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Heavy-duty, a lightweight, soft source with high output using only 3 15A Edison plugs.

3 Edison Plugs
6kW Total Output
Chimera mounts directly to the fixture without the need for speeding.

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Barger Baglite 6kW 6-Light System Kit

Briese

 creates a nice soft light while still being more vigorous than the “Beauty Reflector” Focus 77. With the Focus 100, you can sift out details, animate surfaces, or accentuate wrinkles in weathered faces. Good for atmospheric close-ups and also for shots from medium distances. The Focus 100 reflector stands for true brilliance in the portrait sector. Its large aperture range ensures flexibility during the entire shoot. The Focus 100 is not only admired for close-ups but also for its extreme practicality in the field of stills and food.

The patented Briese Focus system features a light source situated on a movable axis in the center of the reflector. The lamp head, focusing tube (spacer), and light source form a straight line. By focusing the unit, the beam angle and the spread of light can be changed sequentially. When the lamp head is extended (spot position), there is a narrower beam angle with a highly intense, strongly defined illumination. If the lamp head is retracted (flood position), there is a wider beam angle which creates diffuse, very evenly spread illumination. There is an infinite range of adjustability between these two positions, whereby the luminance remains consistent, achieving a light efficiency far beyond that reached by conventional lighting engineering.

Briese Focus Stand Mount with Comfort Lever

Briese 300 Hz Electronic Ballast (1000 Hz High-Speed Ballast available upon request)

Briese Focus 100 1.2K HMI Kit

Briese Focus 100 2.5K HMI Kit

Briese Focus Stand Mount w/ Comfort Lever

Briese Focus 100 2K Tungsten Kit

 provides a detailed and crisp light that can sift out details, animate surfaces, or accentuate wrinkles in weathered faces. Good for atmospheric close-ups but also good for shots from medium distances. The Focus 140 provides a great range of lighting between “Spot” and “Flood”: hard, soft, and everything that’s in between. Good for portraits but also for group shots and whenever space is of no relevance. His Inventor H.W. Briese, says of this reflector: “If you have it, you’ll never lose.” The Focus 140 is often described as an all-around reflector. With a manageable size of 140cm and its vast range of lighting, it represents genuine flexibility.

Briese Focus 140 1.2K HMI Kit

Briese Focus 140 2.5K HMI Kit

 provides a detailed and crisp light that can sift out details, animate surfaces, or accentuate wrinkles in weathered faces. Good for atmospheric close-ups but also good for shots from medium distances. The Focus 140 provides a great range of lighting between “Spot” and “Flood”: hard, soft, and everything that’s in between. Good for portraits but also for group shots and whenever space is of no relevance. His Inventor H.W. Briese, says of this reflector: “If you have it, you’ll never lose.”

The Focus 140 is often described as an all-around reflector. With a manageable size of 140cm and its vast range of lighting it represents genuine flexibility. The patented Briese Focus system features a light source situated on a movable axis in the center of the reflector. The lamp head, focusing tube (spacer), and light source form a straight line. By focusing the unit, the beam angle and the spread of light can be changed sequentially. When the lamp head is extended (spot position), there is a narrower beam angle with a highly intense, strongly defined illumination. If the lamp head is retracted (flood position), there is a wider beam angle which creates diffuse, very evenly spread illumination. There is an infinite range of adjustability between these two positions, whereby the luminance remains consistent, achieving a light efficiency far beyond that reached by conventional lighting engineering.

5K Lamp Head can be configured to terminate with 60A 110V Paddle for a maximum output of 3400W (please indicate when ordering); the default configuration is 100A 230V for maximum output of 5000W.

Briese H5 Tungsten Lamp Head 5000W (Requires 230V Connection)**

3 Wire Cam-Lok to 100A 230V Bates Female (230V Snakebite)

**H5 Lamp can be configured with 60A 110V Paddle but maximum output is 3400W (Please specify in the notes field when ordering); default is 100A 230V Paddle with Snakebite Option.

Briese Focus 140 5k Tungsten Kit

 makes the Briese principle obvious. Fully focused, it creates dramatic lighting with multiple screen differences between the center and the edge of the picture, almost like day and night. Perfect for strong accentuation. With just one setup, you can create various lighting moods. Those characteristics and its versatility make the Focus 180 a favorite among photographers and cinematographers. The Focus 180 Reflector was designed with the professional user in mind: perfect illumination, attention to the physical properties of digital capture recording systems, and the use of modern materials (e.g., carbon fiber).

