4ft setting when using only a 2ft kino

[weiming]

Hi all!

 

Have any of u guys used a 2ft 4 bank kino with a ballast set at the 4ft function? i read from the kino manual that it is not recommended as it will cause a green spike(does green spike just mean that the light will be greener?) and increase the heat generated.

 

In that case, do any of u still use it at the 4ft setting and are there any things to watch out for?

 

thanks!

 

weiming.

[Brad Grimmett]

Yes, 'green spike' means the light output will be much greener than normal. If you want to find out how green it is, get a color meter and take a reading. But I don't think there's any good reason to use this setting unless you want the green.

[Kristy Tully]

The 2ft and 4ft swith on the older ballasts have mostly been replaced with hi output and low output. The manual may caution you against it, but I have to say in my experience,I have never noticed more green in the light or the dailies. I was a gaffer for many years before I started shooting, and have always used the switch to get a little more light out of the unit.

[Paul M. Sommers]

The 2ft and 4ft swith on the older ballasts have mostly been replaced with hi output and low output. The manual may caution you against it, but I have to say in my experience,I have never noticed more green in the light or the dailies. I was a gaffer for many years before I started shooting, and have always used the switch to get a little more light out of the unit.

I haven't noticed green, but there is a definate shift towards blue.

 

Paul M. Sommers