Has anyone experience of the 70watt metal halide flood lamps ?

Specifically how wide a flood angle are they ?
Several places seem to sell them for about £50 but no specification !

I am wanting to use one as a cheap reasonable colour rendition light
source for photographing clothes in a charity shop so need to illuminate
1.5 x 1.2m at about 2 metre distance.

Price seems not a great deal more expensive than buying a twin
fluorescent fitting and daylight tubes, and much easier to mount in my
situation.

The indoor "retail flood" versions seem more expensive - is it just a
matter of quality ?

Thanks

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robert wrote:
Has anyone experience of the 70watt metal halide flood lamps ?

Specifically how wide a flood angle are they ?
Several places seem to sell them for about £50 but no specification !

I am wanting to use one as a cheap reasonable colour rendition light
source for photographing clothes in a charity shop so need to illuminate
1.5 x 1.2m at about 2 metre distance.

Price seems not a great deal more expensive than buying a twin
fluorescent fitting and daylight tubes, and much easier to mount in my
situation.

The indoor "retail flood" versions seem more expensive - is it just a
matter of quality ?

The quality of light the actual 'bulb' produces very much effects the
price.

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On Feb 12, 10:22 pm, robert wrote:
Has anyone experience of the 70watt metal halide flood lamps ?

Specifically how wide a flood angle are they ?
Several places seem to sell them for about £50 but no specification !

I am wanting to use one as a cheap reasonable colour rendition light
source for photographing clothes in a charity shop so need to illuminate
1.5 x 1.2m at about 2 metre distance.

Price seems not a great deal more expensive than buying a twin
fluorescent fitting and daylight tubes, and much easier to mount in my
situation.

The indoor "retail flood" versions seem more expensive - is it just a
matter of quality ?

Thanks

Single source may give you problems with shadowing.

Around £50 plus lamp at another 20 usually, exterior ones dont need as
nice a fnish.

Downlights are usually plus lamp plus remote gear.

2 fluro strips with high CRI not necessarily high colour temp tubes is
going to be more even and half the price.

Adam