Meanings
inky-dinky1
plural inky-dinkies
- broadcastingA small key light.
A regular package here would give you six pieces of 1K tungsten lights, ten pieces of inky-dinkies, one HMI if you're lucky.
2015, Harriet Margolis, Alexis Krasilovsky, Julia Stein, Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World, page 1511 more example
You know you cannot get smaller lights than inky-dinkies but when you push one stop, you can use an inky-dinky for key lighting.
2013, Dennis Schaefer, Larry Salvato, Masters of Light, page 323
inky-dinky2
comparative more inky-dinky · superlative most inky-dinky
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery small; minuscule.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inky-dinky
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