ARRI HMI 6000W FRESNEL

This thing throws an incredible amount of light; we used it for a night exterior and it punched through like daylight. Having the full ballast included in the rental set made setup straightforward. The fresnel lens gave us a nice, clean beam we could really control.

The ballast and head arrived as a complete set, and the output was rock-steady for our eight-hour studio day. I didn't have to touch the focus ring once after the initial setup, which saved us real time between scenes.

Rented this for a two-day commercial and the ballast performed flawlessly every time we struck the lamp, even through a full day of rain. The fresnel glass throws a beautifully even beam that held up perfectly against a dusk exterior. Crew was genuinely impressed with how clean the output was straig