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I thought this video showing how Lee filters are made was worth passing along. This shows both gel lighting filters as well as lens filters.

When I was looking for the Lee Filter segment, I ran across this video as well.

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Have you ever found yourself taking video or photographs and having off colors? Do you need color correction of lighting, diffusion, or color effects?

Here is a nice little pdf download of a book from Rosco called Rosco Filter Facts. It’s only 32 pages, but it’s a great reference to lighting and to Rosco materials. This is well worth picking up whether you are a photographer or videographer.

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Tonight I’m spending some time, fixing the wiring of an LTM Pepper light. The previous owner had some poor wiring.

Here’s the lessons I’ve learned from this light:
1. If the wiring is spliced. It’s not a good idea to leave the splice TOTALLY UNCOVERED next to the splice on wire next to it.
2. If there is a nut holding the wire in the back of the light and only one thread will catch, then HOT GLUE IS NOT THE ANSWER for stress relieving a wire. Put on a new one.
3. If a wire is PRESSED DOWN ON THE FOCUSING MECHANISM, IT WILL WEAR a DANGEROUS HOLE IN THE SHEATH.

Someone could have been hurt with that light and that someone could have been me.

OK, I have that off my chest.

If you work on electrical devices, you’re on your own. Some people really shouldn’t work on them. I take no responsibility for your actions.