Review of Arri 650 Fresnel Chinese Clone
Arri makes the very well known line of fresnel hot lights used mainly in film and video broadcast, at least historically. These lights are super useful because you can use them in so many ways. The only problem for those of us on a budget, of course, is the price. The 650 with barn doors will cost somewhere around $450 US.
In the last few years, we've seen a bunch of Chinese manufacturers produce clones of the Arri fresnel lights at much more aggressive prices. Most of them range between $100 and $200 US for the 650 watt models.
I recently bought a 650 watt:
https://geni.us/IMVTEwM
And you can find the genuine Arri here:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product...
(Note that is the light without barn doors which cost an additional ~$65 US)
In this review we look at whether the clone that costs about 1/4 the price is just as good, or at least good enough.
Music by Curtis Judd
This episode shot with the following:
Nikon D600
Nikkor 80-200mm f/1.8D Lens
RODE NTG-2 Shotgun Microphone
Tascam DR-100 mk II Recorder
LS Pro Photo Studio TS 650 W fresnel light
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