Lighting: In Search of Fresnels

I've seen some fresnels for LED sstems, has anyone seen some for plain-ol' bowens-y strobes?

Preferably cheap, because whatever


(Note: odd there's no lighting forum?)

Hi bjorke,
I get great result using a few PAR-16 with dimmable LEDs [mostly for video work] they are very versatile and light weight and very affordable. with a few bolts and DIY screws I made them work on my bowen stands ...hope that helps

bjorke said:

(Note: odd there's no lighting forum?)

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On the equipment side, Miscellaneous Equipment sort of fills the bill, but I'll agree that the digital parts of Photrio could use something similar.
On the technique side, I agree!

Mondo1 said:

Hi bjorke,
I get great result using a few PAR-16 with dimmable LEDs [mostly for video work] they are very versatile and light weight and very affordable. with a few bolts and DIY screws I made them work on my bowen stands ...hope that helps

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yeah, I might have to go continuous... the little godox s30/s60 might be okay. Was just wondering of people have been using focusing strobes since my only goal is for stills.... thanks!

bjorke said:

Was just wondering of people have been using focusing strobes since my only goal is for stills.... thanks!

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I just use a snoot if the setup calls for a highlight. Yes, it wastes a lot of light, but takes only a roll of cinefoil. Sorry, not the same thing as fresnels at all...
The only time I worked with fresnels was with a lighting set built by a friend of mine - all high-powered incandescent; smallest spots were 1kW each. He used to shoot motion picture for commercials and whatnot, so he was kinda into continuous lighting. He gifted me a smaller set including some fresnels, but I ditched the whole kit because I only use strobes.

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I might have to go continuous

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So much heat. Even with LED. Well, it's OK for still life and other motionless stuff.

Actually, I had not seen this little focusing Godox, the S30 mentioned above -- kind of a lower-power LED dedo? They make a larger one too, video shooters get all the attention. The light is cheaper than a spare AD200!