Hi CML, I’m starting to look for good LED fresnel lights. I have a first generation Fiilex kit. It was just ok when I bought it. The lights did not dim to zero. They’ve since corrected that. Not a par

Hi there, I’m sure that this topic has been discussed somewhere already (so if there’s a thread that someone can direct me to, that would be great), but I’m curious to learn more about power and distr

Hi Adam, for all of the UK read 240v 50Hz Plugs used in houses are 90% 13A PER PLUG The supply wiring varies a lot depending on the house, but these sockets are fed on a 32AMax RING MAIN they are not

The Digital Cinema Society has been at work trying to create a web channel dedicated to motion picture lighting. It is part of our website update, which is sadly a bit behind schedule. So, we have dec

Hello CML, Has anyone used an Aputure 600d Pro with a VCLX Block Battery before? I'm filming an interview for a doc in an early 1900s schoolhouse that doesn't have house power or a generator. I'm curi

Hello I'm shooting paparazzi scene with Sony F55. Can I use flash for photography ? Is it working ? Whit phone is it working too ? Thanks

Hi All Recently, I've been working on a stage where it's been necessary to use a combination of film lights and the existing moving lights. Unfortunately, the color emitted from the LEDs are terrible.

Hi everyone I have several practical light sources with E27 LED bulbs. Because they are too bright, I would like to dimm they. Does anyone know a PWM dimmer pack for LED lamps with one or two electric

Hi all, any user experiences with the Source 4 Lustr Series 3? Thinking of purchasing but can't get a demo unit in Toronto. Particularly interested in experiences with high frame rates and flicker/ban

I've been doing some googling with no real results on this topic, so here goes. I have 5 panel lights that are about 7-8 years old. They are preproduction units that never came to market ( long sad st

Hi all, I’m looking to source a new China ball shade that might last more than 5 minutes. Has anyone come across a supplier that makes a robust but but still inexpensive shade? The results from a web

Has anyone used a 10º ETC Source4 lens on a Joker 800 JoLeko with out damage to the lens? Glenn Gaffer Kansas City

Hey! Does anyone know if Intel-A-Jib is still operating? Tried to get in touch via email with them with no response. Does anyone have a phone number for them? Thanks Hallie Liman Liman Video Rental/LV

Mitch Gross writes: “A few weeks back I was asked to present at a CML Zoom session on LED color engines like the Prolycht Hyperlight Color Engine in the Orion 300 FS and why this sort of technology sh

Happy 4th all, Like most of us, I find myself needing to test and evaluate new LED fixtures quite frequently these days. Often I get a demo fixture for only a few days sometimes few weeks (longer if I

Thank you Geoff. I was introduced to CML by Ariel Wollinger when I asked him in 2006 how he had so much information about digital intermediate. I never write around here but still reading everyday and

I want to use a fixture that can be remotely controlled with no color shifting to go on a street lighting pole but be concentrated in 20’-30’ pools, not broad coverage.The fixtures could be mounted as

Unfortunately, SSI also just doesn’t cut it. Curtis Judd compared the Prolycht Orion 300 FS to another light and while the Orion delivered visibly more accurate colors both to eye and in camera respon

CML Zoom on Wednesday 7th July. https://zoom.us/j/94426303343 9am LA, Noon New York, 5pm London, 6pm Amsterdam, 9:30pm in Mumbai Geoff Boyle says farewell after nearly 25 years of running CML. CML has

I hope my cardiologist will let me move my long-scheduled stress test so I can be there… if I can figure out Zoom. (Me, I’d have used Prime…) Jeff “be there or else” Kreines Jeff Kreines Kinetta jeff@