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02-24-2008, 02:08 PM
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I have heard a bit about these, anyone use them? whats the point or the look? thanks.
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02-24-2008, 03:31 PM
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Kino lights are big florescent light fixtures that are used mainly for video production. They look just like what you'd see on the ceiling of a crappy looking 70's office building. They're really expensive because they can be synced to the frame rate of the video or film camera. A regular florescent fixture pulses, which means that 30 FPS, or 24 FPS for film, the light may be at full power or low power, which causes the light to have a distinct flicker.
Fashion photographers have used them for a flat, even lighting. I've thought about mounting a regular florescent fixture to a board, and seeing how well it work, but it seems like a lot of work. David Buzzard's Technical Blog | | Re: Kino Lights, what are they? | |
02-24-2008, 05:12 PM
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Thanks David for great info:
It would be interesting to see some real example of edgy fashion and portrait stuff shot with these. If you dig some up, please post them to this thread. | | Re: Kino Lights, what are they? | |
02-24-2008, 09:07 PM
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I'd be careful about using regular flourescent bulbs for photography. The light, from what I've heard, is not even across the color spectrum. They tend to have spikes in certain colors. Obviously, test. | | Re: Kino Lights, what are they? | |
02-25-2008, 02:29 PM
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thanks, if anyone has some shots to post that would really make this thread sing. | | Re: Kino Lights, what are they? | |
02-25-2008, 03:02 PM
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One guy who uses them a lot is German photographer Martin Schoeller. I couldn't find a web page for him, but if you Google search his name, lots of work comes up. On his portraits, note the huge catch lights in the eyes. Those are the Kino lights. David Buzzard's Technical Blog | | Re: Kino Lights, what are they? | |
02-25-2008, 03:07 PM
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You'd be absolutely right about the light not being even across the colour spectrum on regular florescent lights. That's why a four tube, 4 foot long fixture costs $30.00 at Home Depot, and simmilar Kino light is about $2,000.00 David Buzzard's Technical Blog | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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