On camera LED - Kick vs Ikan vs?

Harry Pallenberg

Harry Pallenberg

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I'm looking for a SMALL and light weight on camera LED. Internal or AA powered. I bought the Kick from Rift Labs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q4LYS6Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

and the small iKan
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WVK84ZA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

I love them both but.... the iKan is a bit too weak... I might buy a 2nd and mount them together.

The Rift is brighter and can do some cool color FX... but seems to have some issues... plus it is a bit of a hassle to use in a true run & gun -
ie uses the iphone to control color and so on...

is there anything else out there? The Newer 160 seems a bit big & heavy and probably brighter than I need? The Aladdin A-lite seems a bit spendy... and I cant find any reviews? http://aladdin-lights.com/a-lite/

Any others?
 
I have an Aladdin A-lite and to me it's the perfect on-camera light. Very small and light weight with an internal battery. If you need to shoot interviews on the fly and such it has enough power. Also great colours, bi-colour, adjustable dimming.

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THX for all the replies... this will be going on a DSLR or FS5 - so SMALL is most important. Also for remote travel so internal battery that I can charge via USB or AA.
I dont need 900 LUX at 3 feet... just a bit to help out / eye light.

OSSLUND - yours was one of the few reviews I saw of the Aladdin. As you noted, the diffusion system seems poorly designed... how has it stood the test of time?
Wish they had a pop-up soft box you could mount on it instead.
 
The diffuser certainly is the weakest thing but it has actually survived without coming loose or been damaged. I compared it to a Litepanels Chroma panel the other day and the A-lite had much better light output, both in power and colour fidelity.

It's so small I can bring it everywhere and I can charge it from my laptop or whatever USB plug I have at hand. I also like that when you power it off and on you don't touch the dimmer or colour dial so that the light comes back to the last setting. Often when I do interviews on the fly for example it's great to turn it off when you don't need it and then back on with the exactly same settings.
 
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