Briese Focus 180 2.5K HMI Kit

Briese Focus 180 4K HMI Kit

 makes the Briese principle obvious. Fully focused, it creates dramatic lighting with multiple screen differences between the center and the edge of the picture, almost like day and night. Perfect for strong accentuation. With just one setup, you can create various lighting moods. Those characteristics and its versatility make the Focus 180 a favorite among photographers and cinematographers.

 5K Lamp Head can be configured to terminate with 60A 110V Paddle for a maximum output of 3400W (please indicate when ordering); the default configuration is 100A 230V for maximum output of 5000W.

Briese Focus 180 5k Tungsten Kit

 is a key light for ultra-smooth harmonic progressions. Due to its soft reflective reflector coatings, it covers up some errors in the makeup and smoothes out wrinkles without appearing flat. That makes the Focus 77 one of the most popular beauty and close-up lights in photographic and film studios worldwide!

Briese Focus 77 2.5k HMI Kit

Briese Focus 77 2k Tungsten Kit

Briese Focus 77. 1.2k HMI Kit

 accepts both the popular 2-pin lamps up to 650 Watts (with its protective glass dome), as well as Mogul and medium base household bulbs up to 1000 Watts (with adapters).
This Triolet model comes with an Octaplus Speed Ring, which enables you to quickly mount and dismount your octagonal, rectangular, or strip-shaped heat-resistant softbox. This is a fixture designed for use with 120 Volts of AC current. It has a USA-grounded plug and an in-line switch. It has an Octaplus Speed Ring Adapter for use with any shape heat-resistant softbox.

: Compatible with Light Banks, Lanterns, or without a modifier for a bare-bulb light effect.

: May be used with a Chimera Octabank, Lantern, or VideoPro series softbox.

: Comes equipped with the Chimera Single Axis Stand Adapter, which allows tilt and swivel of the fixture.

2 x 1000W Mogul Base Lamp (available upon request)

2 x 500w Mogul Base Lamp (available upon request)

Chimera Triolet Kit

K5600

 parabolic reflector is the smallest in a line of large reflectors that can transform your Joker into an even, focusable light with the unique highlighting and wrapping abilities of other comparable lights. The Kurve is an easy-to-open multi-cam system that only requires a push and a turn to lock. The H/T Focus Tube is specifically designed to work as a giant pin extender for any Joker 800 or 1600 on the market. This kit also comes with a hollow Alternate Focus Tube to mount whatever fixture you’d like on its baby pin and run its cable through the interior. Each of the differently sized models allows for the Kurve’s unique light quality to provide a distinct light over a large area with excellent shadows absent of any aberrations.

K5600 Kurve 2 Focus Tube for Joker (800 &1600)

K5600 Kurve 2 Focus Tube for Joker (800 & 1600)

K5600 Kurve 3 Focus Tube for Joker (800 &1600)

K5600 Kurve 3 Focus Tube for Joker (800 & 1600)

K5600 Kurve 4.5 Focus Tube for Joker (800 &1600)

K5600 Kurve 4.5 Focus Tube for Joker (800 & 1600)

K5600 Kurve 6 Focus Tube for Joker (800 &1600)

K5600 Kurve 6 Focus Tube for Joker (800 & 1600)

Kino Flo

 was designed as a soft light source that could be plugged into the wall on location. With its narrow profile and size, the Single could approximate the quality of light from bounced sources without losing set space. The first thing to note about the Single System is that it consists of four components: Single Fixture, Mounting Plate, Ballast, and Extension Cable. It was designed in this manner to allow the greatest flexibility when working on film production where the gaffer and DP are constantly being challenged to light unique locations and problem-solve at a moment’s notice.

Kino Flo 2′ x 1 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

2 x Kino Flo 2′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

2 x Kino Flo 2′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 2′ X 1-Bank System

Kino Flo 2′ x 2 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

3 x Kino Flo 2′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

3 x Kino Flo 2′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 2′ X 2-Bank System

 was designed as a soft light source that could be plugged into the wall on location. With its narrow profile and size, the 4-Bank could approximate the quality of light from bounced sources without losing set space. The first thing to note about the 4-Bank System is that it consists of four components: 4-Bank Fixture, Mounting Plate, Ballast, and Extension Cable. It was designed in this manner to allow the greatest flexibility when working on film production where the gaffer and DP are constantly being challenged to light unique locations and problem-solve at a moment’s notice.

