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Hello! Long time reader, first time poster here.
In the wake of those 126-LED video lights, I became interested in LEDs as lighting for my videos.
I would have bought those, but the fact that they cost $50 on LEDs that barely cost anything drove me away.
I searched around eBay for something that I can DIY into a viable video light. I ended up coming across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/76-LED-Super-Br...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5192608d1c
For around $10 to my door, it was 76 LEDs! You can also choose between 27, 48 and 76. And 76 pulsing, which could be good if you're looking to do any type of effect.
I bought 2 to begin, not knowing if they'll be up to snuff.
Here are my two that came in this morning:
I put some batteries inside and it was bright, as expected of that many LEDs. The only gripe I have with it is that it's a narrow throw, so I'd have to pull the light back to cover a wider surface which means I lose some intensity. The color temperature of the LEDs are also an issue, but that's nothing some gel can't fix. Other than that, I think I'll be ordering myself some more of these babies.
You can get 5 for the price of the 126 LED light. Of course you don't get a diffuser or any of the jazz that you get from that, but I'm sure I can make do.
I've already begun messing around with it.
First was getting it onto my camera/lightstands. I took an old, broken flash head, ripped the hot shoe mount off of it and screwed it into the flat side of the light:
Atop the light stand:
Turned on at full power:
Unfortunately I only have one broken flash, so I'll have to grab some mount adapters or something on ebay to do the rest.
They're powered by 4x AAs, but by next plan is to get it powered by a USB Charger, which is 5v. It's 1.5v less than if I were to use 4x AAs (6.5v), but I'm currently using 4xAA NiMh batteries which are each only rated at 1.2v (4.8v).
I'm going to make it so that I can either use a USB plug or use batteries if I need to be portable.
I also hope to get some plastic barn-doors made - since they're LEDs I don't have much worry about them melting. I also plan on cutting some slits in the outer black rim of the light to sit some gels. And once that's all finished, to paint it black for a more 'pro' look.
I can do a short video if someone wants to see these in action.
In the wake of those 126-LED video lights, I became interested in LEDs as lighting for my videos.
I would have bought those, but the fact that they cost $50 on LEDs that barely cost anything drove me away.
I searched around eBay for something that I can DIY into a viable video light. I ended up coming across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/76-LED-Super-Br...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5192608d1c
For around $10 to my door, it was 76 LEDs! You can also choose between 27, 48 and 76. And 76 pulsing, which could be good if you're looking to do any type of effect.
I bought 2 to begin, not knowing if they'll be up to snuff.
Here are my two that came in this morning:
I put some batteries inside and it was bright, as expected of that many LEDs. The only gripe I have with it is that it's a narrow throw, so I'd have to pull the light back to cover a wider surface which means I lose some intensity. The color temperature of the LEDs are also an issue, but that's nothing some gel can't fix. Other than that, I think I'll be ordering myself some more of these babies.
You can get 5 for the price of the 126 LED light. Of course you don't get a diffuser or any of the jazz that you get from that, but I'm sure I can make do.
I've already begun messing around with it.
First was getting it onto my camera/lightstands. I took an old, broken flash head, ripped the hot shoe mount off of it and screwed it into the flat side of the light:
Atop the light stand:
Turned on at full power:
Unfortunately I only have one broken flash, so I'll have to grab some mount adapters or something on ebay to do the rest.
They're powered by 4x AAs, but by next plan is to get it powered by a USB Charger, which is 5v. It's 1.5v less than if I were to use 4x AAs (6.5v), but I'm currently using 4xAA NiMh batteries which are each only rated at 1.2v (4.8v).
I'm going to make it so that I can either use a USB plug or use batteries if I need to be portable.
I also hope to get some plastic barn-doors made - since they're LEDs I don't have much worry about them melting. I also plan on cutting some slits in the outer black rim of the light to sit some gels. And once that's all finished, to paint it black for a more 'pro' look.
I can do a short video if someone wants to see these in action.
