What are Kino Flo lights used for?
David Craig
Updated on March 05, 2026
What are Kino Flo lights used for?
What Are Kino Flo LEDs? Kino Flo LED lighting systems are designed especially for for digital imaging application like television and cinema production. LEDs are becoming increasingly popular as a viable and effective alternative to traditional forms of lighting in video and film production.
What type of light is a Kino Flo?
fluorescent lamps
Kino Flo True Match® lamps are the only High Output (HO) fluorescent lamps designed to correspond to the spectral sensitivity of film and digital imaging. In 1995 Kino Flo was awarded an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for its unique lamp engineering and fixture designs.
Can you dim a Kino Flo?
Kino Flo ballasts can operate through a dimmer board. Set the operating channel as a non-dim control. This enables the board to turn the ballast on or off. The lamps will not dim through the dimmer.
Is Kino Flo led?
For many years Kino Flo has led the way in LED design and manufacturing of Tungsten and LED lights. In 2019 Kino Flo forged ahead with a firmware for colour management and a new generation of LED softlights.
What is a Flozier?
The Flozier is cloth material that slips over the front of the fixture and provides a large area of white diffusion. The resulting larger area of diffusion further softens the light. This is especially useful when dealing with reflective subject matter as a means of diffusing the reflection of the lamps in the fixture.
How bright are Kino Flo lights?
Kino Flo’s award winning 4ft 4Bank portable lighting system is reintroduced with a new design. With new universal voltage from 100VAC to 240VAC, the 4Bank can be used anywhere in the world. The 4Bank is brighter than a 1,000W softlight, yet draws only 2.6A (120VAC), 50% less than the previous model.
What Two color temperatures are available on the bulbs for the Kino Flo?
You can also change the color temperature with the 5 factory preset buttons: 2700K, 3200K, 4500K, 5500K and 6500K.
What type of light is Kino Flo?
How many watts is a Kino Flo?
Kino Flo’s new 26W color-correct CFL is equivalent to a 100W incandescent bulb.
How long do Kino Flo bulbs last?
between 10,000 to 20,000 hours
Kino Flo lamps are designed around a long life cathode. A long life cathode is measured and defined by the number of on/off cycles it can sustain before the cathode fails. Lamp manufacturers typically define a fluorescent lamp’s life as between 10,000 to 20,000 hours.