Group Buy: K-FLECT lighting System

[Steve Das]

This video shows the Pani equipment but it gives a good intro to the reflective concept.

At 9:00 there is intro to the reflectors and
at 12:00 Christian Berger uses some some 1ft. reflectors.

But at 20:00 mark they compare night exterior reslut with Panibeam against
a 1200 HMI which looks very dim and an open face 4K PAR which is brighter
but has a hot spot and no foreground/background differentiation.

This makes me wonder of the usefulness of the reflectors without the parallel beam light source.

http://www.christianberger.at/crls/

and some links including Roger Deakins forum thread/post by Berger's gaffer
www.pani.com
PANI-CRLS-Website
Gaffer Report Jakob Ballinger
Roger Deakins CRLS Forum Post by Jakob Ballinger

 

[Bob Gundu]

You're right Steve. For outdoor large coverage, they're a point where you simply need a brighter source to really take advantage of the reflector concept. They did a great job on adapting the Joker to make it really bright and parallel beam. Thats why I think the system really shines indoors with lights that may exist in your kit already.

 

[Steve Das]

...They did a great job on adapting the Joker to make it really bright and parallel beam. Thats why I think the system really shines indoors with lights that may exist in your kit already.

Yes..there is an indoor shot in the video where they use dedo lights and reflect them.

Joker with the parallel beam looks great for night exterior but looks like cost is $10-11k
But perhaps outdoors day exterior is best use of these reflectors since the sun is the ultimate
parallel beam source.

Deakins touches on this in his posts in the thread.
http://www.deakinsonline.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=739#p10253

 

[David Battistella]

Great find Steve,

I remember seeing this a while back. It's good because you get a sense of the system and what can be done with both large and small sources and how precise the light is and what the different a surfaces do. I think that this kind of system really can add a lot of tools for the smaller Indy films and also as a great kit to have almond side regular lighting. You get a goos sense of how a simple 30x30 panel can reflect light onto a large area and how having a series of reflective surfaces can emulate spots, floods, etc.

it's a great technical video and overview.

Battistella

 

[David Battistella]

Just a small reminder that the Group buy ends today.

The response has been quite amazing. I'm glad people have taken advantage of the generous discounts offered.

battistella

 

[Bob Gundu]

Thanks for organizing David. :thumbsup:

 

[David Battistella]

It's been fun.

Hope to see some samples soon of how people use their kits.

Battistella

 

[Bob Gundu]

It's been fun.

Hope per to see some soles soon of how people use their kits.

Battistella

Your crazy spell checker again?

 

[David Battistella]

Your crazy spell checker again?

Shitsticks! Double checked, Shitsticks! is spelled correctly.

Original post edited. Thanks Bob.

Battistella

 

[David Battistella]

Bout a half hour left to go on this Group Buy folks.

It's been a blast!

I hope to see some samples in the coming months from all of you who ordered kits.

Battistella

 

[Michael Lindsay]

Very excited to get this stuff....

Thanks David

 

[David Battistella]

Quick update.

First, thanks to all of those who ordered. There were a bunch of orders over the weekend and Kflect will get back to each one of you to finalize the order.

I got around to getting some excellent samples for you all to check out and think about

Dropbox link is HERE

Fuller descriptions in the PDF.

Battistella

 

[Olivier Madar]

thank you david

 

[Antoine Baumann]

if anyone interested we've ordered most of the 50x50 K-Flector and the K-Beam 40JB.

We're based in Switzerland but can travel a bit.

Cheers,

 

[David Battistella]

Great news Antoine.

Cant wait to see some of your setups !

battistella

 

[David Battistella]

Mini update.

Here is a handy chart for selecting how and which magnets and magbones might be needed with specific reflectors.

Battistella

 

[Erich Roland]

we just received a set of these to put in rentals if anybody wants to try it out.

One DP bag, carries.

- (4) small 20x10cm #1, #6, #7, #16
- (4) Medium 30x30cm #2, #4, #7, #16
- (3) large 50x50cm #1, #9, #16

- (4) different magnet mounting arms, and (2) goose neck extentions.

 

[Antoine Baumann]

Eric, is that from this group buy?

 

[Andy Roberts]

Any chance for a group buy extension? Or a second one soon after everyone show off how amazing their kits are?

 

[Ken Willinger]

I'd be interested too. Found out about the last one a bit too late to get my funding together. Also I found the website somewhat confusing for putting together a package.