Robert PLEASE keep up your excellent work for your channel. I´m serious right know...your content is by far the most teaching and insightful. at least for me. Compact, entertaining and without fluff or bs! Thank you
Nice piece. I also do these kind of interviews and was wondering about the Quasar fixtures over a high-powered COB LED like the Aputure 300d. To me, the latter is more versatile, but needs to softened for almost every interview. The Kino style fixtures are soft to start, but also take up a lot more space in the truck. Tough decisions for a one-man-band.
Thank you for this detailed breakdown! Currently looking at interview lighting setups and I'm very impressed by the versatility of the Quasars, in all kinds of lighting. Bravo! JM ~Matt. 11:28-30
Do I see an Aputure LS-1C floating around in the background at 0:53? Also, what kind of collapsible bounce is that? Thanks for sharing your breadth of knowledge!
Quasar Science can modify the housing. There's no need for the reflector inside the Kino fixture when using Quasar tubes so there's extra space when you remove it.
Hye Robert, love the channel have been following you since it launched, not even sure how I came across it! Quick question the housing. I am looking at the kino flo fixture housing on bh, but I am not sure how the lights actually mount in there with the correct connectors. Could you share some links to the housing you bought, as well as any notes on how you fit the fix bulbs in the housing? Thanks in advance!
Hey Fergus, I'm watching this video now and I had the exact same question! Robert replied to a similar question below and it looks like he got it modified by Quasar science.
Oooh! Noob question! Why do you expose for the background first? Is this a standard practice? Why not expose when everything is already lit? Thanks for this great video
You can't change the amount of light in the background, so exposing for the background gives you a specific quantity to aim for. It also ensures you're capturing detail within your camera's dynamic range.
Can you run these lights with some of the bulbs removed (for example, taking out two to use in the background), or would that leave exposed wires or something else undesirable or dangerous?
Nice video, have you found any way to run the quasar science tubes off batteries? I have 2 4Banks with quasar science tubes and its been a real struggle to find a simple battery powered solution.
I have a Paul C Buff Vagabond Mini Lithium battery inverter. It generates AC power and will power a few Quasar Science LED tubes. The unit costs around $250, and is really portable. That's how I am able to run the Quasar Science LED tubes on battery power.
Do you know what the plate-ballhead-arm combination at 0:33 is called? And maybe where to get it? I'd like to buy it. Thanks for this helpful video, BTW!
Wondering what type of bounce/diffusion you were using? Just picked up 4 quasars and the quasar plate and am looking to expand my lighting kit in terms of diffusion/modifiers. Thanks!
For these interviews, I used the bare tubes within the Kino shell. If I want to add further diffusion, I’ll sometimes add a roll of full grid to soften up the source.
Yeah they are soft, but NOT on the eyes of your subject. I recommend always putting some diffusion as close to subject as possible so they don't feel like they're under the lights. Very important to get out of the tech mindset and think about your talent's experience.
@@robchado indeed! But it’s still relevant info for anyone stumbling upon this bid when looking at Quasars (ended up recommended to me). Not a knock on you and your development as a DP Robert! But valuable advice for the new shooters.
