Cheap and Good Lighting Idea

bangkng

what about this lighting kit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271102239585?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

cupanudles

At the risk of sounding a bit paranoid, please be aware that some studies have shown that unencapsulated CFLs emit some UV due to leaks in the phosphor coatings: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-compact-fluorescent-lightbulbs-damage-skin Due to this I have been using inexpensive LED panels and will only use encapsulted CFLs if it becomes necessary.

mrbill

@bangkng - I bought a kit that looks indentical to this, and I love it. I use a single sheet of 1/8 minus green gel with the softboxes to get a proper daylight balanced output though - there's a small green 'spike' from the fluo bulbs. Otherwise, great value.

bangkng

@mrbill thanks. just ordered one. hope it'll be bright enough to not have to use flash.

zsero

Hi,

I'm about to make my first, super-budget light system. I'm following this video/guide: http://www.diyphotography.net/three-point-interview-light-on-the-cheap

I found almost all elements, but one thing I don't know is what light bulb to use for hair-light. And if it's needed at all or not? Since I'm in Europe, incandescent light bulbs are not available. Which one would you recommend? IKEA has a 20W one, which looks quite nice: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00131416/

Or a 11W one, http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90131407/

The problem with these lights is that I don't know whether their color is nice or not on a video-camera. What should I be looking at when choosing these lights? I'll be using the 500W halogen soft-box for the main light, so I think it should have a warm color as well. Any recommendation?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

To start with, I purchased a two-softbox light kit from “Limo Studios” on Amazon. This included eight 45W 6500K CFL bulbs listed as “daylight balanced.” I was aware that 6500K was a little cold, but I’ve spent enough time messing with white balance that I didn’t think this would be a problem.

http://petapixel.com/2013/09/19/importance-choosing-high-quality-cfl-bulbs-continuous-light-shooting/

Good illustration how bad CFL in very cheap kits can affect the image.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

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