![]() So which lights do you use mostly or during interviews, narrative stuff, musical videos? I am agree with you, there is no such a light which will do everything. Sometimes i have narrative project requests or clients asking to shoot small budget music clips that's why i was thinking that RGB lights gonna be very useful during that shoots, but obviously i bought Rosco Color Filter gels, so i can use them as well. I am gonna mostly use them for interviews and b-roll, that's why i will prefer to have soft light in bi-color or daylight with V mount plate, because gonna use them everywhere. The housing is very open to the elements. I got away with rigging a large flag above a 300D in a light drizzle for 4-5 hours, but I was still a bit nervous doing it. I find myself using them mostly to supplement other sources, or as hidden practicals (tv or ipad screen) or as back or edge lights (or maybe for a very light bounced fill). I find the cheap panel soft lights almost all lack either surface area or power for most stuff, especially if matching to the ambient daylight at 5600k. That said the v1 attachment is pretty cheaply built and needs to be flagged or wrapped in cinefoil to not spill everywhere. The fresnel mount is also pretty much mandatory if you want to bounce it precisely or punch it through a window. Its power ouput is ok, definitely not on the level of small HMIs but competes well vs gelled tungsten (but less so at 3200k, which tunsgten does better for a lot less money). The barndoors won't fit the basic bowl mount, making the fresnel a must have, unless you are putting a softbox on it. The 300d is handy and pretty versatile in lots of situations but it does have quite a few drawbacks, namely lots of fan noise from the ballast and the not terribly practical accessories. maybe you should figure out what you need to prioritize in regards to color temp, softness, battery mobility, case size, etc ? It's hard to find a light that will do everything and that will also fit in a small bag. The lights you listed are a mix of soft and hard lights, Rgb/mono/bicolor. What sort of shoots are you doing ? Interviews and b-roll or more narrative stuff ? most of them cannot tolerate water and they may be challenging to waterproof if they generate any heat This is probably not a problem for you but just something to take into account when considering a LED light. And it is pretty ridiculous to need to have a dedicated person with an umbrella just for a small led light □ I am absolutely sure the light would have melted too if it would have been a longer shoot. For example one of the Aputure lights survived bagging without melting but the glue on one of the batteries melt and the battery literally fell to pieces after it had heated enough. but if it has anything usable wattage (like over 20W or so) it generates so much heat that it cannot survive without ventilation which can make it very challenging to protect it from the rain (you cannot block any ventilation holes but the light does not generate enough heat to evaporate the water which gets inside like would happen with the good old Tungsten lights). This has caused numerous problems on our last project where LEDs were extensively used.Ī very low wattage LED light is easy to waterproof with a clear plastic bag if you don't have anything else. One huge PITA with the cheaper end LED lights and LED lights in general is that most of them can't tolerate humidity/rain very well. ![]()
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