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Topic: Lamps

*QUITE URGENT*

I know that people will have already made topics to get the best lamps but I don't have the time to search through the site to look for them.

I'm wondering what the best lamps are to use. I'm going out to get some tomorrow morning, so if I could just get an idea of the best type of lamps, that would be great.

I'm wondering what the difference is between daylight, halogen, fluorescent and LED lights.

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Re: Lamps

I too am looking for some lamps. I found these: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p … K+LAMP.htm , but Im not sure what colour light they produce(is white light better than yellow light?)

EDIT: I'm ot trying to hijack this thread btw.

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Yeah I've heard halogens are good...

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Re: Lamps

I got mine from IKEA they work really well and are really cheap. Not sure if you have an IDEA near where you live but I got these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20370383

The light bulbs I use are great. They are a special type of LEDs that give off a pure white light perfect for filming. They also do not get hot which I really like because it keeps my room cooler and does not melt my Lego Bricks (or my camera like my one friend did with his halogen lights). They also last way longer then normal light bulbs. My robots team sells them online and they can be purchused here: http://www.teampyrotech.org/?page_id=1094  Sorry if this seem like a sales pitch but I REALLY like my new light bulbs.

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I use Daylight Fluorescent bulbs that I got from Lowe's.
LEDs would also work, thought I haven't tried them yet.
As for the actual lamps, I just pick them up at garage sales.

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I think I will get a similar lamp to what Aquamorph suggested, but what's the best bulbs to use?

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Full-spectrum/white light bulbs, whatever you want to call it. I used to use yellow light bulbs and I got black lines across the screen. Now, I use white light bulbs and the lines are gone!

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minifig051 wrote:

Full-spectrum/white light bulbs, whatever you want to call it. I used to use yellow light bulbs and I got black lines across the screen. Now, I use white light bulbs and the lines are gone!

Would led bulbs work?

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Aero_Studios wrote:
minifig051 wrote:

Full-spectrum/white light bulbs, whatever you want to call it. I used to use yellow light bulbs and I got black lines across the screen. Now, I use white light bulbs and the lines are gone!

Would led bulbs work?

I use these and they work great!!! http://www.teampyrotech.org/?page_id=1094 Here is what they look like in a film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3BCi1eGI4U

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I got the '40W E27 Golf Ball' light bulbs for the lamp, looks good.

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I use two desk lamps. The first is bigger than the second. They both are 60 watts. Looks nice, I think. mini/smile

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I use 3 lamps, two from IKEA and one from LUXO. The IKEA ones are 7 watts and 11 watts (power saving bulbs), the LUXO lamp is 13 watts.

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Re: Lamps

TheLegoCammster7 wrote:

*QUITE URGENT*

I know that people will have already made topics to get the best lamps but I don't have the time to search through the site to look for them.

Search Google for a theatre lighting store near you. They have the best lights, try and get cool ones I guess.

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I know you have already bought them...But I have one LED light and 2 yellow lights. With the certain white balance the lighting works well, and balances evenly!
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