On Video Light Suggestion

The Comer 1800 came on Thursday morning... interestingly enough, I had a Thursday! Wedding, so I put it to work.

It served the purpose of what I wanted to accomplish... which is light faces during interviews. No complaints about that. Best Wishes done by quests to the bride & groom in the dimly lit reception room looked good.

The one thing I am interested to know about is whether this light is any good outdoors???. I assumed it was not!... The Ceremony was held outside, around 4 pm. I was experiencing backlight on the bride and groom. I attempted to use the light, and saw no difference in the LCD monitor, so I foolishly turned it off to save battery life... even a slight difference would have improved the footage. Thinking back at the sun affecting my LCD monitor, I feel like maybe I made a bad call.
 
jeff9329 said:
The mini-fill is probably the top light used for ENG. I use it for events and weddings or a micro-fill.

Most people on these threads have little experience with lighting and have no idea how powerful these lights are. And dimmable of course.

Most of the LED lights are flimsy toys compared to these rugged lights.
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i find that statement to be a bit rude and unnecessary.
you could state your claim without insulting others. :costumed-smiley-047
 
ArronC said:
The Comer 1800 came on Thursday morning... interestingly enough, I had a Thursday! Wedding, so I put it to work.

It served the purpose of what I wanted to accomplish... which is light faces during interviews. No complaints about that. Best Wishes done by quests to the bride & groom in the dimly lit reception room looked good.

The one thing I am interested to know about is whether this light is any good outdoors???. I assumed it was not!... The Ceremony was held outside, around 4 pm. I was experiencing backlight on the bride and groom. I attempted to use the light, and saw no difference in the LCD monitor, so I foolishly turned it off to save battery life... even a slight difference would have improved the footage. Thinking back at the sun affecting my LCD monitor, I feel like maybe I made a bad call.
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Try it with the spotlight panel down and no diffusers, that should help.
 
Hey, just saw this thread here. It is actually quite difficult for a battery powered camera light to fight with the sun. In a situation of backlighting, you might consider locking your camera's exposure and adjust the aperture.

There is also a condenser lens trick that might be helpful in situation that you need more light. Take a look at this post
http://lacolorshop.com/blog/view.asp?id=39
 
fully agree with Taky.
you're not going to be able to leave the iris on auto for this type of shoot. it will always expose for the brightest most dominant parts of the scene, usually the background.
i recommend leaving it in manual, but while you're zoomed in setting focus on your subject, you can switch it to auto to let it set exposure, then press it again to lock in auto, then zoom out to start shooting.
of course this method doesn't help much if you haven't already adopted a manual-focus style of shooting.
 
OK - I gotta chime in here.

SWITRONIX TorchLED TL-50

Awesome - significantly more coverage than the LitePanel and CHEAPER.
Built like a tank. Internal rechargeable battery. Dimmer. Filters. And a great battery life monitor that changes to reflect how hard you're pushing it.

Here's the product: http://www.filmtools.com/switronix-torchled-30w-lighting-kit-tl-50.html

Here's a shoot I just did with it ALL run and gun in BARS at NIGHT. Yes - a lighting nightmare. All I had was a stock DVX and this one light. See for yourself.

http://www.vimeo.com/13044980

~DPS
 
Keep in mind the HMC has a wider lens then most cams so lights without a wide even throw look like a spot light, where the center is more lit then the edges...

The comers are well worth the money.. I started with the 900 and worked my way up.
 
The output of the TorchLED is similar to LP Micro. Here's some comparison,

TL50 - 280lux at 1 meter
LP Micro - about 300lux at 1 meter
LP MicroPro - about 590lux at 1 meter
Comer 900 - 900lux at 1 meter
Comer 1800 - 1800 lux at 1 meter

The built-in battery is quite a big draw back. It powers the light for 2 hrs.. but when I shoot wedding reception, it's always 3 to 4 hrs.
 
I have to vote for the Comer 1800 also, I have 2 sets. The wide throw with the wide view of the HMC 150 are made for each other.
 
I'm using this right now:

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http://tapeworkstexas.com/ledpro_x6.html

So far I'm having excellent results. I'm sure the Comer is better but for the price, the Luxmen LEDPro X6 is great!
 
I saw this light in NAB this year. Try to get the rating and lux value information. None can be found on the box... nor the company was selling it. Gets me wonder =)
 
Like I said, I'm sure the Comer 900 and 1800 are better lights and I'm actually considering picking up a Comer 1800 soon but the Luxmen LEDPro X6 is a good light. I like it better than the LightPanels Micro series.
 
hehe.. I used to have LP Micro. I think my LED flash light works better than that. ;) I paid $340 for that.
 
Taky said:
hehe.. I used to have LP Micro. I think my LED flash light works better than that. ;) I paid $340 for that.
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Yeah, in all honesty, that LP Micro is really something to stay away from!

I'm very interested in either the Comer 900 or 1800 for event and wedding lighting for use with my Panasonic AG-HMC40. The 900 is cheaper than the 1800 and both look to produce some pretty amazing light (both better than the LP Micro). Right now the Luxmen LEDPro X6 is doing its job well enough but I really wanna try one of the Comer models!
 
Comer is indeed a great product for professional work. As MadHMC150 siad, the 4500K color temp of the Comer light mixes really well. I use the light without any filter so the 4500K projected a natural white color to the bride skin tone and the wedding gown. Now I just found tungsten lighting makes everything look so orange =)
 
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