Proper lighting in a digital studio cannot be done without the best floodlights.
Taking photographs and video under poor lighting conditions is tricky at best and can obscure subjects or cause them to look unflattering. Quality digital studio floodlights or continuous lighting kits can help --- and let aspiring photographers and videographers create stunning photos and amazing videos.
Photoflex First Studio Portrait Kit
For people starting out with photography and video, the Photoflex First Studio Portrait Kit can suit beginning needs. The kit includes two 250-watt halogen light bulbs, lamp fixtures, light stands and two umbrella diffusers. Given the contents of the kit, it is basic and is really designed for beginners or for photographers needing an budget-friendly lighting upgrade. The kit, as of 2011, has an MSRP of $249, although its street price can be lower.
Arri 571985 300/650 Fresnel Combo Kit
The Arri 571985 300/650 Fresnel Combo Kit is a continuous lighting system that is easy to set up and use. The kit contains four halogen lamps (two 300-watt and two 600-watt) and accompanying hardware such as scrims, C-47 clothespins for attaching diffusion material, multi-input extension cord and leather gloves for handling the halogen lamps themselves, all of which can be packed a way in a heavy-duty equipment case. The MSRP for this kit (as of 2011) is $3,425, so it is one of the more expensive lighting kits on the market.
ePhoto 2000 and 2275 Watt Digital Photography Studio Video Light Kits
An alternative to halogen-based kits are compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) lighting kits, including the ePhoto 2000 and 2275 Watt Digital Photography Studio Video light kits. Each lamp fixture found in the kits can hold up to five CFLs arranged in a stellate fashion (one lamp pointing dead center surrounded by four others pointing in four directions) and have switches for each lamp instead of the dimmer switch found in halogen lamp kits. The ceramic lamp holders are fixed onto lamp heads made out of plastic and are mounted on lamp stands. The 2000 variant comes with two lamp heads and costs, as of 2011, about $149.99, and the 2275 variant (about $294.99) has two lamp heads plus an additional lamp head with boom stand.
Redhead Continuous Lighting Kits
Redhead continuous lighting kits are powerful kits for the budget-conscious photographer or videographer. Redhead kits come in a variety of configurations from two-lamp (1,600 watts) sets costing, as of 2011, around $75 to four-lamp (3,200 watts) sets that cost around $410. The kits contain rudimentary components such as halogen bulbs, lamps with dimmer switches, barn doors and stands. Users can adjust the focus of the lamps themselves courtesy of a screw at the bottom of the lamp. The most expensive kits from Redhead, the HD Redhead kit, cost only $895 and come with three 650-watt AC heads, barn doors, folding light stands, safety screens and a custom hard case.
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