Dark building lighting ideas
Stormin Mormon
Retail stores, which are closed for business. One of the
things to do, is to take a lot of digital photos, and email
them to the headquarters.
The one building I was in, had electricity, but for whatever
reason, I couldn't get the lights to work. So, I'm walking
around with my Mag light, and a flash camera, taking photos
of wall damage, water on the floor, and so on.
I'd like to find some kind of light that will have good
output, and be a fairly even light. Flood light, of some
kind. To suppliment the light that my flash camera provides.
The last time I was in the store, I was there for about
three hours. So, the light should ideally work for at least
three hours on a charge, or on a set of batteries.
Ideas?
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Bigguy
You can use it in bounce mode too.
The HMI ones are the brightest.
They are not cheap.
Also a tripod for the camera allows longer exposures when there is some
available light.
I've used the Sachtler and Arri ones with good results. They do not have
a massive coverage but will do the job.
http://www.sachtler.com/index.php?id=639&exp_mode=product&exp_cid=29&exp_pid=115#29
http://www.sachtler.com/index.php?id=639&exp_mode=product&exp_cid=29&exp_pid=121#29
http://www.sachtler.com/index.php?id=2298 LED
http://www.frezzi.com/mini-sun1.htm
Pelican do some nice LED kits
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/590447-REG/Pelican_PC9470Y_9470_REMOTE_AREA_LIGHTING.html
again not cheap...
there are probably cheaper versions - maybe at B+H
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/2248-3/Kits.html
The Pro kits can be hired on a daily/weekly basis from Film hire Co's.
http://www.budgetvideo.com/catalog.php?sub=44a8550f4ebf8
Guy
Stormin Mormon
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Stormin Mormon
big and too pricey for what I was thinking. Great fun to
dream about.
I have for the moment ruled out LED light, typically too
blue color.
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Pelican do some nice LED kits
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/590447-REG/Pelican_PC9470Y_9470_REMOTE_AREA_LIGHTING.html
again not cheap...
Guy
ASAAR
> The one building I was in, had electricity, but for whatever
> reason, I couldn't get the lights to work. So, I'm walking
> around with my Mag light, and a flash camera, taking photos
> of wall damage, water on the floor, and so on.
>
> I'd like to find some kind of light that will have good
> output, and be a fairly even light. Flood light, of some
> kind. To suppliment the light that my flash camera provides.
> The last time I was in the store, I was there for about
> three hours. So, the light should ideally work for at least
> three hours on a charge, or on a set of batteries.
A flood light won't necessarily provide even lighting. For that
you need something to spread the light, such as umbrellas, soft
boxes, etc. Or multiple small speedlights. If the latter, you
wouldn't want them to be interconnected with wires, so slaved
flashes would be better. Ideally, something like Nikon's CLS, which
would allow you to place several small SB-600s or the smaller (and
less powerful) and cheaper SB-R200s, all controlled automatically by
the camera. The SB-600 uses 4 AA batteries and the SB-R200 uses a
single CR123A lithium battery, which is good for almost 300 full
power shots, many more at reduced power. Rechargeable CR123A
batteries are also available. Less smart slaved strobes will work,
but getting the right exposures won't be quite as easy. You could
easily carry 3 or 4 of them in a small bag, and place them on their
small included stands, or if you have an assistant or two, they
could be used handheld while you shoot with your camera.
J. Clarke
I'm not clear on what you're looking for. Are you looking for a portable
area light that you can set down and not have to carry, or a better
flashlight, or what? And what kind of budget are you talking?
Flying blind, a few suggestions.
For a just a walking around light, a headlamp is convenient. Take a look at
a Princeton Tech EOS or Apex or if you've got bucks and want the best a
Stenlight S7. On medium power the EOS will give you about 4 hours, the Apex
about 9, the S7 about 8 on high. High on the Apex and S7 are about the
same, their medium is about the same as high on the EOS, the S7 also has a
turbo mode that's about 50 percent brighter. EOS is tiny, runs on 3 AAAs,
Apex is larger, has four AAs in a case on the back of the headband, S7 has a
separate battery pack that you keep in a pocket or on a belt clip. S7 also
has a DC-DC converter so it doesn't dim until the batteries are almost
completely gone. Eos is about 35 bucks, Apex about 80, S7 over 200. FWIW,
the EOS works fine for night hiking on trails in Connecticut.
