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lighting setup

X-skatefilm
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Mar 27, 2001, 11:30 PM

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What are some good lighting setups for the vx1000. Skateboarding in particualr. On camera set up.

X-RB
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Mar 28, 2001, 12:23 AM

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If you cant get the ideal generator setup with multiple worklights..I would recommend the NRG 100watt Varalux light with a diffusion filter. Make sure you get a diffusion filter so it will spread the light wide enough for filming with a death lens. No filter on the light will give the light a ring around the image when filming fisheye..this light requires a battery belt and is quite heavy. Sony and Sima make 30 watt twin lights that run on camera batteries which are lighter, cheaper, but not as bright. I use the Sima twinlight occasionally and it provides adequate lighting with a nice spread that is wide enough for close fisheye shooting. If you have a car I would get a generator setup..it only costs a couple hundred dollars and is worth every penny as it will light up an entire skate spot in the middle of the night.

X-Dean
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Mar 28, 2001, 8:51 PM

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: If you cant get the ideal generator setup with multiple worklights..I would recommend the NRG 100watt Varalux light with a diffusion filter. Make sure you get a diffusion filter so it will spread the light wide enough for filming with a death lens. No filter on the light will give the light a ring around the image when filming fisheye..this light requires a battery belt and is quite heavy. Sony and Sima make 30 watt twin lights that run on camera batteries which are lighter, cheaper, but not as bright. I use the Sima twinlight occasionally and it provides adequate lighting with a nice spread that is wide enough for close fisheye shooting. If you have a car I would get a generator setup..it only costs a couple hundred dollars and is worth every penny as it will light up an entire skate spot in the middle of the night.

Yeah I have some halogen worklights on a tripod. They were super great.