MR16 LED bulb

Looks pretty good. 82 lumens per watt if their specs are right. Not too bad. Why don't you try it out. Just need an MR-16 on camera adapter.
 
miracom said:
Looks pretty good. 82 lumens per watt if their specs are right. Not too bad. Why don't you try it out. Just need an MR-16 on camera adapter.
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My idea is to get one to try on the Lowel i-Light that I just bought, when it gets here.

But I wonder if someone has tried it, because the part isn't exactly cheap, as a small lamp.

You said the right words: 82 lumens per watt if their specs are right. That's one of things I would like to know.
 
Carlos_E._Martinez said:
You said the right words: 82 lumens per watt if their specs are right. That's one of things I would like to know.
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Well, I don't know if their specs are right, but LEDs are very high efficiency. They just don't put out a whole lot of light, though: the max power tends to be pretty low.
 
Wow I never saw those before! I wonder if the specs are correct though. I was wondering about this 5 watt led that i saw which looks similar. My Frezzi mini fill takes mr16's and I always wondered about these Led's in them. One thing to be aware though about the "240" lumen mr16 is that it's 30 degrees. that's pretty narrow and might look a bit like a flashlight. i find with on camera lights, the wider the better.
 
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Wow I never saw those before! I wonder if the specs are correct though. I was wondering about this 5 watt led that i saw which looks similar. My Frezzi mini fill takes mr16's and I always wondered about these Led's in them. One thing to be aware though about the "240" lumen mr16 is that it's 30 degrees. that's pretty narrow and might look a bit like a flashlight. i find with on camera lights, the wider the better.
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Yes, the specified angle is very important and we should look for wider angles. Usually the term "spot" on the data indicates narrow angle.

But I don't think the wider the better should be a rule for camera lights. You can always use some kind of diffusion up front, which will also spread the light.
 
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Good grief Carlos, haven't you bought anything yet? LOL. I also have one one these MR-16, it's quite powerful and it has a 40 degree spread. It seems to be just about perfect at a distance of approximately 10 to 15 feet. As far as closeup I made a simple diffuser and works equally well. I only need a single (bulb). If you recall I also bought 4 of the 49 led Mr-16 and mounted them into a housing. Those are also estimated at 50 watts each. Needless to say they are pretty "overkill" without the diffuser and at 1 amp draw 12volts I can go for hours.
By the way, I also have 4 Lowel I lights and 2 Lowel Pro Lights, until now they were best choice.
Gary
 
Sorry to frustrate you, but I don't live in the US. So buying and bringing things here is expensive, so I do not have to think just twice when I want to buy something, but many more times. I can't send it back if I do not want it, so the one-week return policy does not apply to me.

I already bought a Lowel i-Light, which hasn't got here yet. So whatever I buy will have to fit on it.

You have one of those Cree lamps I mentioned, then? 40 degrees is not bad at all. Have you tried them on the i-Light? How do they differ with the 49-LED types?
 
Good grief Carlos you didn't frustrate me, I was just playing with you.
Yes I do have one of these lamps. I'm very impressed. It puts out a great deal of light and with diffusion it can be made very soft.
No I haven't tried them on the I light, in fact I hope you didin't make a mistake buying the I light. The I light doesn't take the 2 pin MR16 type bulb, the Prolight does but it's AC not DC. The I light takes a spade type connector similar to a fog light on a car (the H-3 type bulb).
Gary
 
Gary said:
Good grief Carlos you didn't frustrate me, I was just playing with you.
Yes I do have one of these lamps. I'm very impressed. It puts out a great deal of light and with diffusion it can be made very soft.
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That's god to know. Did you try it on any ready-made video light or just on the ones you made?

