Alzo 300 LED light

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stip

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Anyone worked with these yet?

http://www.alzovideo.com/alzo-3000-high-intensity-led.htm

9000 lm/1m ain't bad and seems to be a good source for all kinds of light modeling.
I can't seem to find any specs regarding color accuracy though.
Searching for a strong LED to through in the bag (no 1x1 panels) and can't afford the likes of Nila ect.


UPDATE

here are member's reviews and thoughts who got their hands on it:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?315845-Alzo-300-LED-light/page5
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?315845-Alzo-300-LED-light/page7
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?315845-Alzo-300-LED-light&p=1986384390#post1986384390
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?315845-Alzo-300-LED-light/page12


UPDATE 2:
The thread got pretty long, I was in contact with Alzo ect...here's a short summary of my personal opinion:


I like the output of the unit, it's plenty! Idk if it's a 1000W equivalent but it's plenty.
Color is good imo.
Built quality is really nice, rugged but lightweight, good for using with light modifiers.
The only downside - and a big one for me - is the noise level of the fan. Like a loud desktop computer.
For many to most situations it should be ok but not for critical sound recording (think low voiced dialogue in narrative work, ambient/stereo sound recording).

Alzo though wrote me that the light can for example be wrapped with a thick blanket (underside must be left open!) to dampen the noise for 20 minutes without problems!

I like the unit for it's ease of use, light output and quality, lightweight and it's hard light source with the possibility to be modeled.
I guess I'll have to live with the noise dampening workaround for now.

For the money it's a really nice daylight imo.


UPDATE 3!

I replaced the original cooling fan of the Alzo 3000 with a Noctua NF-B9 fan due to recommendation of forum member rjp85 who works a lot with computer fans.

It is now completely silent!

The Noctua NF-B9 fan puts through less air but has a greater pressure which helps as the fan sits in the middle of big heat sinks.
So far it looks (and sounds) really good.

Reminder, this modification will most likely void the warranty.
 
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I saw this at one of the Creatasphere expos last year. Great light! Nice "single source' shadow...not quite as hard as a true fresnel, but very pleasing. Alzo "daylight' has always been around 5300k. A tad warm, but great for skin tones.
Can't remember if the power cord is removeable or fixed. Build quality on the sample I saw was pretty rugged.

I would have bought one of these on the spot had production models been available at the time.

Hope this helps.
Ken
 
Helps a lot, thanks.
In their video they are rating it at CRI 90. I'll try to order one but am living in Europe, don't know if they ship there. If they do will post my thoughts.
 
just something to think about: get an HID ballast kit from Alzo and a 150 HID lamp from Richard and put them together with a photoflood or fresnel fixture. OR an ETC PAR with Richards lamps. Great color and a lot of footcandles. Add diffusion of course, but then you have a fixture with some throw and control.
 
I was thinking that myself. Pick up some used fresnels and do a retrofit/upgrade.
 
That is a very interesting light. From just looking at the pictures and videos, I do have to say that I am very much not impressed with the mounting hardware for stand mounting. Is that plastic? It looks like something off of a $50.00 Smith-Victor light. In both the video from the Alzo site and the video that mcm posted the light does not sit level on the stand. That worries me as it means that there is extra stress on the mounting point for that side mount. I do use quit a few inexpensive lights and the one of the biggest problems I run across with them are issues with the cheap mounting hardware. They break and get loose very quickly, which is a major PITA. A Y yoke with a taped hole for a proper TVMP would be sweet on a light like that.

kplo, you said that you saw one in person, how is the build quality on the lights. That has always been my concern with Alzo products. They just don't look that well built to me. What did you think of the build quality?

