Portable battery powered lighting for night shoot

[withuk]

Hi Everyone,

I'm shooting a short film in Russia, most of the shots will be taken at night on the street and some from inside a car. I only really want to light peoples faces in the film and try and use available light in the street for the scenes. I want the picture to have High Contrast with the minimum of lighting. Also most of the shots will be either handheld or using a steadicam.

There will only be a few people on set so we need to be light weight and battery powered.

I have seen several different lights that can attach to the camera and probably also be handheld. I have listed a few below, but would really like any suggestions as to whether this is the sort of lighting I should get, if not any suggestions and if so, any recommendations as to what brand and model would be good.


Ianiro HDVcam light For Panasonic,
http://www.ianiro.com/hdvcam_light.asp

Smith-Victor SV950 light,
http://www.smithvictor.com/products...&s1=Lights&s2=On-Camera+Video+Lights&nm=SV950

Swit S-2010P For Panasonic,
http://www.swit.co.uk/product_info....d=220&osCsid=f3d0c411525ab6164338ef63c1f156e3



Also my budget is approximately £250 or $500.

Thank you for any replies!

 

[FBAS]

I wouldn't buy the Ianiro - it looks just like the Ianiro "Divino" - its reflector is too small. The output is very spotted, even in flood (forget using a wide angle, it's even too spotted for a standard lens). Also the output from a 20W (or 35W which it also takes without damage) is definitely lower than from a lamp with a larger reflector.

If you need a real lightweight and don't need a dimmer or focussing, the Bebop Lux-DV is pretty nice. Just make sure you get the very wide angle bulbs for it (60° I think, most reflector bulbs are 38° only which is much too narrow).

 

[withuk]

Sorry, I should have metioned that I will need a dimmer and focusing.

What do you think of the Bebob Lux-Led


http://www.bebob.de/international/lux-led_cameralight_e.html



Also if it were possible would it be better to go handheld and get a larger light? I'm trying to avoid the ENG look and basically want to be able to have enough light on the persons face and do the rest in post.