CineTechGear https://cinetechgear.com Innovative Cinema Gear Sat, 03 Sep 2022 15:24:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://i0.wp.com/cinetechgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-cinematechnicavectorscope-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 CineTechGear https://cinetechgear.com 32 32 108552449 BantamCine Light https://cinetechgear.com/2022/09/03/bantamcine-light/ https://cinetechgear.com/2022/09/03/bantamcine-light/#respond Sat, 03 Sep 2022 14:52:47 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=1153

BantamCine Light

BantamCine Light Kit

$160.00$230.00

To see images and videos of this light in various configurations, click here.

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Description

Additional information

Bulb Color Temperature

5600K (Daylight), 3200K (Tungsten), Both (add $20)

Barn Doors

Regular Depth (most compact), Deep (closes over eggcrate add $10), Both (add $35)

Mount

45° Yoke Baby Mount, Articulated Arm 1/4" 20 Baby Spud, Both (add $25)

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The BantamCine Light is a compact, versatile little LED light, which is great for a variety of applications.  It is dimmable, runs off of AC Power, and comes in very high quality (95+ CRI) Daylight (5600K) and Tungsten (3200K) color temperature varieties. The bulb can be removed allowing you to use the same fixture for either color temperature and allows for future upgrades.  The light comes with barn doors, and bespoke options are available to customize the lights for any application.  These upgrades include honeycomb eggcrates, diffusers, yoke baby mounts, 1/4″-20 mounts, dome mounts (lantern), and other accessories to match your needs.

These lights work great as interior car lights, hair/separation lights, eye lights, or even as key and fill for home studio applications. They only consume 6.5 Watts.

These are functionally, almost identical to the MiniCine Light with the exception of running off of AC power. I designed these lights to be compact, and functional. I use a bank of six MiniCine Lights on the perimeter grid in my studio to act as hair lights, and use one as an eye light, but had I designed these first I would have probably used these since they have standard AC plugs and don’t require a wall wart. I also use one for a desk lamp and one for a tabletop gaming light, and use them mounted to my 3D printers to light up my print beds.  I use one to light my work bench, and have several in a portable light kit. I even use one with the lantern attachments for a tent light when camping.

The lights put out 450-500 lumens, which is equivalent to a 50W tungsten light.

Bulb life of up to 25,000 hours.

Bulb options are 5600K (daylight) and 3200K (tungsten).

The Color Rendering Index on these lights is up to 97 CRI (95 CRI minimum), 97 TLCI, 92 Rf and 100 Rg.

I prefer the 5600K version for studio work, because it helps reduce noise in shadows because it has more blue in the spectrum. But for desktop use, or tabletop gaming, I prefer the 3200K, which I find easier on my eyes.

You will notice that there are several versions shown in the pictures and rotating videos. These lights were meant to be bespoke or customizable light setups. One of the great advantages we have in 3D printing the lights is that we can make a lot of custom accessories without the overhead costs associated with other manufacturing processes, which means more options for you at reasonable prices.

If you primarily intend to use a light with an eggcrate, however you also want to use barndoors with this setup, and want to be able to close the barndors over the eggcrate for travel, you can do that with the extra deep barndoors. Don’t think you’ll need that? Cool, but I did, so I designed it.

If you just want a cool, minimalist desklamp, with some control, but don’t need the bulk of barndoors?  We got you covered, get the eggcrate with the eggcrate retention ring.  I love this setup, as it gives you a bright center spot, with a nice falloff. We also use this setup for lighting our tabletop games. If you want a larger area of exposure, use our 90° Eggcrate.

The articulated arm mount version attaches to 1/4″ 20 threading, with an adapter for either male or female connectivity. It also comes with a male baby mount connector which allows it to be attached to female baby mounts, or Gobo Heads.

The 45 Degree Yoke mount is a more standard mount, with a female baby mount for attacking to a light stand or C-Stand, but the threading for the knob is 1/4″ 20 allowing you to remove the knob and invert the mount so you can attach to any 1/4″ 20 standard threaded screw, fro use with things like standard tripod heads. This configuration is also ideal for desktop setups, because the light can face almost directly down, with a minimal offset, to help keep the weight over the light stand as much as possible.

 

 

 

MiniCine Light 5600K Bulb, Diffusion, Standard Barn Doors’ Yoke Mount on camera tripod.

Closed MiniCine Light with standard Barn Doors and Articulated 1/4″20 Baby Spud mount.

