"What a fabulous light the TruColor HS is . I have just been working with it in Africa on a film called ‘Half of a yellow sun’. The most impressive thing about it is how small it is against the output you get . It’s like having 1.2K HMI but smaller than the size of a 2ft 4bank kinoflo! So perfect for travelling . It is soft and directional with the egg crate provided. What was so surprising is that against the harsh Nigerian sun it worked very well in car interiors when we put it on the bonnet mount and even on exteriors to lift the very dark complexions of the Nigerians . It is a very versatile light converts easily from tungsten to daylight and has it’s own dimmer that doesn’t effect the colour temperature . Doesn’t need a lot of power and for us ideal as we were shooting a lot in small rooms on location and was able to use it to continue the daylight through the window so that it would subtly send the light further into the room. It could be hidden easily and doesn’t seem to heat up so great in the searing heat of Africa.
I was very impressed with it and could see lots of other possibilities ....you could for instance have a bank of them side by side and create a pretty big and powerful soft single source light without it taking lots of power or room. I’ll have to try that on my next film... Anyway a great piece of kit to have when you are in a tight spot and needing some soft directional punch out of your light. Well done."
John de Borman BSC
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