Kino Flo 2′ x 4 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

5 x Kino Flo 2′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

5 x Kino Flo 2′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 2′ X 4-Bank System

The Single portable lighting system comes in a slender package but delivers ample light for challenging spaces such as set practicals or automobile interiors. The 

Kino Flo 4′ x 1 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

2 x Kino Flo 4′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

2 x Kino Flo 4′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 4′ X 1-Bank System

Great for key lighting and fill, the 4ft Double is one of the most versatile products in the Kino Flo product range and was one of the first products developed by Kino Flo more than 25 years ago. The 

Kino Flo 4′ x 2 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

3 x Kino Flo 4′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

3 x Kino Flo 4′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 4′ X 2-Bank System

 portable lighting systems have changed the way professionals light everything from feature films to television productions to video and still photography. The 4Bank is similar to a 1,000 Watt softlight, but uses 1/2 the power. Color temperature doesn’t shift when the light levels change. Lamps are long-lived and operate outside the fixture. The fixtures are lightweight enough to tape to a wall. From lighting close-ups in a restaurant location to lighting large blue and green screens, the 4ft 4Bank is the most versatile product in the Kino Flo product range and was the first product developed by Kino Flo more than 25 years ago.

Kino Flo 4′ x 4 Bank Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

5 x Kino Flo 4′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

5 x Kino Flo 4′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 4′ X 4-Bank System

 Complete Fixture is the basic unit for the manual control Mega platform that includes individual lamp selection and high output switching. Cool to the touch and light enough to be hand-held or attached to a wall, this fixture uses high output fluorescent lamps that provide coverage of large areas with a soft light in daylight, tungsten or custom color. This 4-tube fluorescent fixture has built-in barndoors and does not include ballast, cables, fluorescent tubes, or mount.

 73.25 x 12 x 3.5″ (Closed) / 186 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm

Kino Flo 8′ Mega 4-Bank Kit

 portable lighting systems are ideal for practical lighting in large areas such as warehouses or supermarkets where they can reproduce natural ambient light. The first thing to note about the Mega Double System is that it consists of four components: Mega Double Fixture, Mounting Plate, Ballast, and Extension Cable. It was designed in this manner to allow the greatest flexibility when working on film production where the gaffer and DP are constantly being challenged to light unique locations and problem-solve at a moment’s notice. Sometimes size does matter, so Kino Flo introduced a larger version of its popular 2ft, and 4ft Select Double lighting systems. The new line is called Mega, as opposed to Select, and uses 8ft T-12 bi-pin Lamps. The Mega series gives broader coverage to large areas, especially when using silks, backlighting photographic panels, or building soft boxes to light automobiles or other large objects. Even though it is a large source, the Mega Double 8ft system only draws 3.7 Amps at 120vac and can plug into any wall socket on location. With its narrow profile, the Mega Double can approximate the quality of light from bounced sources and create a tremendous amount of “wrap.”

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Double Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Double 25′ Header Cable

3 x Kino Flo 8′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

3 x Kino Flo 8′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Double Kit

8ft Mega Single Portable Lighting Systems

 can be seen most often as built-in set design lights for feature films, commercial production, and music videos. The first thing to note about the Mega Single System is that it consists of four components: Mega Single Fixture, Mounting Plate, Ballast, and Extension Cable. It was designed in this manner to allow the greatest flexibility when working on film production where the gaffer and DP are constantly being challenged to light unique locations and problem-solve at a moment’s notice. Sometimes size does matter, so Kino Flo introduced a larger version of its popular 2ft, and 4ft Select Single lighting systems. The new line is called Mega, as opposed to Select, and uses 8ft T-12 bi-pin Lamps. The Mega series gives broader coverage to large areas, especially when using silks, backlighting photographic panels, or building soft boxes to light automobiles or other large objects. Even though it is a large source, the Mega Single 8ft system only draws 2.2 Amps at 120vac and can plug into any wall socket on location. With its narrow profile, the Mega Single can approximate the quality of light from bounced sources and create a tremendous amount of “wrap.”

