Posted by Greg Melton on 10/27/06 15:25

I thought you had a power issue. Why all the talk of 12v systems
earlier?

Greg



On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:37:35 -0400, "DK1000"
<bwana1SPAMMENOTREMOVE@lycos.com> wrote:

>Thanks much, I'll return this one and get a 2 x 500. Now that I researched
>it a little more, I am now finding sites saying you can use those type
>lights in a pinch, such as http://www.videomaker.com/article/10108/
>
>Would 2 x 500 be enough to bounce off a ceiling to diffuse, or do I use
>direct light and any suggestions what to use as a diffuser? Thanks much for
>the help.
>
>
>"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
>news:4qcvh5Fmkal3U1@individual.net...
>> "DK1000" wrote ...
>>> Will this work?
>>
>> This one of the more popular types of lamps used for DIY
>> lighting projects. One of the major problems with these is
>> that they are quite harsh right out of the box. You really need
>> some kind of diffusion to be able to shoot nice pictures.
>> There are 2 major ways of diffusing these. One method is to
>> put something diffusing between the light and the subject.
>> The other is to bounce the light off something rather larger
>> to make the light less of a harsh point-source.
>>
>>> Is this enough wattage, or do I need to go with a single 500 watt, or a
>>> twin 500 making 1000? I will need it to go 20 feet max probably. I would
>>> still like to use my camcorder vs. a still camera if at all possible.
>>
>> I'd definitely go with a dual-500W as you may find only 500W
>> total to be inadequate in large and/or dark rooms.
>>
>>> I uploaded an image of the back of the box:
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/DannyWho/Light.jpg
>>> Unfortuneately, Photobucket reduces the resolution of images.
>>
>> Plenty good enough for these purposes.
>>
>

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