Daylight Fresnel LEDs - the new lighting revolution?

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alphaville

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I have put together an article on Fresnel Daylight LEDs (I own 2 Lupolux 650) and am very impressed with them, much more than with the LED panels.

http://www.bravnicar.blogspot.com/2012/11/daylight-led-is-new-black-say-goodbye.html

An even better option IMHO must be the Arri L7-C with variable color temperature through the entire color space. Could not get my hands on those yet...

Please share your thoughts/experience/impressions if you use fresnel LEDS...
 
I haven't seen a daylight version of the Arri L7 but I did just install 20 of the tungsten ones in a studio. They are about as bright as a Source 4 Par with a 575w lamp and they have a very smooth beam. The focusing is interesting, they move the whole front of the fixture in and out about 6 inches. This could create issues if you were changing the focus a bit and trying to balance the light on the yoke. The housing of the fixture is actually plastic but they still are a bit heavy. This is because of the massive heatsink on the LED engine. Overall, I do like the quality of the light, they do work nicely to replace traditional fresnels.

The one downside is if you don't get them with the control panel option you need a laptop or a DMX RDM controller in order to set a DMX address. I don't think I would get them again without the basic onboard controller.
 
alphaville said:
I have put together an article on Fresnel Daylight LEDs (I own 2 Lupolux 650) and am very impressed with them, much more than with the LED panels.
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Hey Alphaville,

How would your rate the skin-tone reproduction with your Lupolux Fresnels vs Traditional Tungsten Fresnels ?

Color reproduction is the only concern I would have shooting with LED fresnels.
 
It is something that is very difficult to compare. Traditional Tungstens have a very typical feel to them and LEDs have anonther very specific look... I have baby Arris (1K Tungsten) and love their output too... but 1000W vs 50W for field use... it is a no-brainer... You should to do a few color tests yourself to see the difference... The Lupolux LEDs have no green or magenta hues whatsoever...(that was NOT the case with some other LEDs...)
 
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