MiniCine Light Accessories and Options.

MiniCine Light with Yoke Mount & Deep Barndoors which can close over the 45° Eggcrate. Desktop Mic Stand with Baby Spud adapter.
 

Closed MiniCine Light with Deep Barn Doors & Yoke Mount for mounting to light stands with a Baby Spud Mount.

MiniCine Light 3200K Bulb, Diffusion Filter, Standard Barndoors with Articukated Arm with 1/4″ 20 Baby Spud Adapter mounted to a desktop tripod with 1/4″ 20 male threaded stud.

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MiniCine Light https://cinetechgear.com/2022/03/27/minicine-light/ https://cinetechgear.com/2022/03/27/minicine-light/#respond Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:48:27 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=900

MiniCine Light

MiniCine Light Kit

$150.00$220.00

To see images and videos of this light in various configurations, click here.

SKU: N/A Categories: ,

Description

Additional information

Bulb Color Temperature

5600K (Daylight), 3200K (Tungsten), Both (add $20)

Barn Doors

Regular Depth (most compact), Deep (closes over eggcrate add $10), Both (add $35)

Mount

45° Yoke Baby Mount, Articulated Arm 1/4" 20 Baby Spud, Both (add $25)

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

The Mini Cine Light is a compact, versatile little LED light, which is great for a variety of applications.  It runs off of 12V AC, or DC, and comes in very high quality (95+ CRI) Daylight (5600K) and Tungsten (3200K) color temperature varieties. The bulb can be removed allowing you to use the same fixture for either color temperature and allows for future upgrades.  The light comes with barn doors, and bespoke options are available to customize the lights for any application.  These upgrades include honeycomb eggcrates, diffusers, yoke baby mounts, 1/4″-20 mounts, dome mounts (lantern), and other accessories to match your needs.

These lights work great as interior car lights, hair/separation lights, eye lights, or even as key and fill for home studio applications. They only consume 6.5 Watts, and can easily run for 16 hours off of our 12V battery pack.

I designed these lights to be compact, and functional. I use a bank of six of them on the perimeter grid in my studio to act as hair lights, and use one as an eye light. I also use one for a desk lamp and one for a tabletop gaming light, and use them mounted to my 3D printers to light up my print beds.  I use one to light my work bench, and have several in a portable light kit. I even use one with the lantern attachments for a tent light when camping.

The lights put out 450-500 lumens, which is equivalent to a 50W tungsten light.

Bulb life of up to 25,000 hours.

Bulb options are 5600K (daylight) and 3200K (tungsten).

The Color Rendering Index on these lights is up to 97 CRI (95 CRI minimum), 97 TLCI, 92 Rf and 100 Rg.

I prefer the 5600K version for studio work, because it helps reduce noise in shadows because it has more blue in the spectrum. But for desktop use, or tabletop gaming, I prefer the 3200K, which I find easier on my eyes.

You will notice that there are several versions shown in the pictures and rotating videos. These lights were meant to be bespoke or customizable light setups. One of the great advantages we have in 3D printing the lights is that we can make a lot of custom accessories without the overhead costs associated with other manufacturing processes, which means more options for you at reasonable prices.

If you primarily intend to use a light with an eggcrate, however you also want to use barndoors with this setup, and want to be able to close the barndors over the eggcrate for travel, you can do that with the extra deep barndoors. Don’t think you’ll need that? Cool, but I did, so I designed it.

If you just want a cool, minimalist desklamp, with some control, but don’t need the bulk of barndoors?  We got you covered, get the eggcrate with the eggcrate retention ring.  I love this setup, as it gives you a bright center spot, with a nice falloff. We also use this setup for lighting our tabletop games. If you want a larger area of exposure, use our 90° Eggcrate.

 

The articulated arm mount version attaches to 1/4″ 20 threading, with an adapter for either male or female connectivity. It also comes with a male baby mount connector which allows it to be attached to female baby mounts, or Gobo Heads.

The 45 Degree Yoke mount is a more standard mount, with a female baby mount for attacking to a light stand or C-Stand, but the threading for the knob is 1/4″ 20 allowing you to remove the knob and invert the mount so you can attach to any 1/4″ 20 standard threaded screw, fro use with things like standard tripod heads. This configuration is also ideal for desktop setups, because the light can face almost directly down, with a minimal offset, to help keep the weight over the light stand as much as possible.

