Cheap LED Lights

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Postmaster

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They sell these in german Ebay between 50 and 90 Euros.

http://stores.ebay.de/powerseller24..._W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ7741321QQftidZ2QQtZkm

The one I got features 306 LEDs and makes a pretty nice, flicker free daylight.

It comes with a full metal, waterresistant housing (it´s actualy for garden/year round outdoor use), and takes 25W at 24 Volts. It comes with a 110/220 to 24V adapter.

I think I get some more of the smaller ones that run on 12VDC 1200mA.

Would also make a nice on camera light for 50 bucks.

Frank
 

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Do you have anything which can tell you the color temperature of the unit? A lot of times these cheaper products will use the really high color temperatures in the 8000K range. If yours is at least in the 5000K to 6500K range, I think you've got a pretty good winner.
 
Here are some quick comparsion shots

1 is the light from the Window (heavy overcast today)
2 is where the LED comes in
3 I aimed the LED to the table so you can see the Hotspot
 

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The Package says "COLORMAX ColorBeam F&S LED Light - single Color S series".
They are aviable in 7 different light colors, so make sure you get the white not warm-white or amber.

They probably pop up on Ebay USA sooner or later.
Send the guy an email - he also may ship to the US - it´s not that much extra paperwork, yust a little green sticker.

Frank
 
Hey Frank,
I went to that link and everything is in german. Can you send me a link to the exact same light that you picked up. I might get one to test out.
thanks,
Luis
 
In "Real World" it workes nuch better than I expected.

Sunlight from the back, the LED as fill (you can see it in her glasses)

That´s what I don`t like. I would prefer a round spot in the reflection than a square.

(HVX, 35mm Adapter/adapter preset/ 55mm 1.4 Petri prime)
 

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wow very impressive.
Harry potter after a little surgery :P i kidd i kidd. Very nice images man.
 
Postmaster said:
In "Real World" it workes nuch better than I expected.

Sunlight from the back, the LED as fill (you can see it in her glasses)

That´s what I don`t like. I would prefer a round spot in the reflection than a square.

(HVX, 35mm Adapter/adapter preset/ 55mm 1.4 Petri prime)
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that square form reflection acts as a window while a round reflection would look much faker, as normaly windows are square (in my opinion).
 
PaPa said:
wow very impressive.
Harry potter after a little surgery :P i kidd i kidd. Very nice images man.
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Thanks, not tooooo bad for that "indian ripp of" adapter and cheapskate chinese LED garden light huh?

....well I have to confess I changed the hand ground plastic GG of that indian adapter for a frost glass of a Kobold HMI spot light.

I still don`t like the Bokeh.
But in a view days I will recieve an fiberoptics GG that looses almost no light and has no visible grain. Maybe I can get away with that and make a static adapter.

Frank
 
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Translated Specs:

- Adjustable beam angle of 90 ° and at the mounting base rotated by 180 °.
- Dimensions: 32cm x 15cm
- 100 - 240VAC, 26W, 12V DC 1200mA.
- Very bright!
- Weight 1490g
- Glows with a consumption of 26 watts as bright as a conventional 300 watt halogen light
- Saves about 90% of energy costs over conventional lighting
- Aluminum
- Light color 6400k

Looks like it's in the daylight color range... Hmm... Might be fun trying one of these out as a inexpensive LitePanel alternative.
 
Those are the specs for the small one Leo (sorry I linked the wrong aucion)
The specs for mine are:

- Adjustable beam angle of 90 ° and at the mounting base rotated by 180 °.
- Dimensions: 32cm x 15cm
- 100 - 240VAC, 26W, 24VDC 1200mA.
- Very bright!
- Weight 1490g
- Glows with a consumption of 26 watts as bright as a conventional 350 watt halogen light
- Saves about 90% of energy costs over conventional lighting
- Aluminum
- Light color 6400k

And no, it is of course not as bright as 350 watt halogen light, but still very usable.


Here is the shop link.

http://stores.ebay.de/powerseller24..._W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ7741321QQftidZ2QQtZkm
 
Postmaster said:
But in a view days I will recieve an fiberoptics GG that looses almost no light and has no visible grain. Maybe I can get away with that and make a static adapter.

Frank
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I don't want to spoil your expectations, but aren't that six-sqared ARRI surrplushed groundglass elements, that have mistakes in material and have problems with blue frigering at higher stops??

If not, order one for me, also!!

:thumbup:
 
Ah, and one more question..

Is there some easy way to turn those garden LED lights from 24V to 12V??

That would be a hit!
 
leteeci said:
I don't want to spoil your expectations, but aren't that six-sqared ARRI surrplushed groundglass elements, that have mistakes in material and have problems with blue frigering at higher stops??
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hmmm... it is six-squared. Didn`t know it´s ARRI Surplus.
I thought it is military - but who knows

Mein looks pretty good and I had no fringering in the first tests.

But thank´s for the heads up.

What type of ARRIs is it used in? And where? Viewfinder?

Thanks, Frank
 
Yes.. that's the site with info..

Well, I am not that good in German, to understand all of the text.. are they reffering that some mistakes ( Schwarzpixel) are in those samples??

Course, vignetting could be solved esy with PCX, but what about the grain??

Plese post some results..would be very interested!

Cheers,

david
 
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