Shooting at high frame rates requires substantial lighting levels which makes HMI sources an ideal choice. However, the process can reveal artefacts in the light which would not be apparent at regular shooting speeds. Dr Phil Ellams of Power Gems gets to the source of the potential issues and offers... Read Full Article
Christmas is coming. It’s time to unplug your ballasts and reconnect with friends and family. On Friday 18 December, Power Gems in the UK will close for a short break, to refresh and recharge our power supplies. In the US, we close a little later, on 24 December. We re-open on Monday 4 January.... Read Full Article
A new LED product we developed during the first COVID-19 lockdown, the Power Gems GEMtile, has gone from customer suggestion to location filming, in a matter of months. We don’t believe in delayed gratification, so when one of the largest UK lighting rental contractors, PKE Lighting, approached... Read Full Article
Brenda Cresswell is retiring after five decades, and half a working life spent with us. Three times Power Gems has moved to a new location, and Brenda has stayed with us, so it feels like the end of an era. We will miss Brenda; it’s like she’s moving on without us. She has been the sta... Read Full Article
All the top talent goes to the Beijing Film Academy – including Power Gems ballasts. China’s only film academy, the largest film academy in Asia, has placed an order for our versatile EB57P – a HMI ballast boasting a 3-connector configuration to drive most fixtures. Think of it as the Tom H... Read Full Article
A good HMI ballast can be hard to find. You’re looking for reliability, affordability, versatility and charming good looks. Well, you’re in luck because the best-selling EB1812P 18K is back in stock. In June, we joked about how this trusty 18K ballast keeps popping up all over the world. Duri... Read Full Article
When it comes to sustainability, LEDs are touted as the good guys and HMI as the devil. While investment is continuing to grow in LED technology including here at Power Gems, it’s best not to be so quick to dismiss HMI out of hand. Phil makes this important point, in The Three Pillars of Sus... Read Full Article
