betti154
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Has anyone got any ideas for a big [moderation - unnecessarily vulgar term deleted] mega light?
I did a dive the other week and one of the guys was wielding a dpv mounted (and powered) 200w hmi from silent submersion.
Now I was packing a fair bit of fire power in my triple XML primary (3amp /w optic) and 2 heads video setup of 9 xmls (2.2amp no optic).
The HMI (or death ray as they call it) was clearly more powerful and I felt inferior.
Given this I'm on a mission to build something bigger as an off camera lighting option. That much light too near the camera will just flare out, so it has to be something with a fair bit of throw and be used by model no cameraman. I'm thinking 40-60 degrees would be nice.
I've considered the following:
- 18 single xmls with single optics (very laborious)
- 6 triple xmls with optics (makes head very big)
Drive it using multiple h6flex drivers.
I'd like to use 12-14v power sources. 4S or 5S lipo big blocks might do the trick.
Housing will be custom but I'd like to keep the head within 120mm OD but smaller the better. I assume a cable to external battery can is a fact of life, but not desirable.
Ideas, suggestion and/or condemnation welcome.
I did a dive the other week and one of the guys was wielding a dpv mounted (and powered) 200w hmi from silent submersion.
Now I was packing a fair bit of fire power in my triple XML primary (3amp /w optic) and 2 heads video setup of 9 xmls (2.2amp no optic).
The HMI (or death ray as they call it) was clearly more powerful and I felt inferior.
Given this I'm on a mission to build something bigger as an off camera lighting option. That much light too near the camera will just flare out, so it has to be something with a fair bit of throw and be used by model no cameraman. I'm thinking 40-60 degrees would be nice.
I've considered the following:
- 18 single xmls with single optics (very laborious)
- 6 triple xmls with optics (makes head very big)
Drive it using multiple h6flex drivers.
I'd like to use 12-14v power sources. 4S or 5S lipo big blocks might do the trick.
Housing will be custom but I'd like to keep the head within 120mm OD but smaller the better. I assume a cable to external battery can is a fact of life, but not desirable.
Ideas, suggestion and/or condemnation welcome.
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