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
Post-recession, Power Gems has emerged stronger than many of our more risk-adverse competitors. Owners, Phil and Patrick, saw out their first recession more than 20 years ago, and have lived through the many downturns in between. Here’s how they approach business today: Sometimes you have ... Read Full Article
Power Gems exhibited at Micro Salon Italia in Rome for the first time, and for the first time teamed up with ONVIDEO, the new Italian dealer for our range of high speed ballasts. The 2016 Micro Salon Italia took place on March 18th and 19th at the Roma Film School, opposite Rome’s world-famous ... Read Full Article
Congratulations to our survey winner, Jeff Funderburk of Commander LLC, who has won an IPad Air. Jeff (pictured left) received his prize from Dan Basso, on a neighbourly visit from our Atlanta office to Commander’s premises nearby. Thank you to everyone who completed our survey, we had over ... Read Full Article
When Power Gems first mentioned embarking on a major development project to redesign the Xenon ballast range there were a few raised eyebrows. ‘Is Xenon still relevant?’ we were asked. True, Xenon has become an uncommon technology in the film location lighting market, but there are many other... Read Full Article
What’s the maximum length of head feeder you can attach to a ballast? As a rule of thumb we say 100m/300ft. Our friends, LRX Lighting in Canada have been testing this assertion with 350ft head feeders running up a huge crane, and all that in -20°C/-4°F conditions! Having tried a competitor’s p... Read Full Article
Power Gems kicked off the 2016 trade show season in fine style in Battersea before embarking on a multi-stop trip round Canada and the States. As you read this, Phil and Patrick are on a fact-finding mission, to learn the truth about our ballasts. Rather than make assumptions, we are always keen ... Read Full Article
