Continous light purchase help

[mattograph]

Been tasked to find a continuous light for work.

What I need is a tungsten balanced head that features a potentiometer so that output can be adjusted WITHOUT changing the white balance.

Does such an animal exist?

Thanks
Ty

[CompassPortraits]

Wait and see what others with more experience say, but right off the top I vote for the Spiderlite TD5 lighthead. You can adjust the output of either strobe, halogen or fluorescent bulbs (depending on what you have installed) just by flicking a switch. No adjustment of your settings.

Sounds like what you might need, although they aren't exactly cheap. I'm trying to figure out a way to acquire them myself!

I hope that helps you.

[mattograph]

Wait and see what others with more experience say, but right off the top I vote for the Spiderlite TD5 lighthead. You can adjust the output of either strobe, halogen or fluorescent bulbs (depending on what you have installed) just by flicking a switch. No adjustment of your settings.

Sounds like what you might need, although they aren't exactly cheap. I'm trying to figure out a way to acquire them myself!

I hope that helps you.

Many thanks. I will check those out straight away!

[jcolman]

Take a look at kinoflo's. These are fluorescent lights that are color balanced to either 3200 or 5600 and can be dimmed at the head without changing color balance. They put out a very cool, soft light.

[c71clark]

There are up to 200 watt 5500 kelvin (daylight) compact fluorescents around that put out as much light as a 500-600 watt tungsten. 1000bulbs.com is one such place. I love these lights!