LED light for hair/rim light

D

Dreadlington

Member
I *think* I've decided to get a Dedo Felloni LED panel as my key light for interviews. I'm getting it with the softbox and it supports NP-F batteries which is important for me as I can't afford V-Locks. Is there an inexpensive LED light that is good as a hair/rim light? Most of the ones I see have too much of a wide angle beam. I was looking at the cheap Aputure H160 but it's got a 60 degree angle. I may just end up getting a classic Dedo but if there's a cheap LED option then that would really help my wallet!
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...ght_dled4_1se_bi_studio_edition_bi_color.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1043612-REG/fiilex_flxp36x_p360ex_90w_led_light.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1021433-REG/fiilex_flxp360_p360_90w_led_light.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/687491-REG/Litepanels_SOLAENG_SolaENG_3_LED_Fresnel.html

I have a Dedolight DLH4 which works good but if I was buying now I may consider the Fiilex P360ex for it's ability to run on batteries, bi-color, light weight, and not being hot (since I spend a lot of time adjusting a hair light while the talent is seated and waiting not having to worry about gloves would speed up the process).
 
Last edited:
The Dedo 4.0 LED (particularly the bi-colour version) is a perfect LED hair/rim light. I was tempted by one for having both the daylight and tungsten option. But I tested it out against the classic DHL4 150w Dedo and the tungsten unit has about a stop more output, which means they're pretty comparable in daylight output when you throw a ctb on the tungsten - so I decided it was best to save money and just go the tungsten route.
 
A panel seems an odd choice for a key, as it's pretty soft, and can be made softer. Key means shadows in my head - you're thinking soft? Confused?
 
Thanks for the replies,

Eric, what's the difference between the 360 and the 360EX? Looks like a really interesting light.

Paulears, I'd be using it in the same way you'd use a Kino Flo Diva as a key and maybe just have a reflector for a bit of fill, that's what I've been doing for years, am I missing something?

Cheers,

Dan.
 
"The P360EX has a 400W equivalent output, 20% brighter than the previous model, and still the same 90W draw."

http://fiilex.com/products/P360EX.php

The disadvantage of the Fiilex is you can't focus the lens as it is set; they sell a magnetic mounted lens which changes the beam angle from 65° to 29° which isn't quite as convenient or versatile as a focusable lens. The Dedos are known for their hard edge cuts with their barndoors; I tried out the Fiilex once at Sammy's Camera and it seemed to be pretty good in terms of the control the barn doors offered, but I doubt it's as good as the Dedos are. Whether the cut is good enough for me to be satisfied using it as a hair light remains to be seen, so if I do get a Fiilex P360EX, I'm not sure if it would replace my DLH4 as a hair light, but there are many other uses I'd have for the Fiilex that make me want either both the DLH4 and the Fiilex or just the Fiilex.

Fiilex also offer a dome diffusion and a softbox which are some nice accessories. For me perhaps the biggest advantage is the weight of the Fiilex; at 1.6 pounds, I could fit two or three of them in my bag before they are of the same weight as the 5.1 pound DLED4.1 or 3.9 pound DLH4, which is important to me when I'm a one-man-band, as well as in my quest to find the perfect one bag lighting setup.

Looking at the photometrics it's a bit hard to compare the two fixtures since they are measured at different beam angles and distances and I'm not familiar with the conversion math necessary to get them at the same, but as a somewhat close example, the DLED4.1 in daylight at 60° is 83 lux at 12' (4 m) and the Fiilex in daylight at 65° is 99 lux at 15' (5m), which indicates the Fiilex is fairly brighter in terms of output.
 
Do you think a set of three of these (with the softbox) would be a good kit? My concerns are that the softbox looks to be a dreadful fit, it's not properly attached and also the lack of a focusable lens.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top