litepanels micro or vidled?

manglerBMX

manglerBMX

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one of our guys at work just got the litepanels micro, seems pretty sweet. but i've heard and read great things about the vidled, never seen it in person.

i like that litepanel micro uses double a's but it doesnt seem very durable
i like the smallness of the vidled, but not sure if it kicks out as much light as the micro.

anyone have any comments?
 
The micro is pretty cheaply made, the vidlite is not. Vid has more light output. Buy the micro now and replace it with a vidled when you drop it from a foot later.

good Luck,
Wilson
 
Vidled much better (i've got two) but has not been in production for what seems like a very ,very long time. They keep saying they will be selling at some point but who really knows when. The website claims early April, but it is early April already. Good product for certain, but if you can't get it, then it don't really matter. The Lite panels micro is really cheaply made and the Vidled is like a brick.
 
i have an lp micro here at my work and can def tell its pretty breakable. i was mainly interested in the light output. i'll probably buy a vid led, when they get avail again. i saw on spec-comm's site they they have them and it doesnt say out of stock, i'll drop andrew an email.
 
Supposedly, the micro with 48 LEDs at 3 watts outputs 92 lux at 6'.
The vidled dayled 40 with 52 LEDs at 3.8 watts outputs 62 lux at 6'.
So on paper the micro would appear to out perform the vidled BUT, does anyone know if that is actually true?
 
upon emailing andrew at spec-comm i am informed that they no longer carry vidled and are carrying litepanels...

and thats my question as well. i'd love to see a side by side comparison. if anyone has an hvx and vidled do a test shot in a pitch black room at a set distance from a subject and make sure to note all of your settings and i'll do the same with a hvx and lp micro.
 
I did a test between the regular litepanel and vidled. It look almost equally bright but the vidled was more blue. I'd guess the micro would be less powerful.

http://fuglee.org/skins/fuglee/reviews/ledlight.html

Anyone used blenderlights? I saw it at NAB at the Lowel booth. Looks similar in size and a bit heavier than the micro. It's feels a bit more solid. My only problem with it is that you have to tether it to a power source.

min
 
My LitePanels Micro works for me, but it all depends what exactly you need. For me, its great because it is extremly light, fills in just the amound of light I need to fill in on talent faces, lasts a long time (on premium batteries only), can be powered by 5-12vdc outside source, light is adjustable, and does not BLIND my talend. Any brighter and its just too much for people to be staring into. Another plus - its available. . . .

The downside is its made cheaply made (my guess is its made that way for the weight factor), its expensive for what it is (IMHO), and it seems really delicate - that said it hasn't broken yet.....

I purchased it thinking I would try it and send it back, and I kept it. I also wanted to try a VidLight but couldnt wait ....
 
Maybe I'm missing something, but why would you want a 5600k on-camera LED source? Wouldn't the light it puts out be completely overpowered by any daylight sources you're likely to mix it with? (i.e. the sun, and hmis).

Kris
 
Very true, totally useless outdoors, (unless its night) but most of my on camera light shooting is indoors under 5600k (or close to that at least) convention center lighting. For me its rare that I would want to match tungsten and when I do, I gel it. Much rather gel to tungsten than gel to daylight. Especially when daylight is usually what I shoot. Most of my normal light kit is daylight balanced actually. Just got a zylight though - now theres some versatility!
 
Hmmm... here's my 2 cents.
If you want a good versatile oncamera light for say reporter stile lighting. Go with a Zylight or the Litepanels. Personally, I prefer the Zylight because of it's customizability. The Z50 or the Z90 are superb. You can cater to either Daylight or Tungsten. You can dim these as well. Also, you can do color! Which may be advantageous to some wanted a background light here and there.

Litepanels has a reputation in the industry. I checked out the micro in their booth at NAB. I'd say that the mini (the bar... oncamera style light) is probably worth the investment. However, the micro just didn't fulfill a purpose that my Zylight doesn't already do.

Vidled is great! They do what Redrock has done to adapters and support gear in their own way. I remember hearing something about a new product coming down the road here shortly? The only thing is the website somewhat confuses me. Nonetheless, I know the guys at Vidled would love to talk to you in person.

So here's a synopsis...
Zylight Z50 or Z90 - Great Quality. Do both Color and White light. Daylight or tungsten. No AA battery powering option
Litepanel Micro - Uses gels to switch between Daylight and Tungsten. Powered by AA batteries. Reputable Name.
Vidled - Known for the "best bang for the buck." Larger than the Micro and Z50/90. No AA battery powering option.
 
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