All that being said, a light like this would be very handy. Shoot, if those photometrics are right and that light has the output of a 1K tungsten light with a power draw of only 100 watts AC, then a light like that would be a Godsend on low budget night exteriors, for example. The biggest projects I have worked on (Well running time and shooting schedule-wise anyway; I have made more money on industrials) have been low budget horror flicks. Invariably I have found myself having to shoot a night exterior scene or two where I did not have access to appropriate electrical power. I put together a couple of 12 volt DC to 110 volt AC inverters to help with lighting scenes like that. I have a 100 watt (AC output) that plugs directly in a cars 12 volt power socket (Or cigarette lighter) and a 300 watt inverter that clips to an automobile battery. Up to now I have only used low powered tungsten lights with the inverters, with results that I were always a compromise. Having lights like that Alzo would make a world of difference on low budget night exteriors without proper electrical power. Running a couple, or more, 1K lights off of 12 volt DC, with a DC to AC inverter, on a night exterior, is something I have wished for for a long time. Having a light this powerful, able to be powered off of automobile 12 volt power would also make a difference when shooting day car interiors. I am impressed with these lights, with the reservations noted above of course. Dang, it is a good time to be a filmmaker!

Safety tip, if using DC to AC inverters off of automobile power, get a very good set of jumper cables. Trust me!

mcm said:
Review by Jem from thec47 http://thec47.com/gearbox/alzo-3000.html
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In the above video, the presenter says something like, "Most camera systems will allow you to dial in Minus green". Hmmm, I am not a fan of custom white balance, I use minus green gels for the LEDs and CFLs I use now.
Outside of custom white balance, how would one, "Dial in Minus green" in camera?
 
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Safety tip, if using DC to AC inverters off of automobile power, get a very good set of jumper cables. Trust me!
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+1 on this. I engineered a solar DC power system for a friends custom RV last year with a 2000w inverter. The max current draw for the inverter at 12v was 180 amps. We used #0000 feeder cables from the battery back rated for 400 amps.
 
well it certainly does undercut even the sola lights, and by quite a bit.

wish they could have gotten it a tad bit smaller, but that's a nitpick at this price
 
"I'm getting 320 FC at 10 feet from an ETC parnel. Good color, daylight. That should be about 3000 FC at a meter?"

What is the approximate beam angle of the light when those measurements were taken ?
The specs claimed are 9000 lux at 1 meter, I do not see any mention of beam angle.
9000 lux at 1 meter , considering a 50 degree beam ( assuming) , then that 9000 lux should equate to 5298 lumens which is approximately the brightness of 3 - 100w lightbulbs ( 300W)
If the beam angle is narrower, then the luxes are more, wider then they are less.
The beam angle is the determining factor of the luxes produced.
Photometrics always have distance and beam angle along with the lux rating.
If that light consumes 100 watts and is equivalent to a 1000W bulb ( 16,000 lumens), then the led(s) used must provide 160 lumens per watt at the full rated output. ???????????????????????????????????????????
 
I find some notes confusing on that review, when he stuck that light into the umbrella and used it as a bounce was he seriously at f8 2000 ISO? That's what I want to know.
 
Yes there's no mention of beam angle. I've been surfing the net for 3 days on my hunt for new LED fixtures, typing in specs into a lux/lumen calculator but that was not possible with the Alzo 3000. Still, looks good especially for the price.

starcentral said:
when he stuck that light into the umbrella and used it as a bounce was he seriously at f8 2000 ISO? That's what I want to know.
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I think yes, something about this is in the comments. I think we do not have to understand what he did there ;)
 
stip said:
@forbyfiev
please stick to discussing the Alzo 3000 LED not other (hot) light fixtures.
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Why can't other lights not be compared to the 3000?

It's a perfect point of consideration for anyone looking for high output low draw daylight balanced sources.

It's also point of a community forum.
 
starcentral said:
Why can't other lights not be compared to the 3000?

It's a perfect point of consideration for anyone looking for high output low draw daylight balanced sources.

It's also point of a community forum.
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Sure! I didn't want it to come across like this, comparisons and personal experiences are the intention of this thread!

But it should compare to the Alzo 3000, there were some unrelated fixtures specs thrown in without claiming as such and someone already confused those with the ones of the Alzo light. A post has been deleted also I believe...just trying to keep it to the subject of this thread for people whoh come across this later.
 
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