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 Liska
 
Location: Western Massachusetts
Gender: Female
 |  | Lighting really dark places
< on 4/26/2010 12:18 PM >
|  | | | OKay, so I'll be heading out to a place next weekend where i'll need 2-3 spotlights to carry with me, as the downstairs of this place is pretty dark and even a 30 second exposure (which normally works) isn't enough. My budget is limited, but was wondering if anyone could recommend any battery powered (I can't carry a lot of equipment with me, they have to go into a duffle bag of some sort) spot lights I can bring with, if you have any sample photos too, that would be awesome.
Thanks! 
Edit: I don't need anything really high powered, just enough for some fill light.
[last edit 4/26/2010 1:00 PM by Liska - edited 1 times]
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aurelie
    
Location: pacific northwest
Gender: Female
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| |  | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 1 on 4/26/2010 2:31 PM >
| | | | You should take this question to the flashlights, torches and light painting forum. ;)
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AnAppleSnail
Location: Charlotte, NC
Gender: Male
ALL the flashlights!
| |  | | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 2 on 4/26/2010 2:39 PM >
| | | | Home Depot and other tool stores will have the Black and Decker V-2million spotlight. When you get it you'll want to cycle the battery. This maximizes its life once you go 'sploring with it. Do the long initial charge, then run it until it's dim. Fully charge and repeat a few times, it'll be good for about half an hour. This spotlight is a small ('only' a few pounds) 12v lead-acid battery and a car headlamp bulb. It's bright as crap - I've done drain groupshots:
F/5 at 3 seconds, iso 80
This spotlight is pretty damn bright, and it's about $30.
Some Wal Marts sell the Stanley HID spotlight. It has about twice the apparent output of the B&D light, so it's really about 4x the brightness. As a HID bulb, it doesn't like to flick off and on; you generally want to do long solid burns. This is a very focused spotlight, so you'll want to diffuse it - or else your lightpainting won't be smooth. Cut a circle out of a soda bottle side and scuff it with sandpaper, experiment to get even light. This is another sealed lead-acid (SLA) battery, so you'll want to cycle it a few times to get its life back up after in-store storage. This is a really damn bright light.
We can help you more at FTLP. The megaspots are the biggest lights at the low price point. Any LED that bright will be a few hundred, and most other HID spots are at least $200. I like the black & decker, but it cries out for a DIY shoulder strap.
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Liska
Location: Western Massachusetts
Gender: Female
| | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 3 on 4/26/2010 2:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by aurelie
You should take this question to the flashlights, torches and light painting forum. ;)
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There's a forum ? I had no idea there's a forum for that. Augh! :x I'll have to go back and look 
AppleSnail- thanks so much! That's helpful. I want something to make do like sunlight, so i'm just going to focus it in one spot(s) instead of trying to light paint with it. I'll probably be using them for 3-4 hours at one point so i can experiment before the bldg gets sealed off again, or i guess until they go out on me
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AnAppleSnail
Location: Charlotte, NC
Gender: Male
ALL the flashlights!
| | | | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 4 on 4/26/2010 4:13 PM >
| | | | Posted by Liska
There's a forum ? I had no idea there's a forum for that. Augh! :x I'll have to go back and look
AppleSnail- thanks so much! That's helpful. I want something to make do like sunlight, so i'm just going to focus it in one spot(s) instead of trying to light paint with it. I'll probably be using them for 3-4 hours at one point so i can experiment before the bldg gets sealed off again, or i guess until they go out on me
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If you like electronics, lug a car battery in for power, grab a reflector from somewhere and wire a car headlamp bulb in. That'll go for hours lol.
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cr400
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 5 on 4/26/2010 4:18 PM >
| | | | A couple of really good guy's that are friends of mine, WEKurtz, and Gr8Fuzy1.
Are in your area.
If you got to know them, they would probably do some location sharing or swapping with you and your boyfriend.
Though I don't how far apart ya'll are?
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Ophie
| | | Re: Lighting really dark places
<Reply # 6 on 4/26/2010 4:21 PM >
| | | | Link to the light painting forum:
http://www.uer.ca/...id=1&catid=1000508
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