sankar kesanakurthi

@Hartman, Thanks for your briefing. You convinced me enough to buy the tungsten bulbs. Will contact the local dealer .. Thanks to everyone for your comments. They are very helpful

Thanks for your reply... How about cfl bulbs. Do you know any of them with a base that suits arri lights. If I understand correctly if I can find a g9.5 base bulb that should fit in to the Arri 300 plus holder isn't it?... What if I use an adopter ( if such thing exists)... My questions may look stupid but I'm just curious to know. We have two sets of lights and only 2 bulbs working. I've to buy the bulbs for other 4. I just want to know if I can go for some energy saving or cooler bulbs instead of halogen bulbs. We mainly shoot on Video cameras, so I light color matters little as we can white balance always. If there is noway I can go for others what is the best option you can suggest me... Thanks for your reply again...

I'm just wondering if there is a way to replace the tungsten lamps in the Arri 300 plus and Arrilite 800 with florescent lamps. If anybody tried this already, it would be nice if you can share your experience... If you think this is a stupid idea, I'd be more happy to know why...

how about Arri Alexa, not sure if it is less pricey than red one