Now, we want to go over some of our favorite accessories for the Quasar Crossfade’s with you: They’re not too big, so you can have a little kit of four of these instead of packing a much larger Gaffer’s kit. They’re really versatile lights and a lot of fun to use in the studio or out in the field as well. Ash and Christian demoing a Quasar Science LED light Quasar Science Priceį or $275 a pop, they’re a great starter light if you’re looking to build a light kit, and more versatile than a Kino Flo or a 1×1 Litepanel style LED light. They are flicker free, which is super nice too! Especially, if you plan to do any high speed filming. A s far as color rendition, the Quasar Crossfades have a CRI of 95 which is very good and they are really accurate in the testing we’ve done. We tested the 4’ Crossfade tubes in this video, which are bi-color (ranging from 2000 – 6000 kelvin). In addition to the power, they come in different sizes: 1’, 2’, 4’, 6’, and 8’. Check out the Quasar Crossfade Review video above or watch our video How To Film A Car Scene At Night to see them in action! Quasar Crossfade Review: LED Light Sizes & Color Plus they are dimmable so you can adjust and dial in your output. We were using a Kino Flo 4’ 4Bank previously, but now we can use just 1 or 2 of these Quasars for a key light and it’s got plenty of juice. In fact, j ust a single Crossfade is being used to key Ash and Christian in the video! The entire episode above is lit with a single 4′ Quasar LED light! We lit this episode using only 4’ Quasar Crossfade lights. We especially like using them for interviews. So they have a really powerful but soft output. In particular, the nice thing about these tubes is they have 50 watts of power in each tube in the 4’ versions. Quasar Crossfade Review: What’s The Power? Check out the full Quasar Crossfade Review below after you’ve watched the video for more info. Many DPs are actually using these lights in the scene to create unique lighting setups. These lights have become especially popular in music videos and science fiction films. If you’re rigging the light from a stand, you’ll want to take into account any other extra length.Today we’re going to review the Quasar Science Crossfade LED Tube lights or Quasar X-fades as they are called as well. You can use white if you want a little extra output, or black if you really want to cut back on the spill. To begin, get a piece of foam core the length of your light. In this sense, it’s more like a strip of diffusion or gel than a piece of grip equipment. This isn’t as reusable as the pro version, but it’s much cheaper, and you can build and customize them to the light rig you’re working with. One method I’ve found incredibly helpful is making your own light control with foam core. It does a good job controlling spill, letting you get the light where you want it, but spending more than the light on a controlled system is not always possible, especially if you have multiple lights or banks of tubes to control. The industry-standard DOP choice unit for a four-inch tube light is over $200. Light control cases - known as egg crates or grids - are available, but they can be expensive. One downside of this design is that it makes the lights hard to control, illuminating your subject and whatever else is in the general direction. Without this, the individual LEDs would be too harsh and specular. One thing that most tube-style lights share is built-in diffusion, which scatters the light from the line of LEDs over a wide area. They come in slim, no-nonsense versions like the $75 Quasar Daylight T8s, all the way up to the app-controlled RGB Digital Sputnik Voyagers. They’re cheap, versatile, and you can rig them almost anywhere. Tube lights are probably the fastest growing type of fixture on film sets, both big and small. In this tutorial, we’ll go over how to build an inexpensive - and relatively simple - quasar-style light control using foam core.
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