{"id":1482,"date":"2026-03-23T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1482"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:56:55","slug":"airstar-gaffair-1-2-kw-hmi-balloon-softbox","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/lighting\/softbox\/airstar-gaffair-1-2-kw-hmi-balloon-softbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Airstar Gaffair 1.2 kW HMI Balloon"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Airstar Gaffair 1.2 kW HMI<\/strong> is a lightweight, versatile inflatable balloon light designed to deliver soft, enveloping, and even <strong>5,600 K<\/strong> illumination in any film, commercial, or photography production scenario. Made by Airstar \u2014 the company honoured with an <strong>Academy Technical Award (Oscar)<\/strong> for introducing internally lit balloons to the motion picture industry \u2014, the Gaffair 1.2 kW is the go-to choice for productions requiring a large-diameter omnidirectional source that is fast to deploy and free from the logistics of a conventional lamphead and ballast setup.<\/p>\n<p>Its elliptical shape and high-quality translucent envelope distribute the light of the internal <strong>MSR 1.2 kW \/ G38<\/strong> lamp in all directions, eliminating hard shadows and creating a natural ambient quality impossible to achieve with a conventional fresnel or LED panel. It inflates with air in under <strong>15 minutes<\/strong>, mounts directly onto any standard <strong>28mm spigot<\/strong>, and can be rigged overhead, suspended from the ceiling, or ground-supported on a C-stand depending on the needs of the set. Compatible with standard Gaffair system accessories: spill skirts, reflector, and grid.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: inflatable balloon light with internal HMI source<\/li>\n<li>Power: 1,200 W HMI \u2014 MSR 1,200 W \/ G38 lamp<\/li>\n<li>Colour temperature: 5,600 K \u2014 daylight<\/li>\n<li>Shape: ellipse \u2014 diameter: 2 m (6.55 ft)<\/li>\n<li>Air-inflated \u2014 deployment time: approx. 15 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Mounting: standard 28mm spigot<\/li>\n<li>Operating modes: C-stand \/ ceferino, overhead rigged, or ceiling suspended<\/li>\n<li>Power supply: 20 A Edison 110 V (US version) \/ adaptable to 220 V<\/li>\n<li>Maximum wind resistance: 35 mph (56 km\/h)<\/li>\n<li>Translucent envelope \u2014 omnidirectional diffusion with no hard shadows<\/li>\n<li>Compatible accessories: 4 spill skirts, reflector, grid<\/li>\n<li>Academy Technical Award (Oscar) \u2014 Airstar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> gaffers, cinematographers, and lighting crews who need a large-format, omnidirectional, soft light source for day-for-night sequences, large interior spaces, night exteriors, or any professional production requiring natural, enveloping ambient illumination.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[122],"product_cat":[500,420],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1482","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-airstar","product_cat-softbox","product_cat-lighting","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1482,"es":1480},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}