MiniCine Light 5600K Bulb, Diffusion, Standard Barn Doors’ Yoke Mount on camera tripod.

Closed MiniCine Light with standard Barn Doors and Articulated 1/4″20 Baby Spud mount.

MiniCine Light Accessories and Options.

MiniCine Light with Yoke Mount & Deep Barndoors which can close over the 45° Eggcrate. Desktop Mic Stand with Baby Spud adapter.
 

Closed MiniCine Light with Deep Barn Doors & Yoke Mount for mounting to light stands with a Baby Spud Mount.

MiniCine Light 3200K Bulb, Diffusion Filter, Standard Barndoors with Articukated Arm with 1/4″ 20 Baby Spud Adapter mounted to a desktop tripod with 1/4″ 20 male threaded stud.

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Repairing, Recycling, and Environmental Considerations. https://cinetechgear.com/2022/03/17/repairing-recycling-and-environmental-considerations/ https://cinetechgear.com/2022/03/17/repairing-recycling-and-environmental-considerations/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 01:49:13 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=714

        One of the things that bothers me, is the amount of waste we produce, and our disposable, throw away culture. Because of that, there is a certain amount of environmental consciousness that has gone into several aspects of our products. One of the main things is in making the products easily user-repairable. When combined with availability of individual replacement parts, this dramatically extends the life of our products.
        When was the last time you had a part of something you bought, break, where you didn’t have to replace the whole thing? When was the last time you could easily repair a product without special tools? What was the last product you had that tried to make it to your benefit to repair the product by making it as easy as possible?
        We talk about recycling, but we should focus first on reducing our consumables, re-using or re-purposing them to extend their life, and recycling as the last resort, but still preferable to trashing something outright. But the reality is that most electronic products aren’t worth repairing when they break, and a lot aren’t particularly reusable or recyclable. Because of the nature and speed of advancement, planned obsolescence is way too common.
        We are proponents of the right to repair as well. We want you to be able to fix our products if something happens, for a reasonable price. This might not be the most lucrative approach to running a business that makes physical products, but it is way more ethical, and far less wasteful. Hopefully our customers will appreciate those aspects of our company and products and buy more products from us as a result.
        Environmentally, 3D Printing is a good thing. 3D Printing isn’t a fast process, in fact it takes over 24 hours of printing to produce just one of our MiniCine Lights (but not that much electricity). The advantage, is that there is very little plastic waste in general, and compared to plastic mold injection.  It has a fraction of the waste that goes into CNC parts, where all of the unused parts of your billeted aluminum stock, or steel parts have to be cut away. Conversely about the only waste there is in 3D printing, is the support structures and brims we use and the occasional failed print. We minimize these, both in our designs and our printing setups, to not only save time, energy, and resources, but also to reduce waste. Additionally, reducing support structures can leave nicer finishes and reduce cleanup needed to prep the part for sale.
        Because we can produce replacement parts on the fly, we don’t have to keep a large supply of spare parts in stock, and even out of production products can be supported since we can pull up the 3D model and print it on demand, so replacement part support doesn’t disappear after some arbitrary end of life timeline.
        I looked into the recyclable aspects of the plastics used in our products. At this time, most of our products are made of PETG, but that may change as new materials become available or easier to print, or more affordable, or if different materials become necessary for certain designs. With regard to recycling, PETG is a little tricky; while it should fall into the recycle code 1, which covers PET and PETE, and PETG and is the easiest and most widely accepted plastic to recycle, 3D printing PETG seems to be slightly different, and most consider it a code 7 plastic which falls under the “other” category. This may change as 3D printing filaments become more ubiquitous. It isn’t that 3D printed PETG isn’t easily recyclable, it is just that it doesn’t mix well with standard PET, and would need to be processed only with other 3D PETG, so as processing becomes available for that, there might be additional options for recycling. We will certainly keep an eye on this and intend to recycle all of our waste if possible.
        On that topic, our products are designed to have a long life, and be easily repairable, so hopefully recyclability will mostly be a non issue for our products. Also most of the repairs that may need to be done could be done with a temperature controlled soldering iron (or standard, in a pinch), plastic welder, 3D Pen, or in some cases a hair dryer or heat gun (not to mention superglue options). We plan to have videos demonstrating how to do these repairs at home, but haven’t made any, because in spite of having at least a couple of dozen lights in use, we’ve only damaged one light to the point of needing repair, and instead of repairing it, I redesigned the light to be about ten times stronger at the break point, than the one that broke. So we will likely have to intentionally damage some parts to show how to repair them.
        So, hopefully you see why our products and approach are very different from most corporate approaches, and are geared towards the consumer and personal repairability. So, while we aren’t out there actively removing plastics from the ocean, hopefully our approach will make it so none of our plastic ever makes it into the ocean.

