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03-23-2008, 07:26 PM
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Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: La La Land by way of NYC
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Originally Posted by Mandragora
those look great . . but i would strongly recommend lamping those down, OR, get some way to control/dim them. 1,000 watts (times 4) is a whole helluva lotta light
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without a doubt. the only way to be effective with these is to diffuse them even if bouncing.
might as well stare directly into the sun if going head on with this rig.
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03-23-2008, 07:30 PM
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#12
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It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,513
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Originally Posted by cma3
without a doubt. the only way to be effective with these is to diffuse them even if bouncing.
might as well stare directly into the sun if going head on with this rig.
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just be careful, they'll get real hot on you
to give you an idea, i use 150w lights, and they are rarely on at full and they get wicked hot
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03-23-2008, 07:38 PM
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Preston, England
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What sort of lights do you use Erin?
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03-23-2008, 07:39 PM
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It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,513
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Originally Posted by Kujo
What sort of lights do you use Erin?
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these little things i stole from a theater. sort of a par lamp
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03-23-2008, 07:54 PM
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Preston, England
Posts: 1,908
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 Thats despicable! lol
This light stuff is tough going. There's so much technical jargon... hard to know whats what. I think I'll do what P1 is doing, and have a look at some small working lights and work up from there 
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03-23-2008, 07:57 PM
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Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: La La Land by way of NYC
Posts: 867
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the lights that ed is looking at are not 'small'. and i will tell you right now, they are not easy to shoot with.
(size-wise they are really small..but i dont think thats what you meant)
they are...inexpensive and but very powerful.
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03-23-2008, 07:59 PM
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Preston, England
Posts: 1,908
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Is there any way to adjust their power?
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03-23-2008, 08:19 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 42,897
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Telescopic Worklight!
It's a 500 watt, but you can always replace the bulb with a lower wattage.
Or for a few £££ more you can purchase photography lamps.
Photography fluorescent light kit!
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03-23-2008, 11:04 PM
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Death is hereditary.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: LI, NY
Posts: 987
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandragora
just be careful, they'll get real hot on you
to give you an idea, i use 150w lights, and they are rarely on at full and they get wicked hot
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hence the term "hot lights"
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Originally Posted by Kujo
Is there any way to adjust their power?
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Splice in a dimmer switch and be neat/thorough with your wiring.
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03-24-2008, 01:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: .
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i bought a set of these today at a local hardware store for $39.99! it's made by Coleman. there are two 500 watt lights attached side by side on an adjustable height tripod. combined they can output a total of 1000 watts! or i can switch them to output 250W each but i noticed that the lighting is not as bright white but a more yellowish hue. man, for $40 bucks these light up any room extremely well. i have them angled and pointed towards the ceiling. if anyone is looking for a cheap light source then these are it! just be careful though.. they do get quite hot. definitely install the wire housing on the lights.
here are a few sample pics i took.
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