Are these good for independent films? I just need some white light for a dim room.
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Yes these are good if you don't need much output and depending on how you use them. Once these lights are diffused for softening they lose a lot of power. Also remember these light draw a Lot of watts and they are going to heat up the room if you have all three running at once. All in all they are great for the price!
1157368
If they were more reliable, they would be fine. We use(d) them to light interviews in a dim room about 2 hours a week. However, we bought 2 kits (6 lights) and 3 of them have ceased to function. We have had them less than a year. Additionally, they tend to blow through bulbs pretty quickly. They were good to get us started but we are ready to upgrade to better quality.
1157369
Hi, I forwarded your question to the final user.... Here is his answer in spanish. We live in Dominican Republic, sorry...CesarBueno puede ponerle que si le funcionan para lo que el quiere, que en lo general están muy bien en relación calidad/precio, lo único que el menciona luz blanca y esta no son blanca del todo, (3200k) ese es el color de temperatura de la luz que emiten.Si la puede usar para iluminar interior, pero tomando en cuenta que se calientan mucho y pueden generar mucho calor.
1157370
These are great for independent film but they are tungsten so if you're truly looking for white light you may want to try soft boxes.
1157371
They are very good, but they are also very sensitive. My bulbs are already out. You could buy replacement bulbs through ephotoinc.com though.
1157372
No do not buy these. They over heat as soon as you turn it on. And when I ordered these lights only 1 worked. I recommend buying theImpact Qualite 300 Focusing Flood 2 Light Kit (120VAC)
1144972
I personally felt these were of sub-standard quality and I was not happy with the quality of light. I am not sure how your setup would be, but this one is suitable for small setups and I got this for product photography.
1008427
I think if you do a large portion of your sessions in a studio they would work great. I have used it in parks where I could find a plugin and my own house but I needed the freedom of a speedlight. It is a great light for the price. My friend who has Alien Bees was looking at it and was impressed with the quality of it for the price.
737541
they have a remote that will bring up the brightness/dim as you needreading.. yes.. but.. with white lights we use these for undercabinent lighting in our kitchen as an accent and lighting for nite/ambiance
1642914
I just bought these, and they are adequate...not much light, but I didn't want much..just a little fill in my studio when it is an overcast day..I shoot mostly natural light, and wanted these for my newborn shoots :-)
1957707
not bad at all, you need to know how to position them best to use the little light you have. like if you have a tv on, you dont want to point into the light .
1751380
I dont use any kind of dimmers, so I'm not sure if you could use dimmers with these lights. Honestly they are beautiful but kind of weak, dont you need very strong lights for filming? Anyways for the price they are perfect for lighting our garden.
1018793
The way I'm using it (for portraits, the room is not completely dark, and I use flashes), they are ok. I have noticed a very, very minor brightness when the flash was directed at it (i.e. I was trying to make it reflective to see how it reacts), but it was barely noticeable since I was looking for it.
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These lights won't light a room. They are only sufficient for a very small light box which is what I purchased them for. Also the bulbs are veryfragile and one blew out when I received the set. the socket is special so you can't use almost any other bulb. The stands are okay so I now use them as bed reading lights. I hope this helps.
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Dim lights. It works fine in my living room, circa 150 square feet, with one 100-watt bulb. The image was barely visible in my Sunday school classroom with a ceiling full of flourescent lights on. I had to turn the lights off and let the room just be lit by light coming in the windows. So no, I don't recommend it for use in a brightly-lit room. This projector appears to be intended to watch movies with lights out or dim more than to make business/classroom presentations. It's usable if you can dim the lights or turn them off, but not ideal.
958346
All I know is that is just plugs into a 110V. If you're using a lighting board, I'm guessing you're using for a theater? If so, you might want to look for a more powerful light. These are actually pretty cheap, but they work for VERY close range stuff.
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It's not that they are less-bright, just that they give off a different temperature of light than you may be used to. I have two of these in our bedroom for our reading lights - the light is a warmer amber light, so it's very similar to candle light - excellent for night time lighting that isn't too harsh. However, if you are used to daylight lights or bright/cool white low temperature type lights, these will probably seem less bright. I highly disagree with the reviewers that say these lights don't give off enough light to see anything - it's just flat-out wrong. But if you're putting one of these lights in a huge room, you should expect about the same amount of light as a 40w bulb, but it will be a warmer, softer light and it may give the impression of it being less bright. Hope this helps!
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I have used these lights for every video project I have worked on since I bought them. To answer your question, yes they would boost your production value quite a bit. The look you get from these is the best you can get for that price. They are useful in almost any project and would be worth adding to any filmmakers bag of tricks. Hope this helped!
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Not really. They are fairly bright, but directional, as with most LED bulbs. I would use their colored light to light a surface - ceiling, wall or table - but use additional small warm bulbs for decent peripheral illumination.
983491
not really the best for that, they are small and the light they put out is good for closeups... I use them for filming machine tool operations where Im just zooming in on one area
1556897
I hear they are better for video than photography since they are constantly on. I use them for lighting while I paint myself.
1667030
I agree with Dustin. These work great for lighting "effects" but not much more than that. 8 may do the trick but I can't personally attest to that. We use 4 of them against a back wall for some really nice color ambient effects. I'm definitely happy with the lights at this price for this purpose, but they're not gonna light a whole lot if you're looking to illuminate a stage.