Posted by Martin Heffels on 11/04/06 19:47

On 3 Nov 2006 14:41:24 -0800, "nobody special" <msu1049321@aol.com> wrote:

>Open-faced lights like these can do almost everything
>fresnels can, (if you know what you are doing) but are way lighter and
>cheaper.

Yeah well, open facelights are more difficult to control than fresnels, and
have this ugly multi-shadow. If you like that... :-)

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>You could also adapt certain flourescent tubes to use as close-up
>inexpensive softlights for static shots and do very well. Google "Graff
>Lights" and "Walter Graff".

You could get the rechargeable fluro's and colour-correct them a bit for
the close-ups. They work quite well. Of course not for high-speed work :-)

cheers

-martin-
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