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07-22-2010, 09:42 AM
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I'm looking into getting some continous light for video, but find litepanels.com/.ca to be pretty damn expensive for a group of LED lights.
Does anyone know of any well priced alternatives that arn't complete junk?
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07-22-2010, 11:51 AM
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They're expensive because each LED is individually calibrated to have consistent light output and daylight (I think 5200K) balanced. They're also well made.
I don't know of any cheap but good alternative, unfortunately.
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07-22-2010, 12:14 PM
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after some more research, I might just get this el-cheapo ebay brand from Honk Kong. The stand is rather flimsy, but it's also like 1/7th the price of Litepanels....
So even if the cold shoe adapter breaks, I can buy a few more and still be well under the price of litepanels.... http://www.linkdelight.com/vmchk/Vie...eyword=-LED+DV | |
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07-22-2010, 11:23 PM
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Personally, I'd would rather buy the Litepanels because I don't want to deal with weird colour temps. Tell me how you like them when you get it though.
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07-23-2010, 07:10 AM
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Sure, np.
I'm going to pick up another 'Strobist Gel Pack' from MPEX in the states and make some proper gel colours for it for correction
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maybe the concern is uneven color temps or light output across the panel
... interested in your review as well
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09-23-2010, 08:54 AM
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^ good write up and video!
I ended up getting 2 160led lights from link delight (they are the same as the 126 in that review, but just brighter).
They are nothing fancy. Pretty plastic'y and lack a 1/4" thread. They do alright for the money though.
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09-24-2010, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinK  ^ good write up and video!
I ended up getting 2 160led lights from link delight (they are the same as the 126 in that review, but just brighter).
They are nothing fancy. Pretty plastic'y and lack a 1/4" thread. They do alright for the money though. | Can they run on an A/C Adaptor?
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09-24-2010, 09:32 PM
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I'm not sure. They have a few different battery types in the back, so if you could find an a/c adaptor that fit, maybe.
I just run them on AA's. They last at full brightness for 2 hours, then they dim to about 1/3 power ish
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Originally Posted by ColinK I'm not sure. They have a few different battery types in the back, so if you could find an a/c adaptor that fit, maybe.
I just run them on AA's. They last at full brightness for 2 hours, then they dim to about 1/3 power ish | I need 6 plus hours. The continuous light I'm using is not powerful enough.
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