camera light. help please :)

Put that diffuser and also that yellow CC filter to warm up those blue leds and the light output will drop quite a bit. Take away the diffuser and you're looking at an expensive flashlight. I would say it's good for short distances like interviews up to 6 feet away, or else get that gain switch on the camera goin'.
 
All of them el cheapo video lights suffer from the same malady. I mean those sub 150 dollar les units that have many teeny weeny lights in them like 128 or 256 or more of them cheap dime a dozen leds. Those are usually narrow beam blue color low output plastic housing plastic shoe highly rated and under performing fixtures. I hate to sound negative but if you are serious about the lighting aspect of a video shoot and you want something that will enhance your color quality, go for something like a unit that has fewer leds in them but more powerful lighting class leds. The good ones are the 3W per led or more neutral white power leds with wider beam angle. Sure they cost more, but how much did you spend for that fancy video camera? Lighting is everything. If your average shooting distance is under 10 feet perhaps they are OK, but don.t forget that they are always rated without any warming and diffusion filters on. Once you slap those on, the output drops dramatically and 6 feet is asking for too much. As a guide the lumen rating (not the watts) is the measure of brightness as leds go. They are measured at 3 feet or 1 meter distance. The equivalent of a 50 watt incandescent( filament )bulb would be in the area of about 850 lumens. Led lights, the good ones are more expensive, but you won't regret the extra features and quality. Check out the Comer 900 or 1800 unit. That's what I'm talkin about. They are the best for the buck.If you can't afford any of those, then there are many others in the sub 150 dollar category that may suit you depending on your shooting habits. Look around, ask questions.
 
I think they are 299 and 399. Mr. Taky sell them from La, Google him. He posts a lot in these forums, everyone knows him.
 
I'm sellilng the Comer lights. Comer 900 for $269 and Comer 1800 for $399. I also have the Pro 126-LED and Pro 160-LED lights

http://lacolorshop.com/products/item.asp?id=Pro126
http://lacolorshop.com/products/item.asp?id=Pro160

NextWaveG is right. These lights color balance is WAY OFF! The warming filter makes it very yellow. Good things are they are cheap.. if you are looking for something inexpensive, why not. =) However, for something professional, Comer lights produce much brighter output, wider spread (without any diffuser needed), and great color temperature 4500K/3200K.
 
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