Lights differences

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rdegracia

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What are the differences between:

* Musco Light
* Maxi Bruto
* Dino Light

regarding:

* money cost (aprox)
* light quality
* rigging time consuming
* others...
 
Well the lights you listed are all multi-globe units designed for very high output.

The Maxi and Dino are similar to each other:

The Maxi has 9 PAR globes in 3 rows of 3. You can use any type of PAR in the light (MS, VNSP, NS, etc).

A Dino is the same as a Maxi (or 9-light), but has 24 PAR globes.

Rigging time for these two units is about the same, with the Dino taking a little longer because it is bigger and requires more power.

These are both tungsten sources.

A Musco is completely different in that it is a giant multi-head, daylight balanced source that is typically completely self contained - it comes mounted to a crane that is mounted to a large truck with a built in generator. Setup time for a unit like this is around 20 minutes, which is extremely fast for the amount of light output you would get.

An example of what Musco lights look like is in any professional sports stadium. These are the most common light sources for this purpose.

As far as pricing goes, a 9 or 24 light is fairly cheap (a 9 light around $90 - $150 a day, a 24 light around $200 - $350)

The Musco is probably in the neighborhood of $2500 - $3500 a day plus the operator's rate. A production accountant told me that anytime a Bebee is ordered they budget $5000 (a Bebee is just a more full featured and over all, slightly better version of a Musco).

Kevin Zanit
 

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