 

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F.A.Q. https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/20/f-a-q/ https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/20/f-a-q/#respond Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:54:08 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=644

Will these lights melt?

As long as you don’t close the barndoors on the lights while they are on, they should be able to handle any lighting situations. We have confirmed this through expensive long term testing, as well as with thermo camera information showing the heat the lightbulbs produce.

What happens if I left the light on with the barn doors closed, will they melt?

They will not melt, but they may get hot enough to hit the glass transition point of the PETG plastic. This means the barndoor may get soft and lose it’s perfectly flat form.

What can I do if I warped my barndoor?

If you want to fix it yourself, you can heat it up with a hair dryer, and when it get soft, compress it with some heavy books ideally with parchment paper as a barrier. This should allow you to achieve a fairly flat repair. This should fix it functionally, but it may bare some cosmetic evidence of the damage. If it is under warranty, a replacement can be provided, otherwise, if looks really matter, replacement parts are available for a very reasonable price.

 

 

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MiniCine Light Overview https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/13/minicine-light-overview/ https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/13/minicine-light-overview/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:25:20 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=618

There are several different variations of the MiniCine Light, which you may want to consider depending on your application. The base is the same for all configurations. We have some kits setup, which have a case for the lights, along with most of the accessories you would need for a portable kit. I use this for an interior car lighting kit, or for camping, or for my flyaway kit. This kit includes three lights, three sets of barndoors, and is availabell with either the 45 Degree Yoke mount which is ideal for mounting to lights stands, using a baby mount; the other option is the 1/4″ 20 articulated mount with baby adapter which is ideal for mounting to 14″ 20 mounts like a tripod head, or with the baby adapter can mount in a baby receiver like a gobo head.

For a desk lamp or gaming light, I’d recomened the 2700K version with an eggcrate and the eggcrate retainer clip.  This results in a warm, pleasing light, with a hot center spot and a nice falloff around the edges.  Combine this with either the dsktop mic stand with baby spud adapter, or just attach it to the 1/4″ stud on the mic stand, or get one of our desktop tripods. The mic stand has a heavier base, but the desktop tripod looks really cool with the barndoor version of the Mini Cine Light.

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What to know about buying a 3D Printed Light? https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/12/why-would-i-want-to-buy-a-3d-printed-light/ https://cinetechgear.com/2021/12/12/why-would-i-want-to-buy-a-3d-printed-light/#respond Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:04:49 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=604 One of my biggest concerns when considering selling these lights, is that I didn’t know if people would trust buying a 3D printed plastic light. I had my own doubts about how robust they would be, and if they would hold up to the heat. But I didn’t originally design these lights for other people, so I had the freedom to just go for it and see if they worked. My original designs were printed in PLA which is the most popular 3D printing plastic, because it is one of the easiest to work with. Honestly I love PLA. In fact all of my original prototypes were printed in PLA, and I have a dozen of those prototypes which I am using in the studio or around the house today. PLA actually is fine for normal operations, and as long as you don’t leave the lights on with the barndoors, closed, it would work in normal shooting conditions. I have never had a light fail or melt, or even get soft because of the heat of the bulbs. But when you are designing something for others to use, you have to up your game, and try to reduce the potential points of failure.

I had one of my prototype PLA MiniCine Lights on a C-Stand, which fell over when moving it. The whole weights of the C-Stand slammed down on the back of the light, and the back blew out of it. I had a much less robust internal structure at that point, with way less venting, and it was based on on much smaller honeycomb structure, with thinner walls. Honestly, pretty much any light would have sustained damage, and even a metal lights would have taken on at least superficial damage, but for me, it made me determined to redesign the base so it could likely sustain a hit like that without being damaged. So I did, and the result was something that looked a lot cooler and was super solid. I also decided I wanted to work with a plastic that could handle more extreme heat than PLA, so that even if someone left the light in the back window of their car in the middle of August the light would survive. Options are limited because of a number of factors, but I decided on PETG, which is relatively safe to print verses ABS, which off-gasses some nasty fumes while printing. There are other options, but most of them have other tradeoffs. PETG is a bit tricky to print. It has warping challenges, requiring an enclosure to print in, it strings more, and it is just more work to print with, but it does solve the low glass transition problem, which is what causes PLA to potentially get soft in really hot circumstances.

