Big Ass Light Test at EVS
By: Chris Collins
We decided to gather as many edison plug film lights and put them against one another. We tested tungsten lights, LEDs, HMIs, and flourescents. We kept it simple: we lit our subject, Simone, with each light without any diffusion and through a 2×3 silk. Everything took place inside a 12×12 black duvatyne tent. Everything was shot on a Sony Fs100 with Metabones adapter and Zeiss ZE 35mm. Take a look at the results…
What to watch for:
-Spread: We tested each spot/flood light at full flood and we used the wide lens for any light with a set of lenses. We aimed the light directly at Simone’s face. Take a look at how the light’s throw falls on the rose. Spottier lights will result in the rose being underexposed.
-Shadows: Take a look at how each light looks on its own and how it punches through the 2×3 silk. We placed the silk so that the light would spread to fill its full 2ft width. Check out the shadows on the black backdrop and the hotspots on Simone’s cheekbones.
-Color Temperature: While there is some variation in every light, the type of globe plays a major part in the color of the light. The LEDs tend to run more green while HMIs tend to more acurately represent the quality of sunlight. We set the camera’s color temperature to the Kelvin scale of the light (3200K or 5600K), but look for hints of orange, green and magenta.
-Punch: Take a look at the f-stop each light came in at. There is a list of camera settings and a link for each light below. Keep in mind that the lights packing more of a punch can easily be bounced for a softer feel.
Camera Settings
ISO: 800
Picture Profile: Off
180 Shutter, 24fps
F-stop: As metered
Light is 6’10” away from subject’s face
Any light that would not expose at 800 ISO f1.4 through silk was omitted from the test
Lights:
Arri LED (5600) f3.5 SILK f1.7
Arri 300 Full Flood (3200) f6.3 SILK f3.5
Arri 650 Full Flood (3200) f11 SILK f5.6
Arri 1k Open Face Full Flood (3200) f13 SILK f7.1
Arri L7-C (5600) f10 SILK f5
Rotolight Anova 2 (5600) f3.5 SILK f2
Joker 400 Wide Lens (5600) f13+N6 SILK f6.3+N6
Joker 800 Wide Lens (5600) f13+N9 SILK f5+N9
Joker 1600 Wide Lens (5600) f16+N1.2 SILK f6.3+N1.2
Hive Wasp Plasma Par 300 Wide Lens (5600) f9+N6 SILK f4.5+N6
Lowel Rifa 500 w Chimera (3200) f5.6 SILK f4
Lowel Blender LED (5600) f4 SILK f1.4
Nila Light (5600) f13 SILK f4.5
Mole Inbetweenie 200 FULL SPOT (3200) f5 SILK f1.6
Mole Betweenie 300 FULL FLOOD (3200) f7.1 SILK f3.2
Mole Tweenie 650 FULL FLOOD (3200) f9 SILK f5
Mole Mickey 1k FULL FLOOD (3200) f11 SILK f6.3
Mole Daylight Par 800 WIDE LENS (5600) f14+N6 SILK f7.1+N6
Mole LED Tungsten (3200) f3.5 SILK f2.2
Film Gear 2×4 bank (3200) f4 SILK f2.5
Film Gear 4×4 bank (5600) f8 SILK f5.6
Lite Panels 1×1 Bi Color (5600) f5 SILK f2.5
Lite Panels Sola 4 Full Flood (5600) f2.8 SILK f1.6
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