Film makers, Video lights?

Antwan

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So, Film makers...

How do you choose to light your underground films?

I have just purchased a rotolight neo for above ground stills and looking at the film SFX modes I am curious as to what you use underground, how well it translates to taking stills and anything that should work but does not if that makes sense?

I am a predominantly flash person underground but technology does move on and I have seen from Duncan's stills what you can achieve from 'builders spots' and the Neo's small size and colour adjustments has got me in a contemplative mood.
 

Caver Keith

Active member
We use a Scurion caving lights. Four of us have either 1300 or 1500 lumen models and I also have Fenix FD 40 1000 lumen focusable torches.
Both the Scurions and the torches have a range of power settings and can be used to give spot lighting or floods.
We can light most passages adequately. It's only the really big stuff that causes problems.
The Scurions and the torches seem to give a good whitish light.
 

ZombieCake

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I've just bought a couple of Lume Cubes about a week or so ago, very bright and waterproof too.  https://www.lumecube.com Only used them filming bands in a dark pub so far but they are very bright (c. 1500 lumens) and easily get an hour or so on c. 1/2/ power.
Also use Manfrotto Lumiemuse https://www.manfrotto.co.uk/lumimuse-led-lights 6 and 8 LED ones.  Again very bright but not waterproof.  The manfrotto gels / filters sets are quite useful.  They also fit LumeCubes by attaching with gaffa tape.  Lume Cube filters are a rip off as you need to buy the ?55 adaptor!
 

ZombieCake

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Also should add I use one of these most of the time, with everything switched to silent & manual focus so it's a bit of a stealth camera: https://www.35mmc.com/08/04/2017/leica-d-lux-109/ mainly 'cos of the fast 24mm equiv f1.7 lens and the sheer convenience over a DSLR or even my beloved Pen-F.  Be nice if you could dunk in water though...
 

footleg

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