The surface of 3D printed products is not ultra smooth. It has layer lines, and other imperfections, unlike injection molded parts. So aesthetically, they have some unique character. But strength wise, they are really strong. It is true that along the layer lines, they are not as strong as in the other directions, but with the printing settings dialed in, it’s not a huge difference, and the parts are plenty strong. We also do not anneal the parts to make them stronger, because that would cause shrinkage or warping that would effect the dimensions. We have not had problems with strength, so do not anticipate that this will be a problem for others, but you can rest assured that we have a good warranty, and replacement parts will always be available. These lights are designed to be user serviceable, with basic tools.

As the barn doors wear, you may have to tighten the hinge screws. These were designed with locking nuts so they won’t have to be adjusted because of coming loose, but the plastic may wear with use, especially early on, as the initial layer lines are smoothed out from use. Adjustment is very quick and simple with a phillips head screwdriver and the right sized open end wrench, or even with a multi-tool in a pinch.

On the MiniCine, I also redesigned the lights to have a power port instead of a cord, which was modified in order to remove a potential point of failure. Cords that bend may eventually fail. If they are built into the light, repair becomes difficult, but with a port, the failure will most likely be in a cord that can be easily and cheaply replaced.

Please read our FAQ Page.

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Mini Cine Light available for Pre-order soon! https://cinetechgear.com/2021/09/29/mini-cine-light-available-for-pre-order-soon/ https://cinetechgear.com/2021/09/29/mini-cine-light-available-for-pre-order-soon/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:18:15 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=518 CineTechGear is about to begin accepting Pre-Orders on our first commercially available lights, the Mini Cine Lights. These lights, were designed to be very small, functional, and versatile lights, which also look really cool. Heath Firestone designed these lights after being frustrated with how much power his Tungsten lights consumed, and wanted more portable light kits for flyaway kits. But when researching options, he found the options either too expensive, or too limiting. Additionally, he was looking to upgrade his personal studio to a setup which would consume less power and produce less heat. Having delved into 3D printing over the prior year or so, he decided to see if he could design something that actually met his needs. After several iterations, and experimenting with various higher temperature plastics, he had produced several versions of his first light, which was both ultra small, and ultra versatile. After several friends had expressed interest in buying the lights, he redesigned the lights to remove potential failure points with the cord design, and strengthen the body to withstand a lot more abuse, and optimize cooling. The result is the Mine Cine Light, which he describes as a bespoke light, because it has multiple options available, depending on desired color temperature, mounting type, diffusion preferences, and even multiple barndoor styles. It can be powered off of AC, or DC, and is dimmable, with a 90+ CRI bulb. Current accessories include various diffusions, egg crates, a lantern attachment, and even a barn door that can be closed over the egg crate. More accessories will be available at reasonable prices, as requests are made, or Heath comes up with additional ideas.

These lights are not mass produced, but are 3D printed in Colorado, where they are assembled and tested. Being 3D Printed provides both advantages and disadvantages over traditional manufacturing techniques. Cost to create the parts individually is higher than injection molding, but initial setup cost is a fraction of traditional manufacturing, because injection molds don’t have to be made. This means iterations can be made regularly to improve the designs, and way more accessories can be developed. It also means that we can build to order. Additionally, we can use much more intricate designs because we don’t have the same physical limitations imposed by injection mold designs. Conversely, 3D printing has a different feel than injection molded parts. since they have a textured surface, with layer lines, as apposed to the slick surfaces of most injection molded parts. It also takes several hours to print each part, and there are several parts in each light, so each light requires at least 24 hours of printing time alone.

While these lights are designed to be robust, we also provide a warranty and replacement parts are readily available. Also the lights are designed to be user serviceable, with basic tools. Please watch our video showing the design and it’s functionality, maintenance, and serviceability.

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CinemaTechnica.com to go Live! https://cinetechgear.com/2021/06/18/first-real-blog-post/ https://cinetechgear.com/2021/06/18/first-real-blog-post/#respond Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:10:54 +0000 https://cinetechgear.com/?p=466

CinemaTechnica.com to go live soon.

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