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Single Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Single 25′ Header Cable

2 x Kino Flo 8′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

2 x Kino Flo 8′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo 8′ Mega Single Kit

 series has become the industry’s most popular professional cool lighting fixtures for video location work. The Diva-Lite 400 portable soft lights boast the company’s trademark modular fixture designs with full-range dimming, switching, and remote control features. All Diva-Lites have an onboard dimmable ballast and can go from nighttime to daytime interiors by switching True Match® tungsten for daylight-quality lamps. It’s like having two set-ups in one!

The Diva-Lite is a soft light source ideally suited for Television or Film documentary shooting styles. The unit provides a broad, soft, and diffused light. As a cosmetic light source, they are ideal for news presenters reporting from locations around the world. Their compact size and rugged, lightweight nature make them well-suited for travel. The Diva-Lite puts out a broad, soft wash of light. The drop-off is like the light off of a bounce card. For this reason, it is most effective in close proximity to the subject. By being close, the light is softer and easily controlled with the built-in barndoors and detachable louvers. This instrument is proving to be very popular for interviews. It is small enough to travel easily. It is light enough to rig onto lighting stands or onto grip arms. An interview can be done with as little as a single Diva-Lite and a bounce card. Diva-Lites operate on Kino Flo True Match 55W compact fluorescent lamps. Light level control is established through an onboard dimmer as well as by 2 and 4-lamp switching. An in-line power switch controls the power. Louvers provide control over the spread of the light.

Kino Flo Diva-Lite 400 (built-in ballast) Fixture with Reflector, Gel Frame, Silver Louver & Flozier

5 x Kino Flo Compact 55W Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

5 x Kino Flo Compact 55W Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo Diva-Lite 400 Kit

 is a hybrid Kino Flo, a 4′ x 8 bank fixture to put it simply. The Flathead 80 system was designed to be compatible with the popular 4ft 4Bank components. In some situations, more light was required, and users were stacking 2 x 4ft 4Banks. The initial concept for the Flathead 80 was to make it out of plastic like the 4ft 4Bank, but because of its size, the final design called for a metal wrapper. Its design adds flexibility and versatility to the popular 4Bank portable system with the outsized soft light quality you’d expect from a large fixture like the Image 85. It can be hand-held, mounted on a light stand, or hoisted from rigging points to work as a cool, energy-efficient coop light. The Flathead 80 system was designed as a soft light source that can be plugged into the wall on location. With its narrow profile and size, the Flathead 80 can approximate the quality of light from bounced sources without losing set space.

Kino Flo Flathead 80 Fixture with Reflector, Gel Frame & Louver

10 x Kino Flo 4′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

10 x Kino Flo 4′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo Flathead 80 Kit

 fixture’s large soft light coverage and its small energy footprint, combined with the ease of rigging compared to tungsten lighting sources, makes it the darling of motion picture and television visual effects designers. The Image line of soft lights is a very popular Kino Flo studio option for film, TV broadcast, video, and photo set lighting—especially the Image 85 fixture series. The Image 85 fixture produces a soft, shadowless display of daylight or tungsten-quality light that can be controlled without dramatic shifts in color. It’s similar to the Flathead 80 (4′ x 8 bank) but with built-in ballast with controls on the back of the light or via a DMX board.

Kino Flo Image 85 DMX (built-in ballast) Fixture with Reflector, Gel Frame & Louver

Kino Flo Image 85 Yoke Mount with Junior Pin

Kino Flo Image 85 DMX Kit

 sometimes called a “car kit,” can be found most often lighting nighttime car interiors and other small areas. However, over the years, the Mini-Flo’s unique lightweight and color control features have endeared it to video and broadcast lighting designers as a cool, efficient chin light for speakers at a podium or news anchors in a TV studio. The Mini-Flo System comes with two dimmable ballasts and two 9″ fixtures, as well as mounts, extensions, power adapters, and a car adapter!

