China Balls - Paper and Silk Lighting, aka Chinaballs or Chinese Paper Lanterns

China Balls - Paper and Silk Lighting, aka Chinaballs or Chinese Paper Lanterns
China Balls - Paper and Silk Lighting, aka Chinaballs or Chinese Paper LanternsChina Balls - Paper and Silk Lighting, aka Chinaballs or Chinese Paper Lanterns

Lindcraft White China Balls - Paper and Silk; aka Chinaballs

Lindcraft China Ball Globe Guide:
6" - 40W
12"- 60W
18"- 100W
24"- 150W
30"- 250W

Some customers use up to 1000 watt bulbs in the 24" and 30" China Balls. If you do use higher than recommended globes be sure to never leave them unattended due to the threat of spontaneous fire. Filmtools and Lindcraft are not responsible for any damage or injury caused by the use of higher than recommended lamp wattage.

Filmtools stocks a good selection of Lindcraft white metal ribbed China Balls; aka Chinaballs or Chinese Paper Lanterns. They ship in a separate box from other items in your order and some shipping adjustments may occur. Made in China.

NOTE: Lanternlock Fixtures require their own exclusive China Balls. Lindcraft China Balls will not fit correctly. Lanternlock China Balls are available in the Filmtools Lanternlock section.


Lindcraft China Balls offer an inexpensive, yet very efficient way, of creating a soft light source. They can be used off-camera, and yet when needed, they can be placed within a scene as a practical light.

You'll find that on rare occasions, when shooting on interior locations, there's just no place to hide a soft light and that's when the Lindcraft China Balls excel.
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