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Ring light?
Anyone here ever used a “ring light” — the kind that go around the lens? I’ve used the for still photography but never seen them used for cinematography (although I’m new to cine). Is there such a thing?
Thanks, Alex
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Yup… I have one and I use it relatively frequently.
Ours however is completely homemade… basically out of an aluminum cake pan and all the electronic bits that it needs to work. We made one ourselves because the “real” ones were 1) quite hard to find and 2) incredibly expensive.
We have color-corrected tubes for both daylight and tungsten… and did the necessary electronic voodoo to make it both flicker-free and dimmable (at least down to about 50%).
It’s not real pretty, but looks like this….
It’s pretty useful indoors at about 12 feet or less, just as a bit of a beauty light or eyelight. It gives a really nice look, except I quickly learned not to try to use it with talent wearing eyeglasses… the circular reflections it creates are pretty creepy. With EXTREME closeups you can also see the reflections in bare eyeballs, but it’s usually not an issue.
Todd
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Looks great man. Considering the LED-based one from Lite Panels costs three thousand bucks I’m betting you came in a lot cheaper than that.
Are you building these?? If not, might contact you off board if you don’t mind to get some tips for do-it-yourselfers.
Alex
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[AlexHuber69] “Are you building these?? If not, might contact you off board if you don’t mind to get some tips for do-it-yourselfers.”
ditto.
Good COW article?
— Bob C
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Gekko Technology make three sizes
kisslite the flagship product
lenslite
and georgeand yes I’m biased as I’m the MD
lots in rental in the UK used widely on promos, docos and high end drama. Just coming into the States
regards
David
http://www.gekkotechnology.com
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