Rudy Velez Jr Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Greetings, I recently purchased two Sylvania Sun Guns, I mainly shoot on the following: Bolex 5120: Super8mm Bauer C5 XL: Super8mm Krasnogorsk 3: 16mm Canon Scoopic: 16mm The Sylvania models are: The Sun Gun I and II models Is there a safe way to use a diffuser with these bad boys? I am interested in the Sun Gun made by Slyvania that is both a flood and spot light. What can these features offer me?? I know these bad boys can get dangerously hot. Is there a way to take a device that plugs into get power into an outlet and make it plug into a portable battery? Also whats the deal with these things: Cine 60 Sun Guns? How would LED lights effect super8 and 16mm filmmaking? I recently held on for a friend who was shooting with Canon 5D or 7D not sure but it was fun and I enjoyed shifting the temperature and viewing the viewfinder of the camera to see the effects when I shifted the temperature knob. I would like some advice and general input from this community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) The Cine 60 Sun Guns are battery powered, I believe you can get 12v, 24v or 30v lamps for them. You'd need a suitable transformer to power a low voltage lamp, just be careful of ensuring a qualified person does the wiring. Film has more colour space than the 5D, so any flaws in the LED's spectrum are going to be more obvious. Cheap LEDs tend to have colour rendering issues. http://tech.ebu.ch/Jahia/site/tech/cache/bypass/events/pts2012/cache/off?id=17370 Edited March 24, 2013 by Brian Drysdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Velez Jr Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 So I would need a transmitter if I wanted to take an item that is powered via a plug in cable and make it battery powered? ("truly" portable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 A transformer, not a transmitter to allow the mains to power a 12 volt, 24 volt or 30 volt lamp. Normally Sun Guns are powered by a rechargeable battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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