Despite FilmGear®’s many exciting innovations in film lighting technologies, filmmakers around the world still trust the dependable workhorses that are the essential building blocks of any lighting package: FilmGear®’s Daylight Fresnels. Even after two decades of near constant use, these reliable lampheads give gaffers the hard light and crisp shadows that they need with the even distribution and familiar convenience that they want. Whether you’re looking to add another set to your ten-ton arsenal or just starting to craft your first two-ton truck, FilmGear®’s End of Year sale has got you covered with 30% OFF on all of our Daylight Fresnels!
When it comes to daylight, HMIs dominate both tungsten and LEDs in terms of powerful yet efficient illuminance. FilmGear®’s Daylight Fresnel lampheads diffract the raw, unrefined output from HMI bulbs to produce a smooth, unblemished wash of light over your subjects. The Fresnel lens hides all of the bulb’s imperfections without hiding its brilliance, which neither LEDs nor tungsten heads will be able to match. While LED spots (like FilmGear®’s Apollo series!) can be amazing for efficient interior shots, none can compare to these miniature suns when you need to light up a whole city block from a Condor.
Unlike other HMI lampheads, the Daylight Fresnel series’ clean light quality can be directly shone onto subjects without any need for PAR lenses, external diffusion, bounces, or any other softener. If you do decide to use your gaffers’ kit, you’ll find that the Daylight Fresnels’ beams are refreshingly easy to cut, shape, and blend with other lights.
Yet another advantage of the Fresnel diffraction lies in its insensitivity to the bulb’s geometry: unlike for faceted PAR lights, where the reflector needs to be optimised for each globe’s shape to get the cleanest output, Daylight Fresnels can comfortably support dual lamps without sacrificing the beam’s smoothness. Despite this difference, all of FilmGear®’s HMIs share the same VEAM connector pin configurations, which means you can get the same variety in lighting setups while keeping fewer lampheads and fewer ballasts on your truck.
If you do need additional ballasts, you can complete the set with a FilmGear® electronic ballast and a head-to-ballast cable at the same 30% discount as the lamphead, which already comes with barndoors! Don’t miss out on getting your hands on FilmGear®’s Daylight Fresnels, the everyday workhorses that bring you a powerful wash of smooth daylight with minimal fuss.
FilmGear® Daylight Fresnel 18/12kW DE
FilmGear® Daylight Fresnel 9/6kW SE
FilmGear® Daylight Fresnel 4/2.5kW SE
FilmGear® Daylight Fresnel 1.8/1.2kW SE
Call us at 323.780.8880 or email us at sales@filmgearusa.com to order yours today!