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I saw the lights at DEMA and posted a message about them in January. Topolovic made tewo sets of 200 watt portable HMI lights for me using Deep Sea Power and Light's HMI light head and L&M's 12 V (2) and 6V (1) batteries with the German ballast repackaged for underwater use. The three batteries and ballast fit on a waist belt (25 lbs) and are cabled to the head via 4 or 7 foot cables. Light out put is equivalent to around 1200 watts tungsten and burn full out for 45 min. He only built the two and I own them both. They are the only portable HMI's that can be carried by the cameraman. They have been used to light stills, video and cine. The light head is scrimmed to do away with a hot center and you lose one stop. At four feet, ASA 100 = f8. Topolovic was going to build a 50 watt HMIs for video (= about 350 watts tungsten) but they would still be expensive, relatively speaking. The HID light that they are releasing is a good compromise for brightness/watt, weight/geometry and price. Topolovic is a brilliant, forward thinking engineering and L&M products reflect that and are good. Rod On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Peter N.R. Heseltine wrote: > > So the HID is on the horizon, if the auto industry gets into the picture > the price of the lamps should come down and they may well be OK to dive > to 100' or so, off the shelf. Rod Farb, did you ever get to use one of > the L&M HIDs? > > -ph > > > >
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