Led lights. Is this good a option?

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paulohlp

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What´s up guys? I just bought a GH1 (DSLR) for video, since I shoot weddings I need some light source during the party and I~m thinking of buying one of this options.

DO some one have one of this? is it good? do you recommend it?
Links below:
dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.33297
dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.33296
dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.33298
 
I personally like the Litepanels Micro. I've used that for event stuff. Though I prefer to use no light at all since it always seems intrusive. But sometimes they just really cut back on the lighting in those rooms.
 
Search ebay for 126 LED camera light… I have that one and it cost me $62 and it dims. They have different models as well for under $100 Works great with my sony npf-750 batteries or it can use 6-AA batts... or other brands of camcorder batteries.

Some people on this website have some examples of it: http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=30434

Here's a review on a couple LED lights (but not he one I mentioned above): http://www.infocusvideoevent.com/blog/2010/02/product-review-r-50-led-video-light.html
 
I also carry the Pro LED 126 and Pro LED 160 lights. Buying from those eBay stores might sometime take over one month to deliver.
 
I recently used my VidLed LED light I normally shoot with on my DVX100 and put it on my D90 to shoot some footage inside a club one night
 
I mainly use the Comer 1800 LED light for my video cameras and some off camera lighting. But needed a smaller (lighter) LED light for my Canon T2i (550D) DSLR. So I purchased the PRO160 LED light, and have been happy with it. While not the best LED light out there, it's more than good enough for my needs with a DSLR. And a MUCH better deal than the Litepanels Micro.

Here's a review that I recently posted on the PRO160 LED light.
 
CoolLights leds are an AWESOME option. no heat - use them as softboxes - they take batteries - they jsut work and are super-bright. the guys at Reduser love them
 
Robert Ruffo said:
CoolLights leds are an AWESOME option. no heat - use them as softboxes - they take batteries - they just work and are super-bright. the guys at Reduser love them
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I agree with CoolLights being great lights, as I have the LED600 and LED256 lights.
However these aren't on camera lights which the original poster was inquiring about.

Actually CoolLights doesn't even make an on camera light, becuase they are more of a production lighting solution. And most production work doesn't involve on camera, but rather off camera lighting.

I still stand behind my original post for recommending the Comer1800 or PRO160 for on camera (video/DSLR) field use.
 
Comer 900 is also a really good light... cheaper and smaller. Not as much punch as the 1800 - but better then most lights.
 
mhood said:
I have a couple of Switronix TourchLED 50s that I carry. Like them a lot.
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The TorchLED lights are very nice, but they don't have the desired spread for widecreen filming.

Just of note of LED lights that I have used or tested; TorchLED 50, LPMicro (overpriced for what it does), LPMicro Pro (Good LED light, but overpriced), Sony HVL-LBP (Same as Comer1800 LED light, but not nearly as powerful), VidLed (good LED lights, but haven't been available for over a year), Zylight Z90 (best LED light out there, but very expensive) Comer1800 (large LED light, but best output I have used to date for an on camera LED light), PRO160 (good affordable DSLR LED option), CoolLight LED600/LED256 (studio/field off camera light).
 
vegas06 said:
The TorchLED lights are very nice, but they don't have the desired spread for widecreen filming.
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Not sure I understand...it's not like they're spots, fesnels or anything...they don't focus the beam. I never try to light a scene with them...they're just not enough light for that. I only fill and highlight available light with them and they've worked very well for that. I'm usually shooting a single person across a desk in a typical office setting.
 
mhood said:
Not sure I understand...it's not like they're spots, fesnels or anything...they don't focus the beam. I never try to light a scene with them...they're just not enough light for that. I only fill and highlight available light with them and they've worked very well for that. I'm usually shooting a single person across a desk in a typical office setting.
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They're not spots, but the LED configuration is spot in nature and not flood. So the overall light output has more of a hot spot, and the light falloff to the sides is more extreme than a light that is configured for a wider beam.

I'm not saying that it's a bad light, as it's a good one.
I just prefer a light that has greater spread to use as fill light in my image.
 
vegas06 said:
They're not spots, but the LED configuration is spot in nature and not flood. So the overall light output has more of a hot spot, and the light falloff to the sides is more extreme than a light that is configured for a wider beam.

I'm not saying that it's a bad light, as it's a good one.
I just prefer a light that has greater spread to use as fill light in my image.
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Comer light is diffused by default with wide and even spread (no hot spot in the middle and dark corners). Then I can flip up the bottom condenser lens it will make a defined spot light. It also increased the brightness too. For other lights, whenever any filter put in front will decrease the light brightness.
 
Taky said:
Comer light is diffused by default with wide and even spread (no hot spot in the middle and dark corners). Then I can flip up the bottom condenser lens it will make a defined spot light. It also increased the brightness too. For other lights, whenever any filter put in front will decrease the light brightness.
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Sorry Taky, what I meant to say was that the LED configuration of the TorchLed light was spot in nature due to its LED configuration.
 
Xaveryptak said:
How is the weight of Comer 900. Have you tried it on GH1?
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Sure, I use it most of the time on the GH1 now - and the 1800 on the HMC150. With the f770 sony batteries its very manageable weight-wise. I don't shot freehand much for the obvious reasons :)

Both comers have a wide even spread of light, better than I have seen in other LEDs. It's really good for the wide lenses of my cameras.
 
Oh I see.. no biggie. =)

Does the TorchLED battery replaceable? I remembered it has a built-in battery that if the battery ran out, can't load a new battery in. Is that right?
 
I bought spare batteries with my TorchLEDs but it's not at all easy to swap them out. They do fully charge in two hours though.
 
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