from this last project. We used 2 of the long lights and 3 of the cube lights to shoot a bunch of office interviews, b-rool of a chemistry lab, and a board room. I will see about some screen grabs. Anyway thanks for the interest. I will do what I can to have some more info up fast.

Here is the 1.2 version of the site.
www.lights4video.com
 
Hey Prodigi Pictures dude. I just read your story about your Lumen light. So sorry it didn't pan out. It looked like you were on your way for sure. Here from one tinkerer person to another what kind of reflector had you going in your light? I found that putting the CFL bulbs pointing forwards didn't produce nearly as much light as putting them sideways facing. More glowing surface towards the face of the light. The other problem with using multiple CFLs is that they then block each others light output depending on how they are placed. Like in a grouping of 5 you would have the center bulb being blocked by the 4 outside bulbs etc.... So on my fixture I tried to separate the bulbes as much as I could and use a reflector to gather all the miss directed light and point it forward.
 
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