No I haven't tried them on the I light, in fact I hope you didin't make a mistake buying the I light. The I light doesn't take the 2 pin MR16 type bulb, the Prolight does but it's AC not DC. The I light takes a spade type connector similar to a fog light on a car (the H-3 type bulb).
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Unfortunately I did buy the i-Light, and I didn't know I was making a mistake. My final decision was between the Bescor, the Smith-Victor and the Lowell. And the Lowel seemed like the most reliable, practical and versatile of them all.

When it gets here I will have a look at the socket arrangement, to see what can be done. There might be a way to put an MR16 socket inside, probably changing the socket. As I do not need the reflectors for that, that shouldn't be a problem.

In fact, aren't the i-Light and the Prolight the same, except apparently for the lamp socket and the power connector? If the reflectors are the same, then it should be a simple question of changing the lamp socket.

These lamps are not DC or AC, so you certainly can use the MR16 on the Prolight too. As long as the power is right (12v, 110v 220v) it doesn't matter.

So you can use the LED MR16 you have on the Prolight, as long as you power it off 12v, AC or DC.

Lowel does list a 50W/14.5V lamp, but it's very expensive.

The MR16 socket is very easy to find anywhere, so it's a question on how to install it inside the i-Light. Perhaps using spade pins that will allow me interchanging the sockets with the original one.

But you got me thinking on a different thing: what socket type is that used on the Prolight. The Prolight can go up to 230W, so that should be the maximum heat it can dissipate. But wouldn't it be possible to get to 300W? There are several 300W /110v lamps around that could go in there.

Let me tell you why I am saying this. I have a Ianiro Lilliput head, that takes 300w to 650W lamps. What I just did was go have a look at its socket and compare its lamps with the MR16. The pin to filament distance is the same. The MR16 pins are thicker, so I bet I can change the Ianiro sockets for MR16's and they will take the original and the MR16 lamps. I just have to check on the MR16 socket wattage or if there are several types for higher wattages.

This is a very interesting detour.
 
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Carlos, Yes I do have a commercial made housing for the MR-16. It is a 12 volt light that I have had for years. It came with a 20 watt halogen bulb.
The I light and Pro light are identical in size and operation, and they are incredible little lights. I've been using them for about 15 years.
Here is the way they are setup.
The Pro lights have a 3 prong AC plug and use a 2 pin (same style as the pins on the MR16) Halogen bulb up to 250 watts.
The I Light has a cigerette ligher plug and uses a spade type connector like a H3 bulb for fog lights. The bulb is a max of 100 watts.
To answer your question about the 300 watt bulb in the Pro Light, you could probably use any wattage bulb as long as it is a 2 pin type halogen bulb. Lowel does not show anything higher than 250 watt. That being said, I can't imagine 300watt bulb would hurt much, just keep an eye out for smoke LOL.
Before I forget, that I light is a great little light.
Gary
 
Gary said:
Yes I do have a commercial made housing for the MR-16. It is a 12 volt light that I have had for years. It came with a 20 watt halogen bulb.
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OK. Unfortunately I have nothing like that. Poor me! ;)

The Pro lights have a 3 prong AC plug and use a 2 pin (same style as the pins on the MR16) Halogen bulb up to 250 watts.
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So you can plug an MR16 on it. Good.

The I Light has a cigerette ligher plug and uses a spade type connector like a H3 bulb for fog lights. The bulb is a max of 100 watts.
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Yes, the package has a 50w and a 100w included. Mine has a XLR-4 plug.

To answer your question about the 300 watt bulb in the Pro Light, you could probably use any wattage bulb as long as it is a 2 pin type halogen bulb. Lowel does not show anything higher than 250 watt. That being said, I can't imagine 300watt bulb would hurt much, just keep an eye out for smoke LOL.
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Of course we wouldn't get to the smoke stage. :)

Now I have to wait until my i-light gets here and see if I can find an MR16 socket I can put inside. That way it can double as a Pro Light or i-Light. We'll see.
 
Yeah, I forgot that they make it with an XLR connector also.
Listen your going to get a good light with the I light. It's very versatile and powerful. Good luck.
Gary
 
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