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Hey everybody!

 

I'm about to purchase a light kit and I'm kind of struggling on making a choice. I'd like to spend no more than $500-600.

 

1. I love the amount of light that a tungsten kit emits, however, the heat and the color temperature are my two biggest turn offs. And yes I've considered fan-cooled tungstens, but they'd be too loud for our small sets!

 

2. I love the idea of fluorescents being as cool as they are, and having the capability of daylight or tungsten balanced temperatures. My only concerns are the lack of a hard beam of light if the occasion arises where I'm needing to throw a hard beam through a window to cast some streaks.

 

I'm hoping for something around 3000w,

 

For flo's, something like this: http://www.amazon.com/ePhoto-VL9026S3-Continuous-22x28-Inches-Softboxes/dp/B0036UTQLK/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2

 

For tungstens, maybe something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-x-800w-RED-HEAD-Continuous-Video-lighting-Photography-Studio-light-Kit-Dimmer-/330622530505?_trksid=p5197.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D330558143922%252B320570438905%252B270658608211%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3275415530331280955#ht_2274wt_1413

 

I'd love to have a cool, daylight balanced, light kit that emits a ton of light and has barn doors to place it.

 

Does anyone have any advice as for what I could do?

 

Thank you so much for your time!

 

 

Chris Bourke

University of Texas at Austin

Film

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