I got a used fresnel light for indoor photography....

I got a used fresnel light for indoor photography. These things are really expensive new. Now I just need a stand because this thing gets very hot.

#BelieveInFilm

An Arri 650W fresnel light on the floor, with a white cat with a pink nose and orange patches also in frame looking up out of the frame.

Like 27 January at 12:19 | Open on mastodon.social

21 comments

Matthew

@Gargron
#caturday

27 January at 12:22 | Open on mastodon.social

Dominic Hopton

@Gargron cat!

27 January at 12:23 | Open on mastodon.social

Pile Of Garbage

@Gargron cat is asking you to turn it on. curse their curiosity!

27 January at 12:43 | Open on mastodon.social

phi1997

@Gargron
Someone knows who you'll be taking pictures of

27 January at 12:44 | Open on mastodon.social

sahilister

@Gargron cute cat!

27 January at 12:49 | Open on toots.sahilister.in

Cab T. Hanks

@Gargron

Looks really stylish. The Cat too 😄

27 January at 12:57 | Open on freiburg.social

Colin Devroe

@Gargron wow!

27 January at 13:42 | Open on mastodon.social

Alan Bucknam

@Gargron those Arris are great. We had a bunch of those in the studio way back in the day and are real workhorses!

27 January at 13:48 | Open on mastodon.social

Samir Al-Battran

@Gargron
Isn't there an LED version?

27 January at 13:48 | Open on m.fedica.com

Eugen Rochko

@samir This isn't for constant everyday illumination. Color rendering and temperature are key.

27 January at 13:59 | Open on mastodon.social

Samir Al-Battran

@Gargron oh I understand. But I was wondering if you can get an LED version of a fresnel so heat is not an issue?
In theory you can get the right colour temperature with LED
Having said that, I am far from an expert in photography and merely asking if LED has served in the photography space

27 January at 14:35 | Open on m.fedica.com

Eugen Rochko

@samir Sure, people use LEDs in photography. The same kind of luminosity and color rendering with LED tends to be more expensive though. LED bulbs will also run hot, just from the power unit instead of the diode.

27 January at 15:02 | Open on mastodon.social

Andre

@Gargron cat knows that the thing wond bring food or cuddles.

27 January at 13:54 | Open on mastodon.social

Hasufin

@Gargron Huh! I didn't know they had a use outside of lighthouses.

27 January at 16:17 | Open on mastodon.social

Jenny

@Gargron Is there a light in this picture? All I see is a cat

27 January at 16:24 | Open on mastodon.online

Trenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker

@Gargron That's a great lamp, definitely gets hot though.Because I saw you talking about recommendations lower in the thread: Impact has great, budget friendlier rolling light stands that I like and are sturdy. The tungsten fresnels are generally pretty hefty, so more stability is better. Id also recommend some leather work gloves to heat protection and some sandbags to aid in stability!