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3 point lighting system - recommendations

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  • 31-01-2009 1:28pm
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    reece
    Registered Users Posts: 398 ✭✭


    Hi Folks,
    looking for a good three point lighting system (mainly for shooting corporate style interviews) that won't break the bank. Recommendations welcome,
    cheers
    Reece


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    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    you could buy 1 650 watt to 1000 watt for your key light and 2 X 150 to 300 watts for your fill and back-top light. if you want good lights buy arri. I have some lowel lights , pretty cheap but get very hot. If you are short of cash just buy a key and a back light and use a reflector to bounce in your fill.


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    reece
    Registered Users Posts: 398 ✭✭reece


    cheers, would you know where I could get them? Would consider bhphotovideo - but they'd come with american power connectors


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    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    yea you could get them there or in the UK. You have to ask for european connection, I have bought in b+h they are used to selling european connections. I bought some in uk, cheaper than ireland but more expensive than us. unless u pick them up in new york, you have to pay taxes here at point of entry.


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    Germain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Germain


    Check out the lighting options on www.prokit.co.uk.
    They had a very nice little system in a handy bag last year with a soft key light and a soft fill and a back light. Similar idea to a chimera but much cheaper and quicker to setup.


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    IrishVideo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭IrishVideo


    When buying american lights, you just need to change the plug which is straight forward, then just buy 220v bulbs instead of 110v, apart from that, no difference.


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