For a flashlight, here's a real nice 3-LED conversion for a mini-Maglite for
17 bucks and shipping http://www.kidenergy.com/21-0100.html. This is
another with a DC-DC converter, it doesn't dim at all for about 8 hours then
drops to zero pretty quickly. (Note, I have several of those and everybody
I show them to wants one). EverLED has a nice conversion for D-cell
Maglites for about 40 bucks--gives the same brightness as a 3 cell
incandescent but it's another with the DC-DC converter that holds constant
brightness until the batteries are nearly gone at over 12 hours
http://www.ledsupply.com/everled.php.
One of these jobbies looks strange and cheap and crappy but it works
fine--gives you enough light to read by close up or not trip over things for
a good sized room and runs at full brightness (drops down a lot in the first
half hour or so then holds constant) for about 24 hours or dimmed down for a
week or more http://www.batteryjunction.com/f5fx-ck220.html.
Beyond that you might want to check out http://www.flashlightreviews.com/
(no longer being updated but still _lots_ of good information) and
http://www.candlepowerforums.com.
Note that on most LED flashlights you can increase the runtime by using NiMH
batteries instead of alkalines.
sligoNo...@hotmail.com
Sure. I did a fair among of that kind of stuff way back in
the old days of flash bulbs.
The trick was to use the bulb or time setting on the camera
and then walk around flashing a strobe (we used flash bulbs back then)
to illuminate the subject area evenly from many positions. You can
even walk through and fire the flash in the field of view it is it
otherwise dark enough. It takes some experimentation and/
computations to get it right, but with modern digital cameras, you can
see the results and adjust right then. In the old days, you learned
to get it right quickly, the cost of a few dozen of those big
commercial flash bulbs added up fast.
Stormin Mormon
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I'm not clear on what you're looking for. Are you looking
for a portable
area light that you can set down and not have to carry, or a
better
flashlight, or what? And what kind of budget are you
talking?
CY: I'd like something hand held, battery power, and under
forty dollars. I'd like D-cells, cause I have a lot of
them.
Flying blind, a few suggestions.
For a just a walking around light, a headlamp is convenient.
Take a look at
a Princeton Tech EOS or Apex or if you've got bucks and want
the best a
Stenlight S7. On medium power the EOS will give you about 4
hours, the Apex
about 9, the S7 about 8 on high. High on the Apex and S7
are about the
same, their medium is about the same as high on the EOS, the
S7 also has a
turbo mode that's about 50 percent brighter. EOS is tiny,
runs on 3 AAAs,
Apex is larger, has four AAs in a case on the back of the
headband, S7 has a
separate battery pack that you keep in a pocket or on a belt
clip. S7 also
has a DC-DC converter so it doesn't dim until the batteries
are almost
completely gone. Eos is about 35 bucks, Apex about 80, S7
over 200. FWIW,
the EOS works fine for night hiking on trails in
Connecticut.
CY: Would that be a strap on headlamp?
For a flashlight, here's a real nice 3-LED conversion for a
mini-Maglite for
17 bucks and shipping http://www.kidenergy.com/21-0100.html
This is
another with a DC-DC converter, it doesn't dim at all for
about 8 hours then
drops to zero pretty quickly. (Note, I have several of
those and everybody
I show them to wants one).
CY: I've got a one watt Teralux conversion for my mini mag.
Are these any brighter? The Nite Ize conversion at Walmart
$4.97 are actually rather bright, but not focussable. I buy
a cheap headlamp at Harbor Freight, and pull out the bipin
bulb and reflector. Put in the Nite Ize, and it ends up
being a very powerful head lamp.
EverLED has a nice conversion for D-cell
Maglites for about 40 bucks--gives the same brightness as a
3 cell
incandescent but it's another with the DC-DC converter that
holds constant
brightness until the batteries are nearly gone at over 12
hours
http://www.ledsupply.com/everled.php
CY: I got a couple 3D mags with the Mag brand LED bulb.
Works reasonably well. When I adjust to flood, it leaves a
dark hole in the center. Not good.
One of these jobbies looks strange and cheap and crappy but
it works
fine--gives you enough light to read by close up or not trip
over things for
a good sized room and runs at full brightness (drops down a
lot in the first
half hour or so then holds constant) for about 24 hours or
dimmed down for a
week or more http://www.batteryjunction.com/f5fx-ck220.html
CY: I did get something similar at the store, last night.
Works well enough to light a room, but the light is blue.
Walmart has a ten dollar fluorescent (four D cells) that has
a nine watt U-shaped bulb. I did try that one night, during
a dark inspection. Worked reasonably well.
Beyond that you might want to check out
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/
(no longer being updated but still _lots_ of good
information) and
http://www.candlepowerforums.com
CY: Good idea, thanks for the link.
Note that on most LED flashlights you can increase the
runtime by using NiMH
batteries instead of alkalines.
CY: Neat! And I do have a bunch of AA nimmies. Great ideas.