The fixture includes Louver and removable Harness

The same fixture takes daylight and tungsten lamps

Light enough to tape to the car dashboard

The fixture or Lamp w/ Harness runs up to 48ft (15m) (4 x 12ft Cables) from Ballast

2 x Kino Flo MiniFlo 9″ Fixture with Harness, Reflector & Louver

2 x Kino Flo MiniFlo Ballast w/ Power Supply & AC Cord

Kino Flo MiniFlo Alligator Clip Adapter to Dual Twistlock

4 x Kino Flo MiniFlo F6/T5 Daylight (5500°K) Lamps

4 x Kino Flo MiniFlo F6/T5 Tungsten (2900°K) Lamps

Kino Flo Mini-Flo System 9″ Fixture (2-Light Kit)

 fixtures display about the same amount of soft light as a 2,000 Watt tungsten light, respectively. But ParaBeams only use 1/4th as much power! The soft beam can actually be focused for a wide variety of set lighting looks, from lighting four people across a news desk to spotting down to a single subject.

The ParaBeam is a directional soft light ideally suited for today’s rigorous demands for high-quality, color-correct, cool lighting for HD television. With the introduction of HD broadcasts, it has become highly evident that the quality of light is more critical than ever. Every imperfection and detail of camera talent is now up for scrutiny. Traditional hard light can exaggerate those textural details. Soft light can subdue those same textures and render a more cosmetic appearance. The ParaBeams afford lighting designers the necessary light control required for a studio environment. The lamps are dimmable from 100% to 5% as well as switchable (turning on/off two lamps at a time) from a lighting board through DMX. The instrument can be tilted and panned as well as rotated to take full advantage of the lateral beam.

Kino Flo Parabeam 400 DMX Fixture with Reflector, Gel Frame & Silver Louver

5 x Kino Flo Compact 55wW Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

Kino Flo ParaBeam 400 DMX Kit

 changes the way our industry lights film and television studios. A VistaBeam 600, for example, delivers the equivalent of a 4,000 Watt Softlight but uses only 9.1 Amps (120VAC) of power. Kino Flo designed the VistaBeam series to be a lightweight alternative to conventional studio soft lights such as “chicken coops” and “space lights.” VistaBeams also do a better job of illuminating interior and exterior sets with daylight quality light than HMI’s punching through fabric diffusion boxes. Fitted with narrow-spectrum blue or green visual effects lamps, VistaBeams are ideal for composite screen lighting applications.

 41.5 x 15.5 x 44″ @ 140lbs (on wheels)

Kino Flo Vistabeam 600 DMX (built-in ballast) Fixture with Reflector

Kino Flo Vistabeam 600 90° Honeycomb Louver

Kino Flo Vistabeam 600 Jr. Pin Stand Adapter

8 x Kino Flo Compact 96W Daylight Twin Lamps (5500°K)

8 x Kino Flo Compact 96W Tungsten Twin Lamps (3200°K)

Kino Flo VistaBeam 600 DMX Kit

 is a ten-lamp fixture operated by a built-in ballast. The ballast is flicker-free at any camera speed or shutter angle with controls to power ten to five lamps at high output. As a comparison, one fixture can put out as much light as a 2.5K HMI fresnel bounced off a white foam core. The Wall-O-Lite is as flexible and easy to manipulate as a bounce card on a grip stand. In tight locations, its narrow profile allows it to be backed up to a wall with a minimal loss of set space. It can be mounted on a junior stand or hung from a pipe. Instead of a traditional yoke, it is designed with a center-mounted arm that allows you to spin or angle the fixture in any position. Fixtures can be combined side by side to form a large “seamless” light source. A removable accessory frame holds a gel frame and louver. The louver attachment controls the spread and direction of the light. The Wall-O-Lite is ideal for illuminating large cycs or for front-lighting blue/green screens and Chromakey areas. It spreads a broad, even light that is hard to duplicate with conventional HMI or quartz sources.

Kino Flo Wall-O-Lite 85 DMX (built-in ballast) Fixture with Reflector, Gel Frame, Accessory Frame & Louver

12 x Kino Flo 4′ Daylight Lamps (5500°K)

12 x Kino Flo 4′ Tungsten Lamps (3200°K)

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BARGER BAGLITE 6KW 6-LIGHT SYSTEM KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 100 1.2K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 100 2.5K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 100 2K TUNGSTEN KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 140 1.2K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 140 2.5K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 140 5K TUNGSTEN KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 180 2.5K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 180 4K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 180 5K TUNGSTEN KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 77 2.5K HMI KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 77 2K TUNGSTEN KIT

BRIESE FOCUS 77. 1.2K HMI KIT

CHIMERA TRIOLET KIT

K5600 KURVE 2 FOCUS TUBE FOR JOKER (800 & 1600)

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