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compiled by Douglas Bankston
Cinespace, the Final Frontier
Lighting company LTM has intro¬
duced the new Cinespace 400 W
400-watt daylight-balanced HMI,
which can adapt to many lighting
applications.
The do-it-all modular fixture

be used

as a

can

traditional HMI Par

light source with a set of three
directional lenses that control its
beam. It can also be modified into

a

bracket of the Mini-Cool MR-16 25- to
100-watt

lights with a collapsible frame.
Lightweight and extremely portable, the
SoftBox is perfect for quick lighting
setups. The soft housing is lined with
high-temperature, silver-coated fabric. A
crisp, white, heat-resistant front panel
provides diffused illumination with soft
shadows. The device is also available
with

a sky-blue front panel for daylight
balancing.
Cool-Lux Lighting Industries,

360-degree fill light with a frosted
globe that covers the lamp. The

(800) AC-DC-LUX

unit

Web site: www.cool-lux.com.

also be converted to

a

Chimera Chinese lantern for

a

can

or

(805) 482-0735,

softer

light quality by removing the
aluminum reflector housing and
using a clear or frosted globe with
speed ring. Either an LTM magnetic
or

electronic ballast

can

be used,

and the

light draws less than 4
Amps at 230 Volts. The unit comes
with

High Cranes Drifter
Panther's High Rig addition is
designed to enhance the performance of
the manufacturer's modular Foxy and
Galaxy cranes. A Galaxy with the High
Rig can reach a remote head up to 60' in
the air. With a camera operator and

a

four-leaf barndoor and

an

hours counter.
LTM

Corp, (818) 780-9828, fax
(818) 780-9848, Web site: www.ltmlighting.com.

DigiPrime Time

assistant onboard, the crane will reach
38.5'. A Foxy crane with High Rig
achieves

a

Renowned German

height of 31.5' with

mount and 15.5' with an

a remote
operator and

first set of

prime lenses engineered from
ground up for high-definition,
chip digital cinematography.
Known as DigiPrimes, the
smaller, lighter and very sharp lenses
are designed to function much like tradi¬
tional cine lenses, making working in HD

assistant onboard.

the

The

High Rig is a substitute for
segment of the Foxy and
Galaxy and actually allows the crane
operator to reduce the number of coun¬
terweights needed. The High Rig weighs
29 pounds and can also function as a
low rig.
one

crane

Panther GmbH, +49-89-613 900-

01,

fax +49-89-613

optics maker

Carl Zeiss has teamed with 16x9 Inc.
and Band Pro Film/Video to create the

1000,

E-mail:

contact@panther-gmbh.de, Web site:
www.panther-gmbh.de.

easier. The color-matched, B4-mount
Is That

a

Softbox In

Your Pocket?

Cool-Lux is

offering

DigiPrimes range from 7mm to 40mm in
length at a T1.6. The 5mm is a
T1.9. Every lens features the same
barrel diameter and length with similar
balance and center of gravity. All lenses
focal

a

pocket-

sized, collapsible Mini-Cool SoftBox that
mounts easily to the front accessory

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